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Saving the Whales: One Net at a Time

HIHWNMS/ NOAA MMHSRP  permit # 932-1489
HIHWNMS/ NOAA MMHSRP permit # 932-1489

More than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to the islands every winter to give birth in Hawaii’s warmer waters. But this whale season, officials are seeing a spike in entanglements, where whales collide with nets and other fishing equipment. HPR’s Molly Solomon tells us more.

Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.
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