Cringe-worthy Gill Net Seal Rescue

We know this is not an ideal rescue. We know Antoine would have needed at least one more rescuer by his side to help him with this horrible, deep gill net disentanglement. But Antoine was on his own, and he did not want to let this pup go back into the ocean to his certain death. Gill nets are unforgiving. They are illegal in most parts of the world because they do not let anything get away. Once caught in this net, the animal has no chance to escape and will suffocate or starve. It’s painful to watch Antoine trying to remove countless strands of gill net, only to discover even deeper ones. Just as he is about to release the seal, he has to restrain him in the rescue net to dig into his bleeding wounds to remove hidden parts of the gill net. There are few rescue videos that give a better example of our desperation in this uphill battle against an industry that gets to dump their old fishing gear into the ocean, unpunished and barely even criticized. To find out more about our work, please like