Edward Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary discusses whale entanglement and the procedures and tools they teach Coast Guard responders to use to disentangle whales and Fireman Corey Mosley of Coast Guard Station Honolulu discusses what he took away from the training Nov. 10, 2015, while at the station.
The Coast Guard and NOAA partner annually in late October and early November to review and teach disentanglement procedures in advance of the humpback whale migration at all Coast Guard boat station including Maui, Kauai and Honolulu.
(Video (B-Roll) courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jerome Johnson and Master Sgt. Todd Kabalan of Defense Media Activity Hawaii/Released)
Edward Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Eric Roberts of the Coast Guard 14th District and members of Coast Guard Station Honolulu conduct classroom and underway training with tools for responding to whale entanglement Nov. 10, 2015, while at Coast Guard Station Honolulu and there adjacent waterway.
The Coast Guard and NOAA partner annually to review and teach disentanglement procedures in advance of the humpback whale migration that takes place as the mammals return to Hawaii from Alaska from December though May when whale activity increases. Interaction with the whales is done under permit as the whales are endangered.
(Video (B-Roll) courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jerome Johnson and Master Sgt. Todd Kabalan of Defense Media Activity Hawaii/Released)
Ed Lyman, a resource protection specialist from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, provides disentanglement training to crew members at Coast Guard Station Honolulu, Nov. 10, 2015.
This annual training is designed to ensure Coast Guard personnel are prepared to respond effectively to entanglement reports offshore of Hawaii.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Pridgen, a maritime enforcement specialist at Sector Honolulu, throws a grappling hook and tracker onto debris entanglement while aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium offshore Oahu, Nov. 10, 2015.
Coast Guard and NOAA crews conduct annual whale disentanglement training to ensure personnel can properly respond to reports of entangled whales off Oahu and protect this endangered species.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Honolulu and NOAA participate in whale disentanglement training aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium and a 29-foot Response Boat-Small offshore Oahu, Nov. 10, 2015.
Floating buoys dragging behind the boat serve as entangled debris allowing personnel a moving target to practice throwing a grappling hook and attached tracker. Station Honolulu and NOAA conduct annual whale disentanglement training to ensure personnel can properly respond to and assist entangled whales near Oahu.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)
Fireman Corey Mosely, an engineer at Coast Guard Station Honolulu, practices throwing a grappling hook from a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium during whale disentanglement training offshore Oahu, Nov. 10, 2015.
Coast Guard and NOAA personnel conduct annual training to ensure personnel can properly respond to and assist disentangled whales off Oahu.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)
Ed Lyman, a resource protection specialist from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, explains the process of tagging debris entangled on the whale to crew members from Coast Guard Station Maui while aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium offshore Maui, Nov. 4, 2015.
One of the roles the Coast Guard plays in disentanglement is tagging the debris with tracking equipment so that trained responders can track the whale’s movement and determine the best course of action for removing the entanglement.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)
Crewmembers aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Maui retrieve a grappling hook and attached tracker buoy from debris during whale disentanglement training offshore Maui, Nov. 4, 2015.
Station Maui conducts annual training to ensure personnel can properly respond to and assist disentangled whales near Maui.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)