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The number of large whale entanglements in U.S. waters increased steeply in 2024, with California seeing the most of the incidents, a U.S. government report said.
Waters off California, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Hawaii saw a sharp rise in whale entanglements part of a nationwide increase report.