Coasts & Oceans
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Ropeless Fishing: When Will Entanglement Be a Thing of the Past?
2025-12-05
You are likely aware that fishing rope can be dangerous for marine animals.
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SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY BEING EXPLORED TO HELP PROTECT NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES
2025-12-05
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has teamed up with other federal government departments to invest up to $5.3 million on researching space technologies to help protect the North Atlantic right whale.
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They're dying because we're killing them': Documentary hopes to help save right whales
2025-12-05
If a key weapon in the battle to save the North Atlantic right whale is public awareness, the filmmakers and subjects behind a new documentary are on the front lines.
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Endangered right whale experiencing mini-baby boom off New England
2025-12-05
7 baby right whales have been spotted so far this year after no calves survived last year
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Slowing down big ships not enough to protect right whales from fatal strikes: study
2025-12-05
Researcher says 80 per cent chance a ship strike would be fatal, even under current speed restrictions
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How We Took Positive Steps in Helping the American Eel This Summer
2025-12-05
This year, the Canadian Wildlife Federation Aquatic Science Team conducted research on American Eel in the Ottawa River. Our research has focused on the downstream migratory routes the eels take while passing the Chaudière Falls Generating Station in the heart of Ottawa.
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Transitioning to on-demand gear can ensure a sustainable future for lobster and crab fisheries and protect whales.
2025-12-05
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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The Tides of Change for Endangered Whales
2025-12-05
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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CWF Testifies to Government Recommending Three Amendments to Fisheries Act
2025-12-05
This week, CWF’s CEO Rick Bates testified to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for better protection for fish habitat.
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The Race to Save Females
2025-12-05
The warm, shallow waters off northern Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina is where Right Whale females go.
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