A whale caught in a shark net off Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast yesterday, struggling to free itself before being untangled by rescuers.
Queensland’s Marine Animal Release Team said they had unpicked the net by 2:30pm and the whale looked uninjured as it swam away.
Whales caught in shark nets are rare events according to the team, who says more than 33,000 whales pass the area each year.