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>> the camera is rolling as he approaches the 40,000 to 50,000-pound humpback. >> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just trying to reassure the whale that i was there to help. very extraordinary to have that moment. >> fishbach is able to cut some of the net free from the animal's back. >> how's it working, michael? >> when he tries to continue cutting along the side of the whale, it becomes clear that's not the right choice. >> he's freaking out. i got his -- i got his dorsal fin free, that's it. his pecks and flukes are screwed. >> it's now safer to work on the ne...

Like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for capturing co2 emissions... ...and cars twice as efficient as the average car today. ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further... ...no matter how many tries it takes. energy lives here. a man risks his own life when he dives into the water to free a whale trapped in a fishing net. >> that was an extremely intimidating and potentially dangerous place to be working. >> conservationist michael fishbach is the codirector of the great whale conservancy.

Exuberant display by this humpback whale over the course of the next 45 minutes to an hour. it was awesome. >> fishbach's son galen thinks he knows why the whale was putting on this amazing display. >> mom, i know what she's doing. >> what is she doing? >> she's showing us she's all free. >> yeah. i think she's showing us a thank-you dance. >> i think so, galen. another daring rescue. this time from a sinking boat. croatia, september 19, 2010. strong currents have stranded 56-year-old ivan plevnik in the middle o the flooded sava river. after firefighters spend hours trying to tow the boat a...

Hours. >> a minute or so after it swims off, the whale breaches and the show doesn't stop there. >> we saw this incredibly exuberant display by this humpback whale over the course of the next 45 minutes to an hour. it was awesome. >> fishbach's son galen thinks he knows why the whale was putting on this amazing display. >> mom, i know what she's doing. >> what is she doing? >> she's showing us she's all free. >> yeah. i think she's showing us a thank-you dance. >> i think so, galen. another daring rescue. this time from a sinking boat. croatia, september 19, 2010. strong currents have strand...

>> i was pretty convinced that it was dead because we did not see an ounce of movement. nothing. >> but then a breath. the humpback is alive, but unable to move. >> i could see that this whale was horribly, horribly entangled. just like in a straight jacket. 19 years on the water i've never seen anything like this. you have to make a decision. are you going to try to intervene yourself? physically intervening, certainly, carries a risk. >> fishbach and the group can't turn their backs on the animal. they radio the mexican authorities but know it could take hours if not days for someone to arri...