Cabot Strait

• Ottawa must act to reduce ship speed in Cabot Strait and protect right whales: report

  Transport Canada implemented voluntary speed limits in the Cabot Strait, asking ships to slow down to 10 knots during four time periods between April 2020 and November 2021.

  Environment

  Feb 1, 2022
  
• New report says voluntary slowdown of vessels poses ongoing risk to North Atlantic right whales

  Two-thirds of 1,565 ship transits studied in 2020, ignored the voluntary 10 knot slowdown measure that was put in place by Transport Canada.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2021
  
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• Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021

  Canada announced it will still close fishing areas when right whales are present but authorities plan to step up surveillance to determine whether the whales remain.

  Environment

  Feb 18, 2021
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• Most ships in Cabot Strait not complying with whale-protection rules: study

  When a ship travelling above the recommended speed strikes a whale, there is little chance the animal will survive.

  Environment

  Jul 21, 2020
• Study shows vessels not complying with right whale protections in Cabot Strait

  The Cabot Strait, which runs between Cape North, N.S. and Cape Ray, N.L., is an essential corridor for North Atlantic right whales migrating to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2020
• Marine Atlantic ferries to sail after weather cancels two days of service

  High winds in the Cabot Strait cancelled all departures on the run between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on Wednesday and Thursday, stranding passenger and commercial truck traffic in ports in North Sydney and Port aux Basques.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2017
• High winds in Cabot Strait cancel Marine Atlantic ferry crossings

  An advisory from Marine Atlantic says departures from North Sydney, N.S., and Port aux Basques, N.L., have been moved to Friday.

  Traffic

  Dec 21, 2017
• Maritime Link sends first electricity between Newfoundland, Nova Scotia

  The 500-megawatt transmission line was tested Friday, but won't go into commercial operation until early in the New Year.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Subsea electric cable linking Newfoundland and Nova Scotia now connected

  The cable is the first of two cables to be pulled across the Cabot Strait between Cap Ray in southwestern Newfoundland and Point Aconi in Cape Breton.

  Economy

  May 16, 2017
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• Ferry carrying 190 passengers stuck in heavy ice off Cape Breton

  The Marine Atlantic ferry ran into trouble around 8 p.m. Monday while trying to navigate the Cabot Strait.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2015