Whale Entanglement Rescue Update
By WCA
Tuesday, 27th May 2025We are thrilled to hear 'Miki' is well and strong... proud to have been part of the Waterhaul recycle project that followed his rescue.. support Waterhaul and buy your pair of unique sunglasses made from the ropes taken off this whale.. thank you NSRI for your disentanglemt skills.
From Workd Cetacean Alliance:
Thanks to WCA Partner Raggy Charters and a local rescue group, this young humpback whale was successfully rescued off the coast of South Africa after becoming entangled in fishing gear. The whale was sighted again three months later, still bearing rope marks on their tail, but swimming safe and free. Now their story continues, with a new name!
We’re excited to announce the result of our naming competition, in collaboration with Waterhaul’s Rescue to Recycle campaign and WCA Partner Happywhale. Congratulations to our randomly selected winner, who has decided to name the rescued whale ‘Miki’, after a friend who loves whales! You can follow future sightings of Miki the whale on the Happywhale platform, which uses photos to identify individual humpbacks and track them around the world: https://happywhale.com/individual/109794
Miki is part of a population of humpback whales that’s currently making an amazing migration journey from Antarctica to the coast of South Africa. Algoa Bay Whale Heritage Area will be holding a whale festival on the 1st of June to celebrate the return of these very special visitors!
Lloyd Edwards, who founded the Algoa Bay whale festival, has been working hard to raise awareness of the incredible humpback migration and spread the celebrations along the coastline. There have been festivals as far north as Gabon and Kenya, in addition to many other locations on the migration route, including the other two Whale Heritage Areas in South Africa, The Bluff and Plettenberg Bay. We look forward to hearing about this year’s festivals and maybe someone will even be lucky enough to spot Miki the whale again!
