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A North Atlantic right whale found dead last week in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been brought to shore on western Cape Breton
for a necropsy. The 40-year-old female whale named Punctuation, was towed late Monday, June 24, 2019 to Petit Etang, N.S.,
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Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement that effective immediately,
More vessels of 20 metres or more in length travelling in the two designated shipping Watch Jody Wilson-
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He added the speed restriction is an interim measure.
However, the government will issue a fine of up to $25,000 to those who fail to D AILY HEAD LIN E N EW S
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It found that 22 deaths were because of entanglement, and 16 from vessel
strikes. The paper also found that none of the deaths were from natural causes
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“If mitigation efforts such as more effective gear modifications, extended fishery
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imminently, human activities will cause an inhumane and certain extinction of this
species in the all-too near future.”
The fisheries department confirmed earlier this month the cause of death for one
of the first two whales found was not linked to a ship strike or entanglement.
The department reported on Tuesday that another dead whale had been spotted
near New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula, and a fourth had been found west of
Quebec’s Iles-de-la-Madeleine — a chain of islands northeast of P.E.I.
Garneau said the government takes the protection, conservation, and recovery
of endangered species very seriously.
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6/27/2019 Transport Canada puts speed limit on ships after yet another right whale death around the

Transport Canada puts speed limit on ships after

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He added the speed restriction is an interim measure.

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It found that 22 deaths were because of entanglement, and 16 from vessel

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