US EditionCanada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
- This summer, the Canadian government is imposing mandatory speed limits on vessels in certain ocean areas to reduce the risk of fatal ship collisions with the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
- These measures respond to the species’ slow recovery after being decimated by commercial whaling and endangered for decades under U.S. law.
- Transport Canada requires vessels 42.7 feet or longer to follow speed limits in designated ocean areas, while voluntary slowdowns are requested elsewhere, especially in the high-traffic Gulf of St. Lawrence where whales often appear.
- Scientists and the New England Aquarium reported only 11 mother-calf pairs this year, well below the 50 calves needed annually for population recovery, highlighting ongoing reproductive concerns.
- These developments underline urgent conservation needs and have prompted expanded education programs like MERS’s Whalesafe Boating to reduce whale-boat conflicts through improved boater awareness.
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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.
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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.
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