The creel fishermen had been working further south when they received a report of the entangled whale. A single rope had become anchored around the tail of the humpback. In Januar

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team removed five ropes from the whale on Saturday but some remained around its head.

SCOTLAND Sperm whale tangled in ropes dies after stranding - The whale’s ability to feed was restricted by a rope wrapped tightly around its jaw.

A sperm whale got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope off the east coast of Skye. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it was alerted to the incident at 13:00 on Thursday and mobilised its large whale disentanglement team.