Seal's Jaw Caught On Fishing Hook

Fishing hooks cause unbearable pain for any animal caught on them. No matter if it's the intended species or unfortunate bycatch like seals, dolphins, or turtles: if the animal breaks the fishing line, the hook stays with them for a long time.
Compared to other entanglements, we consider hooks as less serious because they mainly cause wounds and infections, and they will eventually rust away. Loops from fishing line or plastic bags take centuries to decompose and have the potential to suffocate or starve the animal.
This particular case brought together the worst of two worlds: a painful hook stuck in a seals jaw, and 100m of plastic fishing line attached to it. Just imagine how many other animals could have gotten stuck in this fishing line, as the hooked seal dragged it along?


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