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Cautious optimism about right whales, during annual migration to Bay of Fundy
The waters where the coasts of Maine and New Brunswick meet, where the St. Croix River widens into Passamaquoddy Bay and joins the Bay of Fundy, are key to the survival of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of North Atlantic whales. These waters are the summer feeding grounds for several species of whales, including North Atlantic right
A close encounter with right whales
Each fall the Quoddy Link whale-watching catamaran, based in St. Andrews, makes a special trip to where right whales are feeding. On September 13th, Captain John Eldridge delivered us to a spot about 40 miles from St. Andrews in the Grand Manan Basin, where we found ourselves surrounded by a very active group of at
Canadian swordfish associations seek sustainable certification
Two Nova Scotia based swordfishing organizations have asked the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to certify their catch as sustainable, but questions have been raised about bycatch species that may be harmed by swordfish long lining. In any given year several hundred boats from Canada, the United States, Japan, Portugal and Spain take swordfish, mostly on
New Brunswick sea lice pesticide treatment generates opposition
A plan to kill sea lice on caged salmon with a powerful pesticide that will subsequently be flushed into several bays in southwest New Brunswick is generating concern among fishermen and environmentalists. The New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture has secured an emergency authorization from Health Canada to conduct an experimental “bathing” of about