Four conservation groups have asked a federal judge to set a Nov. 1 deadline for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Right whale catalogued as #5120, seen here as a healthy calf in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in July 2021.Gina Lonati/University of New Brunswick photo, taken under DFO Canada SARA permit.
Four conservation groups have asked a federal judge to set a Nov. 1 deadline for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.