A juvenile humpback whale has been found dead after becoming entangled in a shark net off the New South Wales coast.

The 8-metre whale, estimated to be two years old, was found wrapped in netting north of Wollongong on Tuesday, in waters between Coledale and Wombarra.

It is the 15th whale entangled in shark nets along Australia’s east coast this year and the first whale to be confirmed dead, believed to have drowned on its migration south to Antarctica. Twelve whales have been tangled in shark nets off Queensland’s coast so far this year. Here’s why Read more

A spokesperson for the NSW department of primary industries and regional development said shark meshing contractors found the deceased whale during a routine inspection on Tuesday morning.

“DPIRD did not receive any reports

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