Federal review flags concerns in efforts to protect right whales in Canada

By The Canadian Press
Six North Atlantic right whales have died in Eastern Canadian waters since early June

OTTAWA — Measures taken to protect North Atlantic right whales from being struck by ships and getting caught in fishing gear may not be doing enough to prevent more whales from being hurt or killed in Atlantic Canada, according to data contained in a new federal scientific review. Speed restrictions and fishing-zone closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have lowered risks that the endangered whales will be harmed, but dangers remain — especially in the waters outside protected zones, according to the national study.…

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July 5, 2019

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