Fluke of Libre Confirmed in the catalog

Libre @141113

Libre" means "(to be) free" in Spanish; this whale suffered an entanglement when first encountered by Island Packer’s Captain Paige Knowles, wrapped in a gillnet. She then turned the whale over to a team of NOAA responders & volunteers until fortunately the whale self-released. Read the story of the entanglement. Also sighted as HW-MN0503810

Monterey Bay · North Pacific

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82 Following 26 Followers
10
Sightings
2
Years
0
Crossings
Last 12 months 4 sightings
  1. N 2025-11: 0 sightings
  2. D 2025-12: 0 sightings
  3. J 2026-01: 1 sighting
  4. F 2026-02: 0 sightings
  5. M 2026-03: 1 sighting
  6. A 2026-04: 0 sightings
  7. M 2026-05: 0 sightings
  8. J 2026-06: 1 sighting
  9. J 2026-07: 1 sighting
  10. A 2026-08: 0 sightings
  11. S 2026-09: 0 sightings
  12. O 2026-10: 0 sightings

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