The crew of the survey vessel Baldurs free a dead whale Stakksfiroi Bay, Iceland, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. It had become entangled what is believed to be part of mussel farming equipment.Note: Picture is screenshot from a video. (@landhelgisgslaislands2486/Newsflash)
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30 January 2023
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The video shows the heartbreaking moment a hugely-inflated whale carcass is recovered from the Icelandic coast. The whale is believed to have drowned after becoming trapped in abandoned mussel-fishing gear on the ocean floor. Its huge size is understood to be the result of gasses that have built up...