Right Whale

• Entangled right whale spotted off New Brunswick with fishing gear stuck in its mouth

  An endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear has been spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northeast of New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula.

  Environment

  May 13, 2024
  
• After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off

  While that news is encouraging, a senior scientist says the latest data also show the number of human-caused injuries continues to rise.

  Environment

  Oct 23, 2023
  
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• Endangered North Atlantic right whale baby found dead near North Carolina

  Researchers say the death of a newborn North Atlantic right whale is a blow to the endangered species. The dead calf was found under a pier in Beaufort, North Carolina, last week.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2023
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• Nine right whale calves spotted in Atlantic Ocean: researchers

  At least nine North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted by researchers in the Atlantic Ocean, which is a positive sign for the endangered aquatic giants.

  Environment

  Jan 2, 2023
• Population of endangered North Atlantic right whales continues to decline: study

  A new study from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium says the population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is continuing its downward trend.

  Environment

  Oct 24, 2022
• Entangled North Atlantic Right Whale spotted off Shippagan, N.B.

  The federal Fisheries Department is watching for an entangled North Atlantic Right Whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Shippagan, N.B. 

  Environment

  Aug 21, 2022
• Entangled North Atlantic right whale Snow Cone spotted off New Brunswick, says DFO

  The federal Fisheries Department says the sighting occurred on Saturday morning in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between northern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2022
• U.S. government’s failure to protect endangered whales violates law, judge says

  A U.S. district judge ruled that the U.S. federal government has violated the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2022
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• Fisheries Department says right whale entangled in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The federal Fisheries Department says it's not clear what type of gear the whale is entangled in or where the gear came from.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2022
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• Giant right whale sculpture on the move for shoreline cleanups

  Project SculptShore is a fillable piece of art that will visit shoreline cleanups across the east coast to be filled with garbage and ocean debris. 

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2022