Coasts & Oceans
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Press Releases
2025-12-09
Get all the Canadian Wildlife Federation press releases on a variety of wildlife topics and issues.
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CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy
2025-12-05
CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
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The Tides of Change for Endangered Whales
2025-06-10
To stop North Atlantic right whales from vanishing, Canada and the United States have spent decades trying new policies, facing new crises and trying again. Here’s a timeline of their struggle
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As U.S. veers away from protecting environment, alarm sounds for East Coast marine life
2025-03-02
U.S. President Donald Trump's rush to change course on the environment has marine wildlife experts nervous about water and wildlife off the East Coast. Executive orders Trump has signed since taking office have already stripped away some protections for wildlife, with his determination to make drilling for oil easier and his apparent lack of concern about the impact of microplastics.
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Lack of fishing prohibitions in 'grey zone' could pose risk for right whales, expert says
2024-11-16
One marine conservation expert has questions about the efforts on the part of Fisheries and Oceans after North Atlantic right whales were detected in the Bay of Fundy in recent weeks, including in an area where both Canadian and American fishermen catch lobster.
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CWF Calls for Nominations for 2025 Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards
2024-11-13
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the prestigious Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards.
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The futures of right whales and lobstermen are entangled. Could high-tech gear help save them both?
2024-10-21
Entanglements are a leading cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Removing fishing lines from the ocean could help minimize this risk — but only if lobstermen get on board, experts say.
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Transitioning to on-demand gear can ensure a sustainable future for lobster and crab fisheries and protect whales.
2024-10-16
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW) faces deadly threats from both vessel strikes and entanglement in rope lines, which stem from crab and lobster traps and pots in areas that overlap with their habitat. Eighty-two percent of North Atlantic right whales bear scars from entanglements with fishing gear and ship strikes.
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Ghost Gear: The Phantom Threat Beneath the Waves
2024-10-07
If there’s something strange haunting the ocean deep, who you gonna call? Ghost Gearbusters!
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Restoring Canada’s Ancient Aquatic Migration Routes
2024-08-20
Many of Canada’s lakes, streams and rivers are part of ancient migratory routes that have been travelled by aquatic species for thousands of years.
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