In The News: Coasts & Oceans

2022-12-06

As one of Canada's most lucrative lobster fishing zones reopens for the season, the fishing industry is adopting new technology to prevent whales from getting entangled in ropes, which can be fatal for the animals.

2022-12-02

Sean Brilliant is developing new trap systems, to reduce entanglements while meeting needs of fishers. ‘These things work, it’s not science fiction.’

2022-12-01

The latest official population estimate for the world's most endangered species of whale is grim.

2022-11-17

A 92-minute documentary from 2021 called “Last of the Right Whales” brings a life-or-death message to the forefront.

2022-10-25

The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continued to decline in 2021, according to the latest estimate that puts the surviving population at 340.

2022-10-06

Canada received a red rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

2022-09-01

When fishing zones get closed down due to whale sightings, fish harvesters now have a new place to turn. Can Fish is a program set up by the Canadian Wildlife Federation to allow fishers to test out and use groundbreaking ropeless technology for free.

2022-07-29

The Canadian Wildlife Federation has launched a new lending program for ropeless fishing gear that it hopes will help keep whales safe, and harvesters out on the water.

2022-07-28

HALIFAX, N.S. July 28, 2022 – The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce that it has received $4.4 million from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund to establish the CanFish gear lending program to help recover the North Atlantic Right Whale while sustaining commercial fisheries.

2022-07-28

The Canadian Wildlife Federation has launched a new gear lending program. It's to help the East Coast fishing industry access ropeless fishing gear.