From Seafood Source: A juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) entangled in commercial fishing gear off the West Coast of the United States was successfully freed by a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-led team, however, injuries from the entanglement left the whale's jaw permanently stuck open, making it unable to feed and unlikely to survive. The four-day disentanglement effort recovered more than 3,000 feet of line, five sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). pots, and several Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) traps. The incident has renewed calls for stronger whale-protection measures, including wider use of on-demand fishing gear designed to reduce entanglement risks.