The survey started in 1971 as a review of commercially important fish like cod and halibut, but has grown into an annual scientific assessment of all sea life hauled up from the deep. Continue reading
The Old Harry site sits about 80 kilometres off the southwest tip of Newfoundland, near the border with Quebec. Continue reading
Researchers have reported seeing seven right whale calves so far this winter off the southern U.S. coast, where the mammals spend their winters before coming north to Canada as temperatures warm. Continue reading
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says on Facebook that the two endangered whales were sighted near the mouth of the state’s St. Johns River. Continue reading
The federal Fisheries department and Transport Canada gave an update Tuesday on the key findings from a meeting last month on the endangered mammal. Continue reading
The Strait touches three provinces, and the wider Gulf of St. Lawrence fisheries region is home to lobster and crab fisheries that brought in over $1.2 billion worth of catch in 2016. Continue reading
The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium (NARWC) says that by the end of 2017 there were only 411 North Atlantic right whales left. Continue reading
The federal fisheries minister is meeting with fishermen, fishing industry representatives and marine scientists today to talk about measures aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales. Continue reading
A year after the population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales suffered devastating losses, Canadian officials say measures taken this season to protect the species have worked. Continue reading
There are believed to be fewer than 450 of the whales remaining and, of those, there are only about 100 breeding females. Continue reading