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Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
- On June 27, 2025, Transport Canada announced it is implementing mandatory measures aimed at preventing ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- This action follows concerns over a declining whale population, which numbers about 370 individuals and suffers from slow recovery despite decades of protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
- The measures require vessels 42.7 feet or longer to observe speed limits in designated areas, while voluntary slowdowns are requested elsewhere to reduce lethal encounters with the whales.
- Scientists report that only 11 mother-calf pairs were born in the 2025 calving season, far below the 50 calves per season needed for population recovery, highlighting the critical need for these protections.
- The new rules and educational programs aim to reduce collisions and entanglements, which pose ongoing risks of injury and death to these whales and affect boater safety.
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Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters.
The Canadian government claims it is taking action this summer to protect a species of whale in danger of extinction from deadly collisions with ships in its waters.
Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships - What's Up Newp
The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers only about 370. The whales give birth off the southeastern U.S. in the winter and spring and migrate north to New […] The post Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships appeared first on What's Up Newp.
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