The latest official population estimate for the world’s most endangered species of whale is grim.
A group of international experts recently confirmed there were about 340 surviving North Atlantic right whales as of last year — down from 348 recorded in 2020. Though the rate of decline has slowed, researchers say these huge animals are still struggling to stave off extinction.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Brillant says his organization and a few others had great success this year lending ropeless gear to Canadian snow crab fishers whose fishing grounds were otherwise closed when right whales showed up in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Canadian Wildlife Federation provided gear and training to 10 harvesters from Tignish, P.E.I., who eventually hauled in 167,000 kilograms of crab using ropeless gear in closed zones.
She stressed that the downward dip in the population last year does not constitute a trend, and she drew attention to the fact that it’s been three years since there’s been a confirmed right whale death in Canadian waters — though scientists estimate that one third of right whale deaths are never detected.
“We would just show up in a harbour or at meetings of fishing associations, mostly in P.E.I and New Brunswick,” Brown said. “We let them put their hands on it and think about it.” In 2018, the Canadian government introduced a series of measures to protect the whales after 17 of them died in Canadian and American waters the year before — mostly from entanglements and collisions with boats.Article content
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