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Entangled right whale 'unable to close her mouth for months'

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CBC (Canada)

Publication Date
2020-02-28

Researchers have discovered an entangled female North Atlantic right whale off the Massachusetts coast, underscoring calls for less harmful fishing gear. The news comes one day after Ottawa announced new measures to protect the endangered species. About 400 right whales remain, with only 100 breeding females.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/right-whales-protection-response-1.5479303