Ottawa will do what is needed to protect ‘majestic’ right whales, minister says
MONCTON, N.B. — Ottawa will bring “absolutely every protection to bear” to protect and bolster right whales following 10 deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since early June, says federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
LeBlanc told a Moncton, N.B., briefing Thursday that Canadians have been moved by the deaths, and scientists are studying all potential measures.
“The Government of Canada will bring all of the resources necessary,” he said.
LeBlanc recounted seeing 15 to 20 right whales Thursday morning while flying over an area east of Miscou Island in New Brunswick: “It was an absolutely majestic sight and a privilege for me to see these majestic creatures in a habitat for them that is relatively new.”