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The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network has untangled a dolphin that was weighed down by three pounds of fishing gear.
The dolphin, named Tango, was suffering under the weight of monofilament line, lead weights, hooks and other supplies; she was not able to feed or swim naturally.
The Network received a call about Tango several weeks ago, and monitored her activity. With a permit from National Marine Fisheries Service, the Network — along with crews from SeaWorld San Antonio and SeaWorld Orlando — captured her in hopes of removing the gear.
The teams successfully removed the pounds of fishing supplies and nursed Tango back to health. After saving Tango's life, they returned her back to the wild.
According to the Facebook post from Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network:
"A dolphin with a life threatening entanglement of fishing gear was rescued today near South Padre Island, Texas. The dolphin, called Tango, was first reported several weeks ago by Scarlet Colley, who has helped our team document the progression of the entanglement and injury. Nearly three pounds of monofilament line, lead weights, hooks and other fishing gear were impeding the dolphin from swimming and feeding normally.
A team from TMMSN, SeaWorld San Antonio and the NMFS Pascagoula Lab worked to track Tango since the initial report and made several attempts to remove a portion of the gear remotely to give the dolphin more mobility. However, it was determined that a large-scale multi-agency capture and disentanglement rescue effort was needed in order to save Tango’s life."
Go inside Tango's rescue watching the video below!
