Humpback whales are incredible creatures and among some of the largest and most magnificent animals on the planet, it’s a real treat to see one in real life, but when a baby humpback signalled to a fisherman that it required help what they saw, shocked them to their core And forced them to spring into action immediately. Alan had been a fisherman for all of his life, his family lived in Perth, Australia and they had always loved the sea. His great-grandfather had set up a fishing business that grew and went from strength to strength and eventually that business got passed to Alan’s grandfather and then his father, and now it finally belonged to him.
He had spent years of his life on the warm oceans, catching fish that could be sold at the market and he loved the calm quiet of the oceans. That’s not to say it wasn’t a tricky and difficult job because it really was the hours were long and the conditions could often be perilous, but overall Alan couldn’t dream of of doing anything else for a living every morning he would head out in his boat and Sail a mile or two off of the coast before casting his huge net from the back of the boat, these nets would sit in the waters held down by weights at the bottom and held up by floats at the top. Read the full story here ▶
