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By Lauren Williams and Tim Vollmer | September 01, 2008 ,The Australian

LESS than a fortnight after the heartbreaking death of baby humpback whale Collette in Pittwater, National Parks and Wildlife crews are desperately searching for a second humpback, believed to be tangled in fishing nets off Sydney, The Daily Telegraph reports.
The adult humpback was sighted tangled in ropes and fish traps 4km off shore from Maroubra on Friday but has not been sighted since.
This distressing image which shows the whale floating close to the surface with line around its body, was captured by fisherman Greg Stevenson.
Mr Stevenson kept an agonising two-hour vigil by the whale, after he raised the alarm with National Parks and Wildlife Services.
According to Mr Stevenson, the lone whale was struggling to dive for even short periods due to the tangle of ropes around its body.
A National Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman said two search planes had scoured the coast between Batemans Bay and Sydney up to 6km out to sea on Saturday, attempting to find the stricken mammal.
Volunteers from the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (ORRCA) were stationed at various headlands, while a disentanglement team was on standby.
"It was tangled in nets and they weren't around its fluke or fin, so we think it has probably managed to free itself," the National Parks spokeswoman said.
"We are fairly confident of a happy ending this time".
While Collette's agonising demise was believed to be the result of her separation from her mother, experts said this latest whale is the direct victim of human carelessness.
Yesterday, Upper House Greens MP Ian Cohen raised concerns that more whales may be trapped during their annual migration and warned of the dangers of fishing nets.
He said whales will be put at risk by the installation of shark nets along the state's coast today.
"We are regularly seeing rescuers have to risk their lives to try and cut whales free from shark nets," Mr Cohen said.
"It is a major catastrophe for the whales, it puts the rescuers in danger and unless there is a rescue team in the vicinity the whales undergo a slow and agonising death."
Mr Cohen has contacted Environment Minister Verity Firth demanding shark netting be stopped, or at least delayed until after the whale migration season ends.