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Many people are concerned by the tags and chords they occasionally see attached to a seal or whale carcass. Sometimes, these items are placed on the carcasses by volunteers from the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN)<\/a>. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people are concerned by the tags and chords they occasionally see attached to a seal or whale carcass. Sometimes, these items are placed on the carcasses by volunteers from the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN). 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