{
  "id": 3532405,
  "title": "Tangled plastic and fishing gear found in pilot whales stranded in Hawaii",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tangled-plastic-and-fishing-gear-found-in-pilot-whales-stranded-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tangled-plastic-fishing-gear-whales.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers shows that nearly 23% of short-finned pilot whales that stranded over 13 years in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of plastic ropes, netting, fishing gear and plastic bags discarded in the ocean.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}