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Endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in gear spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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Federal officials spotted a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear on October 21, 2026, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula and Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The entanglement was not noticed until this week when scientists reviewed footage from a surveillance flight conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. With only an estimated 384 North Atlantic right whales remaining, the department is planning to use a satellite tracker if they can locate the whale again in order to attempt disentangling it. The type of gear entangling the whale has not been identified, nor has the specific whale itself.

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Bradelle Bank Fisheries and Oceans Canada New Brunswick’s Quebec Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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Bradelle Bank GPE · 1× Fisheries and Oceans Canada ORG · 1× New Brunswick’s GPE · 1× Quebec GPE · 1× Îles-de-la-Madeleine GPE · 1×

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a surveillance flight spotted the whale on Oct. 21 between New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula, P.E.I. and Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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2026-11-01 · The Globe and Mail
Endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in gear spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence · assertive framing

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Federal officials say they’ve spotted a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. asserted
they → say → Lawrence
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a surveillance flight spotted the whale on Oct. 21 between New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula, P.E.I. and Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine. asserted
flight → say → Peninsula
The department says the entanglement in the Bradelle Bank region wasn’t spotted until scientists and experts reviewed footage this week. asserted
scientists → say → footage
If the whale is located again, officials plan to tag the gear with a satellite tracker and try to disentangle the animal. asserted
officials → locate → animal
The department says it has not been able to identify the whale or the type of gear it’s caught in. asserted
it → say → gear
The entire North Atlantic right whale population is estimated at just 384 animals. asserted
population → estimate → animals
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