Rescue mission for humpback whale caught in nets off the Gold Coast

Crews are working to free a humpback whale caught in nets off the Gold Coast. It is believed the call came in on Monday night about the whale being stuck off Mermaid Beach. Sea World and Fisheries are on the scene frantically working to zip-tie the other net. It is the first sighting of the whale watching season where more than 40,000 of the species are expected to pass along a stretch of ocean known as ‘Humpback Highway’.