On behalf of my co-authors I would like to share our recent note on a successful rescue of a humpback whale published in Aquatic Mammals. Mariana C. Neves, Hugo G. Neto, Ana L. Cypriano-Souza, Berenice M. G. da Silva, Shirley P. de Souza, Milton C. C. Marcondes, and Marcia H. Engel. (2020). Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Resighted Eight Years After Stranding. Aquatic Mammals, 46(5), 483-487. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.465.2020.483 Abstract: Refloating is a common strategy to deal with stranded whales, but resighting reports are rare, especially after long periods of several years. Here, we report the longest known period between rescue and resighting of an adult male humpback whale (8 years) identified through DNA analyzes. The whale stranded in a beach (Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil) in the end of the breeding season (November 2000), and was resighted after eight years within the main Southwest Atlantic breeding area (Abrolhos Bank, Bahia state, Brazil) as part of a competitive group (July 2008). The novel refloating procedure involved the use of a rope behind the pectoral fin region. Our report provides useful information for similar operations and clarifies conditions under which refloating of large cetaceans is worth-attempting, such as whale’s physical condition, site characteristics,equipment availability, and adequate procedures. The note is available at <https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.46.5.2020.483> Please email me if you have any questions or difficult in assessing it: maricneves@gmail.com Best regards, Mariana -- Msc. Mariana Cappello Neves Ph.D. student Programa de Pós-graduação em Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos e Bioindicadores (MAQUA) Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brasil 20550-013 Tel: +55 21 99867-9542 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Livre de vírus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>. <#m_1479554834122672321_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>