Whale Protection
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Technology plays role in protection of endangered right whales off Atlantic CanadaIt's the second year of a five-year, $3.6-million project using ocean-going autonomous vehicles called underwater gliders.EnvironmentApr 21, 2022
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Right whale protection measures to return ahead of migration into Canadian seasFisheries Department will once again implement seasonal and temporary fishing area closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Bay of Fundy and other "critical habitat areas."EnvironmentMar 10, 2022
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Sipekne’katik First Nation suspends lobster fishery after endangered whales spottedIn a news release issued Wednesday, Chief Mike Sack says band council took the action "with conservation as our foremost concern."CanadaNov 25, 2020
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2 North Atlantic right whales spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence"Conservation and Protection aircraft are currently monitoring fishing areas for North Atlantic right whales."EnvironmentMay 4, 2020
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B.C. man becomes 1st to be convicted under tough new whale protection rulesThe DFO says fishery conservation officers in an unmarked boat saw the accused get too close to the animal.Dec 11, 2019
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‘It would really hurt this town’: B.C. fishing community pleads with Ottawa to reconsider whale protection planA fishing community off the coast of Vancouver Island is worried new proposed critical habitat designations to save whales will kill their economy.CanadaNov 8, 2018
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Fisheries Department says more staff on waters to protect whales in CanadaHe says extensive consultations with the whale-watching industry indicated support for the regulations in order to keep the animals in areas where tourists flock to see them.Jul 11, 2018
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Most ships obeying speed limits set up to protect whales in Gulf of St. LawrenceAlmost 90 per cent of ships that passed through the Gulf of St. Lawrence over the last five months complied with an emergency speed limit to help protect the whales.CanadaJan 19, 2018
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How to help protect our whales: websiteSouth of the border in Washington State, the level of enforcement for whale-watching violations has been “significantly” ramped up. Critics say it’s in stark contrast to what’s going on here, where much of the funding has been eliminated. If you’d like to help please visit the Cetus Research & Conservation Society website.Aug 12, 2013
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