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Ottawa to force ships to slow down to prevent whale deaths in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Posted: Aug 11, 2017 7:00 AM AT
10 endangered North Atlantic right whales found dead since June 7
The Canadian government is implementing a temporary mandatory slowdown for vessels of 20 metres or more in length to address the deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, CBC News has learned.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Transport Marc Garneau are scheduled to hold a news conference at the Pointe-du-Chêne Wharf in southeastern New Brunswick at 10:30 a.m. AT to announce the new temporary measures.
The slowdown is expected to drop to 10 knots and will affect vessels travelling in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence, from the Quebec north shore to just north of Prince Edward Island.
The measure will be enforced by Transport Canada inspectors and the Canadian Coast Guard's Marine Communications and Traffic Services.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/whale-deaths-gulf-temporary-measures-fisheries-transport-1.4242512
The Canadian government is implementing a temporary mandatory slowdown for vessels of 20 metres or more in length to address the deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, CBC News has learned.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Transport Marc Garneau are scheduled to hold a news conference at the Pointe-du-Chêne Wharf in southeastern New Brunswick at 10:30 a.m. AT to announce the new temporary measures.
The slowdown is expected to drop to 10 knots and will affect vessels travelling in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence, from the Quebec north shore to just north of Prince Edward Island.
The measure will be enforced by Transport Canada inspectors and the Canadian Coast Guard's Marine Communications and Traffic Services.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/whale-deaths-gulf-temporary-measures-fisheries-transport-1.4242512
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