By Hook or By Crook

Aloha Good People!

This story begins on Saturday June 14th. It was noted some people (young adult males) fishing with poles just south of the SPZ. Saturday evening, Auntie Sharon, Auntie Dana and myself had a growing concern that there were 5 poles in the sand and were often left unattended. We could not get to the area without trespassing, or getting too close to Mom and Pup. We decided to call in the information to David & Tracy from NOAA and gave them the details. I also called DB for my own peace of mind.

Well nothing happened overnight, BUT sometime after 9:00 AM while the Billands were on site our little pup got snagged by the hook. They approached the fishermen and when the line was pulled in it snapped... They watched and determined for sure the pup was hooked. Immediately called into David... the ball was set in motion. David, Tracy, Barbara Becker, volunteers and a vet were able to distract Mom, get to the pup and free him of the hook. A well planned intrusion took less than one minute! Mom and pup are fine!

This is a good example of keeping an eye on the surrounding area. Although the fishermen "technically" did nothing wrong it was certainly a dangerous set-up for Mom and Pup. I know there wasn't anything I could do last night, and I don't know if a woman approaching a fisherman in the middle of nowhere would have been a "safe" option. So Volunteers you see something that doesn't look right... call it in, better safe than sorry! ~donna~

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