Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence later than usual in 2023 and then showed up in places they've never been seen before, according to fishermen, scientists and Canadian fisheries managers.
Future in-season closures of the P.E.I. lobster fishery are likely as more endangered right whales are spotted in shallow waters, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
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By Lauren Owens Lambert MONHEGAN ISLAND, Maine (Reuters) - An emerging technology to fish for lobsters virtually ropeless to prevent whale entanglemen.