90 North Atlantic right whales sighted in Gulf of St. Lawrence: DFO
According to DFO, right whales spend a significant amount of time swimming under water, making it difficult to observe them from the air. Continue reading
Campobello Whale Rescue Team
Efforts continue to locate three right whales entangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Six right whales have been found dead in the gulf since early June. Continue reading
Crews search Gulf of St. Lawrence for North Atlantic right whales, disentanglement under consideration
The Campobello Whale Rescue Team will be working from the Acadian Peninsula this week in order to quickly intervene when an entangled North Atlantic Right Whale is found. Continue reading
Entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence
The animal, whose identification number is 4440, is the “grandson” of Wart, a whale the organization had adopted. Continue reading
Entangled right whale freed from buoy after being spotted on Sunday
There were 18 recorded North Atlantic right whale deaths in Canadian and U.S. waters last year. Continue reading
Search continues for entangled right whale spotted in the Bay of Fundy
There are believed to be fewer than 450 of the whales remaining and, of those, there are only about 100 breeding females. Continue reading
Fog suspends search for entangled right whale in Bay of Fundy
Three rescue boats are on the water and a Department of Fisheries and Oceans aircraft is surveying from the sky but heavy fog is limiting their search areas. Continue reading
New Brunswick whale rescue team frees first entangled whale since team member’s death
The whale reportedly had lines wrapped around its head and took the rescue team more four hours to disentangle the whale calf. Continue reading
Whale entanglement ‘ongoing’ issue despite pause put on rescue groups
The “green light” for rescue groups to disentangle North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been put “on pause” since July. Continue reading
New Brunswick island mourns fisherman who freed dozens of entangled whales
The 59-year-old lobster fisherman was hit by the whale just after it was cut free and beginning to swim away. Continue reading