Entangled humpbacks freed at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast and Marcoola beach on the Sunshine Coast during whale migration
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Two whales that became entangled in shark nets on the Queensland coast have been freed after being stuck for several hours.
The two humpbacks were found on Tuesday at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast and Marcoola beach on the Sunshine Coast where shark nets intersect with a major whale migration pathway.
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