http://www.newsweek.com/whale-thrashes-it-tries-escape-shark-net-australia-coast-1026176 > A humpback whale was spotted thrashing in the water after getting caught in a shark net off Australia's Gold Coast early Monday morning. > A team of marine rescuers from the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Department approached the whale in a small rubber boat to cut away the net. After more than an hour, the rescue workers were able to set the whale free from one of the dozens of shark nets placed off Australia's beaches. The nets are thrown off the shore to protect swimmers from shark attacks, but marine experts in the region warn that these traps may cause more harm than good to marine life in the region.