Waitematā Harbour entangled dolphin

The story so far

The Department of Conservation asked the public for sightings of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin entangled in a fishing net in the Waitematā Harbour, last seen near its western end, and a specialist disentanglement team prepared to remove the net.^{7 Jan 2025} A DOC team freed the dolphin on 8 January, using specialist knives, after it had been reported entangled on 29 December, and officials said it was swimming strongly.^{8 Jan 2025}

Key moments

1. 7 Jan 2025DOC asks public for sightings of entangled juvenile dolphin in Waitematā Harbour.
2. 8 Jan 2025DOC team frees dolphin from fishing net using specialist knives.
3. 31 Jan 2025Dolphin found stranded and dies from blood poisoning from infected wound.

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