	{"id":110198,"date":"2025-09-18T16:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/lismoretimes\/news\/drone-captures-heartbreaking-vision-of-mother-whale-and-calf-trapped-in-shark-net\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:58:31","slug":"drone-captures-heartbreaking-vision-of-mother-whale-and-calf-trapped-in-shark-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/lismoretimes\/news\/drone-captures-heartbreaking-vision-of-mother-whale-and-calf-trapped-in-shark-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone captures heartbreaking vision of mother whale and calf trapped in shark net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CALLS to remove shark nets in Queensland have intensified after footage showed a humpback calf trapped and struggling to breathe off Noosa.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, captured on the Sunshine Coast, showed the calf\u2019s mother fighting to help it reach the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Geoff Aquino, who filmed the incident with a drone, said it was distressing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In eight and a half years of filming whales and marine life, I have never witnessed anything this horrific,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the content I ever want to post. It is disheartening, disgraceful and enraging, and I was forced to witness it, right here where I call home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110203\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110203 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-473x1024.jpg?_t=1758178675\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-768x1663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1-946x2048.jpg 946w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/09\/550474509_1188917273_93584-scaled-1.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whales were trapped in the shark net for several hours. Photo: GEOFF AQUINO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the calf battling relentlessly to break free. It was eventually released later that night, although the mother continued to drag debris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese incredible animals come to our warmer waters to birth their calves, something they should be able to do without the threat of ineffective shark nets,\u201d a spokesperson from Sea Shepherd Australia said.<\/p>\n<p>The Humane World for Animals Australia said the incident comes days after another mother-calf pair was caught in shark nets near Rainbow Beach.<\/p>\n<p>People are urged to call the Shark Control Program Hotline on 1800 806 891 to report whales and other marine animals entangled in shark nets or drumlines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALLS to remove shark nets in Queensland have intensified after footage showed a humpback calf trapped and struggling to breathe off Noosa. 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