Well, there are fresh calls this morning for Queensland to rethink it's sharknet policy after a distressed humpback whale was dramatically rescued off the Gold Coast. Sea World Cruise raced out with hooked sticks, working for hours to cut the whale free.

Well, there are fresh calls this morning for Queensland to rethink it's sharknet policy after a distressed humpback whale was dramatically rescued off the Gold Coast. Sea World Cruise raced out with hooked sticks, working for hours to cut the whale free.

So more than forty thousand humpback whales are traveling up the East Coast right now, migrating to warmer waters, with Queensland the only state to keep its shark nets in the water all year round. For more, we're joined by doctor Vanessa Pirotta Wildlife Scientists. Great to have you with us and thank you for yesterday. You're amazing on it and you were taking us through every little bit of detail of this rescue, including yes your very own we're still a model of Winston.

So more than forty thousand humpback whales are traveling up the East Coast right now, migrating to warmer waters, with Queensland the only state to keep its shark nets in the water all year round. For more, we're joined by doctor Vanessa Pirotta Wildlife Scientists. Great to have you with us and thank you for yesterday. You're amazing on it and you were taking us through every little bit of detail of this rescue, including yes your very own we're still a model of Winston.

So I didn't because we didn't know what was happening yesterday. And thank you for sharing it with Australia because people want to know why these things happen and how people can help them. So I'm looking at the vision. I've recreated the entanglement, so I'm not familiar with this camera thing. So essentially we had the entanglement around the mouth of rostrum everyone your whalingo and then down to the peck, the left peck or the port side peck if you're a boaty. And then it looked like a down in the tailstock here that we have a little bit of the line that was actually embedded into it, and that's the bit that started rubbing. And then you probably saw those what you mentioned the boys. So I've got my kids rubber ducky here. If you're a Canadian, you'll be happy. And so that was there to essentially let the rescuers know where the whale is, but also to keep it sort of out the surface.

So I didn't because we didn't know what was happening yesterday. And thank you for sharing it with Australia because people want to know why these things happen and how people can help them. So I'm looking at the vision. I've recreated the entanglement, so I'm not familiar with this camera thing. So essentially we had the entanglement around the mouth of rostrum everyone your whalingo and then down to the peck, the left peck or the port side peck if you're a boaty. And then it looked like a down in the tailstock here that we have a little bit of the line that was actually embedded into it, and that's the bit that started rubbing. And then you probably saw those what you mentioned the boys. So I've got my kids rubber ducky here. If you're a Canadian, you'll be happy. And so that was there to essentially let the rescuers know where the whale is, but also to keep it sort of out the surface.

So then did it mean, because now we can make sense of it all and knowing that it was in one big piece, were they cutting it off in stages or did they have to get it off the nose first?

So then did it mean, because now we can make sense of it all and knowing that it was in one big piece, were they cutting it off in stages or did they have to get it off the nose first?

Well, I'm sure that the team were strategic on how they did it. I wasn't there. I haven't spoken to the team, but well done SeaWorld rescue team. It required trained professionals to do just that. I don't work for SeaWorld, by the way, but essentially what they do is they will go in at a time. You'll notice they came in slowly and what you can see in the vision here, they came in and then they will take a using those special hooks. So the little hook that would come out, it's not designed to hurt the whale, right, And then they'd go in and make it try and make a little bit of a cut. And then that bit where they were cutting around the rostr My goodness, that whale was so good because it was almost participating in the disentanglement and then it was able to kind of free well with the assistance of people for its mouth. But see the whale just sitting there logging at the surface.

Well, I'm sure that the team were strategic on how they did it. I wasn't there. I haven't spoken to the team, but well done SeaWorld rescue team. It required trained professionals to do just that. I don't work for SeaWorld, by the way, but essentially what they do is they will go in at a time. You'll notice they came in slowly and what you can see in the vision here, they came in and then they will take a using those special hooks. So the little hook that would come out, it's not designed to hurt the whale, right, And then they'd go in and make it try and make a little bit of a cut. And then that bit where they were cutting around the rostr My goodness, that whale was so good because it was almost participating in the disentanglement and then it was able to kind of free well with the assistance of people for its mouth. But see the whale just sitting there logging at the surface.

It almost lifted itself up.

It almost lifted itself up.

Yeah, it helped me out and get this thing off me without anthropomorphizing.

Yeah, it helped me out and get this thing off me without anthropomorphizing.

The whale was super tired. You could see that very stressed. How dangerous One for the whale, two for the rescuers.

The whale was super tired. You could see that very stressed. How dangerous One for the whale, two for the rescuers.

People have been killed disentangling whales, even experts so and it's also dangerous for the whale because I myself have seen whales become entangled but also die as a result. Some whales can be drowned. Some whales can drag gear like this and start swimming. In fact, there's one in New South Wales waters we don't know. I don't I have any knowledge of it, but it is entangled right now, or at least let's hope it's not. But they can die as result, and sometimes it can cut into their skin and they can get infected.

People have been killed disentangling whales, even experts so and it's also dangerous for the whale because I myself have seen whales become entangled but also die as a result. Some whales can be drowned. Some whales can drag gear like this and start swimming. In fact, there's one in New South Wales waters we don't know. I don't I have any knowledge of it, but it is entangled right now, or at least let's hope it's not. But they can die as result, and sometimes it can cut into their skin and they can get infected.

And of course there is a big push at the moment for Queensland to remove those sharknits during migration season. It's winter, there's less people in the water, the same as New South Wales does get rid of the mo migration period is happening. Doctor Vanessa Piotta, you're amazing. Yesterday he made it all makes sense for us.

And of course there is a big push at the moment for Queensland to remove those sharknits during migration season. It's winter, there's less people in the water, the same as New South Wales does get rid of the mo migration period is happening. Doctor Vanessa Piotta, you're amazing. Yesterday he made it all makes sense for us.

And it was.

And it was.

It was really really compelling and stressful viewing.

It was really really compelling and stressful viewing.

Thank you so much, Thank you for sharing it.

Thank you so much, Thank you for sharing it.

Amazing work by SeaWorld, just incredible.

Amazing work by SeaWorld, just incredible.