Canadian Wildlife Federation: In The News: Coasts & Oceans

Coasts & Oceans

Fishing Industry and Others Look to Gear Innovations to Reduce Whale Deaths

2020-02-10

Promising innovations in lobster and crab gear could reduce whale entanglements while still sustaining local economies and traditional cultures. To learn more, Peter Baker, who directs The Pew Charitable Trusts’ work on this issue, spoke with Sean Brillant, senior conservation biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, and Elizabeth Baker, fisheries engagement specialist with the federation.
Two-day Halifax fishing gear summit aims to reduce right whale entanglement

2020-02-10

A total of 250 stakeholders will participate in the two-day summit, which kicked off on Tuesday. It will include panel discussions, exhibits, and other programming that focuses on reducing fishing gear interactions with marine mammals — especially the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Update: Entangled right whale resighted among 60 south of Nantucket

2020-02-02

The good news, the entangled right whale has been spotted again south of Nantucket. The bad news, the right whale is still entangled and has been for weeks. The Center of Coastal Studies have been monitoring the case and are waiting for an opportunity and the conditions to improve (high winds) to disentangle the whale.
Critically endangered right whale calf hit by boat off Georgia coast

2020-01-09

CMARA aims to improve marine animal rescue, research and outreach on behalf of the Canadian public for the conservation of our marine wildlife heritage.
Why Atlantic Canada's lucrative seafood industry is concerned about Elizabeth Warren

2019-11-21

Environmentalist Sean Brillant of the Canadian Wildlife Federation defends the measures. "I believe the actions that have been taken and are continuing to be taken by Canada are sound and deserve some acknowledgement that these are good decisions," he said.
Offshore oil exploration in N.L. often occurs without wildlife monitoring

2019-10-16

Fog, darkness, high waves make environmental observation impossible, while operations continue apace
Right whale deaths prompt call for Canadian snow crab import ban in U.S.

2019-09-18

9 U.S. environmental groups seeking ban
Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries, study says

2019-09-03

For years, fishermen off the U.S. east coast have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed restrictions to ensure their activities do not harm marine mammals, including the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Why right whale extinction is on the horizon

2019-08-22

Despite the attention paid to every death, we can’t figure out how to save right whales from our deadly waters.
Changes to endangered species act

2019-08-19

David Browne, the Conservation Director at CWF says the changes to the endangered species act rolls back some protections species once had.