Humpback Whale Freed in Alaska
Summary
<div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Humpback Whale Freed in Alaska</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><figure> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-media-image c-field--type-image c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img alt="Three people on a boat use a long, specialized knife to cut lines off a humpback whale in the water." height="717" src="https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2026-07/response_adfg_j-musbach_20260512_115_permit-24359.jpg?itok=qNkswnLE" title="Three people on a boat use a long, specialized knife to cut lines off a humpback whale in the water. (Image credit: Alaska Department of Fish and Game/Jamie Musbach (NOAA Fisheries Permit # 24359))" width="1275" /> </div></div></div> <figcaption> <div> <div class="caption-credit"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-file-caption-formatted c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><p>The NOAA Fisheries response team uses poles with specialized knives to cut entangling lines. <span class="credit">(Image credit: Alaska Department of Fish and Game/Jamie Musbach (NOAA Fisheries Permit # 24359))</span></p></div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-download"><a class="image-download-link" href="https://www.noaa.gov/media/image_download/db102bdc-b1b6-4afb-aece-f45b20848c95">Download Image</a></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2026-07-17T12:00:00Z">July 17, 2026</time> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/fisheries">Fisheries</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/topic-tags/whales">whales</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-sidebar-next-to-intro c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">0</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-updates c-field--type-entity-reference-revisions c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"></div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-suppress-hero-image c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Off</div></div></div>