Observation of "Nuke"

North Atlantic Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae ssp. novaeangliae)
West Indies DPS Population

Identification

ID suggested by Julie Donaldson on 8/30/2022
Based on ID from Naturalist
Contributed by
Julie Donaldson
9/15/2019
Stellwagen Bank

Images

Anatomy Visible
Fluke (Dorsal)
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Anatomy Visible
Fluke (Ventral)
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Location

Stellwagen Bank

Comment by Julie Donaldson on 8/30/2022 6:36 AM
"Nuke had been severely entangled with an anchor line just 5 days earlier from this observation. You can see fresh wounds at the base of the tail on the dorsal side of the fluke. CCS successfully disentangled him, and everyone aboard was pleased to see him alive and feeding with other whales again on this day."