HALIFAX The latest report from the Nova Scotia-based conservation group the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) is a look back at incidents involving whales in eastern Canadian waters from 2004 to 2019, and the data shows a troubling trend. According to the report, more than 3,100 cetacean incidents were reported to eastern Canadian response hotlines over the 15-year time span, and 44 per cent of all reported incidents in this region involved an at-risk species. What we ve seen over the past 15 years is that the number of animals that are reported to our hotlines, both live, distressed, and dead animals is going up, says MARS executive director Tonya Wimmer.