The federal government has announced more temporary fisheries closures in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence following North Atlantic right whale sightings.
The Fisheries Department says the new closures take effect Friday morning.
READ MORE: Canada announces additional fishery closures after more Right Whales spotted
Ottawa says all gear must be removed from the affected areas, and notice will be given prior to reopening.
It says the closure affects fisheries including snow crab, toad crab, rock crab, lobster and whelk.
An entangled right whale was spotted last Friday in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, but fisheries officials have not been able to locate it despite extensive searches in the water and the air.
-
![]()
Right Whales, Right Stuff -
![]()
Canada closes more fisheries to protect Right whales -
![]()
Aerial survey on endangered right whales to be conducted -
![]()
Nine more fishing areas to close in order to protect endangered right whales -
![]()
Fisherman voice frustrations with changes implemented to save right whales -
![]()
New measures introduced to protect right whales
The incident marks the first known entanglement of the season in the gulf, where the endangered species migrates in the summer months to feed after calving off the southern U.S.
- What is a halal mortgage? How interest-free home financing works in Canada
- Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foul
- Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
- Budget 2024 failed to spark ‘political reboot’ for Liberals, polling suggests
Comments