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VIDEO: Almeria sailors save baby dolphin trapped in nets
Illegal fishing nets are a growing problem for dolphin calves and other marine life in Andalucia
Two Almeria men have been hailed as heroes after freeing a baby dolphin from illegal fishing nets and almost certainly saving his life.
Brothers Miguel and José Ramón were sailing in Aguadulce when they spotted the young calf floundering in the sea, its anxious mother trying desperately to shove him to the surface. She wasn’t able to untangle the young dolphin, however, and the men quickly came to the rescue.
“Look, she brought him up again,” one of the crew members can be heard calling frantically. “The mother doesn’t want him to die.”
La cruda realidad de las redes y nasas de pesca ilegales. Esta cría de delfín tuvo suerte pero por desgracia mueren muchos delfines cada año por esta mala praxis.@guardiacivil @E112Andalucia @FBiodiversidad @mitecogob @gcalmeriaopc#almeria #Aguadulce #ghostfishing #ilegalnets pic.twitter.com/btYMgiDH1k
— Asociación Equinac (@Equinac_org) November 1, 2023
The boys slowly and carefully pulled the boat up alongside the dolphins and one was able to lasso the calf’s tail. He gently lifted it part of the way out of the water, snagged the net and set the baby free.
The heroic duo were soaked to the skin after their dramatic rescue but thrilled they had been in the right place at the right time to save the day.
Illegal fishing nets and pots are a growing problem for marine ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them, not just in Andalucia but all of Spain.
Image: Freepik
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