A juvenile North Atlantic right whale that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in January with fishing gear caught in its tail died from “chronic entanglement” with such equipment in ocean waters, according to federal officials.

Federal investigators said Maine fishing gear is to blame for the death of an endangered female right found dead near Martha’s Vineyard in January. While some lobstermen say they’re sad to hear about the death of the whale,

Federal authorities say a rare whale found dead off Massachusetts earlier this year died as a result of entanglement in Maine lobster fishing gear.