Coasts & Oceans
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Progress being made in fight to save North Atlantic right whale from extinction
2022-12-01
The latest official population estimate for the world's most endangered species of whale is grim.
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Endangered Right Whales Fetured In Compelling Documentary
2022-11-17
A 92-minute documentary from 2021 called “Last of the Right Whales” brings a life-or-death message to the forefront.
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Right whale population continued to decline in 2021. Pressure continues to maintain strict fishery closures
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.
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Canada disputes U.S. environmentalist claims on right whale protections
2022-10-06
Canada received a red rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch
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Innovative ropeless fishing gear helps prevent whale entanglements
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.
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New Lending Program Lets Fish Harvesters Test out Ropeless Gear
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.
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New CWF program helps Atlantic fish harvesters transition to whalesafe gear
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.
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Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy
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.
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Local organization set to help fish harvesters switch to whalesafe gear
2022-07-28
Only three months old, the CanFISH gear lending program has "already replaced over 800 buoylines that could have entangled whales," says CWF's Sean Brillant
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Media Advisory: CanFishGear.ca
2022-07-25
Media are invited to a behind the scenes tour of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s (CWF) CanFish warehouse for special announcements and updates about the new gear lending program.
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