Coasts & Oceans
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B.C. Ferries alters Northern Expedition schedule amid efforts to avoid hitting humpback whales
2026-04-21
B.C. Ferries says it is altering the timing of one of its main routes in northern B.C. in an effort to avoid hitting humpback whales.
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Electric ferry aims to reduce underwater noise, but threats still remain for humpbacks in B.C.
2026-04-20
A company out of Victoria, B.C., has created technology that can detect marine mammals and is piloting it on a new electric passenger ferry.
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CWF develops new tool to predict impact of ship strikes on whales
2026-03-09
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has helped update a new tool to measure the likelihood that a vessel strike will cause a lethal injury to a large whale.
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U.S. considers changing regulations designed to protect North Atlantic right whales
2026-03-08
The United States is proposing to change regulations designed to prevent ships from striking the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale along the East Coast.
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New DFO plan promotes 'whalesafe' fishing gear to prevent deadly entanglements
2026-02-04
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released its Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy, a five-year plan aimed at preventing whale entanglements, with an initial focus on the Atlantic provinces.
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Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear'
2026-01-16
A “shocking” amount of marine life is being ensnared in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear adrift in Canada’s oceans, internal federal data reveals.
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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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Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales
2025-12-01
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts used drones to capture spray from the blowholes of the endangered species. They then analyzed the bacteria in the spray and connected that information with other data to gain a clearer picture of the health of individual whales.
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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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