Has a blue whale ever been captured alive?

There have been several attempts to capture blue whales alive, but none have been successful in the long term. The largest whale ever captured was a 98-foot-long blue whale that was caught in a harpoon in Newfoundland in 1925. The whale was towed to a whaling station in Norway, but it died within a few days.

There have also been several attempts to capture blue whales alive for research purposes. In 1975, a research team from the University of California, San Diego, captured a 75-foot-long blue whale in the Gulf of California. The whale was held in a large net for several days while researchers studied it. However, the whale eventually became stressed and died.

In 1985, a research team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured a 60-foot-long blue whale in the North Pacific Ocean. The whale was held in a net for several hours while researchers studied it. The whale was then released unharmed.

NOAA's research team made several more attempts to capture blue whales alive in the 1980s and 1990s. However, none of these attempts were successful in the long term. The whales either became stressed and died or they were able to escape from their nets.

The capture of blue whales alive is a difficult and dangerous undertaking. The whales are large and powerful animals, and they can easily injure or kill humans. Additionally, the capture of blue whales can disrupt their natural behavior and cause them stress. For these reasons, there have been few attempts to capture blue whales alive in recent years.