The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement in gear.
Entanglement response teams are on alert, although current weather conditions in the area are not safe for mounting an immediate response.
The North Carolina whale was spotted by an aerial survey team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, suffering serious injuries due to entanglement.
As future conditions permit, we will work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whale, who has not yet been seen again.
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