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Fishery notices related to North Atlantic right whales

Acoustic detections of whales by hydrophones (underwater microphones), and visual sightings of right whales from vessels and aircraft, will trigger temporary and season-long fishing closures.

Learn about the fisheries management measures in place to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canada

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Fishery closures and openings

Note: The grids are closed as of the date that a whale is detected. No new fishing activity is permitted. For safety reasons (based on the marine weather forecast), harvesters fishing in the closed area are provided with time to retrieve their gear.

Notice title Date issued
Repealed: Interim Order repealed for the protection of the North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena Glacialis) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2024 2024-11-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke all prohibited fishing grid(s) in the Gulf of St Lawrence 2024-11-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HP21, HP22, HP23 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HS21, HS22, HS23 2024-11-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GL37, GM37, IE27, IE28, HB43, HC42, HC43, HD39, HD40, HD41, HD42, HD43 2024-10-23
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HQ21, HQ22, HQ23, HR20, HR21, HR22, HR23, HR24, HS20, HS21, HS22, HS23, HS24, HT21, HT22, HT23, HT24 2024-10-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HC39, HC40, HC41, Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ41, HA41. Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HP21, HP22, HP23, HQ20, HQ21, HQ22, HQ23, HU22 2024-10-21
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HR20, HR21, HR22, HR23, HS19, HS20, HS21, HS22, HS23, HT21, HT22, HT23, HU21 2024-10-18
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HU17, HV17 2024-10-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HU22, HV20 2024-10-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) IA29, IA30, IA31, IB26, IB27, IB28, IB29, IB30, IB31, IC26, IC27, IC28, IC29, IC30, IC31, ID26, ID27, ID28, ID29, ID30, ID31 2024-10-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HP21, HP22, HP23, HQ20 2024-10-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HQ21, HQ22, HQ23 2024-10-03
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s)HR20, HR21, HR22, HR23, HS19, HS22, HS23, HT20, HT21, HT22, HT23, HU20, HU21 2024-10-01
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HT18, HT19, HU17, HU18, HU19, HV17, HV18, HV19 2024-09-27
Repealed: 2024 Transport Canada restricted area 2024-09-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HS20, HS21, HT20, HT21, HU21 2024-09-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GP34, GQ34, GR32, GR33, GR34 2024-09-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HT21,HT22, HT23, HU21, HU22, HU23 2024-09-16
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GU43 2024-09-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GQ30, GQ38, GQ39, GQ40, GR38, GR39, GS38, GS39 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GO30, GP30, GP31, GP32, GQ31, GQ32, GR40, GS40, GS46, GT40, GT41, GT42, GT46, GU46 2024-09-09
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HT21, HT22, HT23, HU21, HU22, HU23 2024-09-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GS46, GT46, GU46 2024-08-29
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GN30, GN35, GO30, GP30, GR40, GS40, GT40, GT41, GT42 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GN34, GR41, GR42, GS41, GS42, GS43, GS44, GS45, GT43, GT44, GT45, GU44, GU45 2024-08-28
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GP31, GP32, GP33, GQ31, GQ32, GQ33, GY41, GY42 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GK34, GK35, GL35, GM35, GN31, GN32, GN33, GO31, GO32, GO33, HA39, HB38, HB39 2024-08-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2024-08-21
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GN31, GO31, GQ41, GQ42, GQ43, GR41, GR42, GR43, GS41, GS42, GU39, GU40, GV40, HB33, HB34, HB35, HB36, HB37, HC33, HC34, HC35 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GU41, GV41, GW41 2024-08-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GL36, GM36, GO32, GO33, GO34, HB38 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GW36, GZ40, HA40, HB40 2024-08-16
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GK34, GK35, GL35, GM35 2024-08-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GS43, GS44, GS45, GT43, GT44, GT45, GU44, GU45, HA39, HB39 2024-08-14
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2024-08-13
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GK31, GK32, GK33, GL31, GL32, GL33, GM31, GM32, GM33 2024-08-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GY41, GY42 2024-08-09
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW36, GZ40, GZ41, GZ42, HA40, HA41, HA42, HB40, HB41, HB42 2024-08-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GU41, GU42, GU43, GV43, GW44, GW45, GX44, GX45, GX46, GY44, GY45, GY46, GZ43, GZ44, GZ45, GZ46, HA44, HA45, HA46, HB44, HB45, HB46, HC44, HC45, HC46, Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GW43, GX43, GY43 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GK34, GK35, GL35, GL36, GM35, GM36, GV40 2024-08-06
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GN32, GN33, GN34 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GL34, GM34 2024-07-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HS22, HS23, HS24, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU22, HU23 2024-07-29
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW43, GX43, GY41, GY42, GY43 2024-07-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GR12, GR13, GR14, GS12, GS13, GS14, GT12, GT13, GT14 2024-07-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GK34, GK35, GL34, GL35, GL36, GM34, GM35, GM36 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GU39, GU40, GU41, GX50, GY50 2024-07-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GV42, GW41, GW42, GX41, GX42 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GT39, GT40, GT41 2024-07-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HS22, HS23, HS24, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU22, HU23 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50, GX48, GX49, GY48, GY49 2024-07-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GK31, GK32, GK33, GL31, GL32, GL33, GM31, GM32, GM33 2024-07-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GR12, GR13, GR14, GS12, GS13, GS14, GT12, GT13, GT14 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ34, HA34 2024-07-11
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ40, HA39, HA40, HB38, HB39, HB40 2024-07-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GT39, GT40, GT41, GU39, GU40, GU41, GV40, GV41 2024-07-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ34, HA34 2024-07-03
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2024-07-02
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ40, HA39, HA40, HB38, HB39, HB40 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) HA38 2024-06-27
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GS44, GS45, GS46, GT44, GT45, GT46, GU44, GU45, GU46 2024-06-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GW36, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2024-06-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GT36, GT37, GT38, GU36, GU37, GU38, GV36, GZ38, GZ39 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50 2024-06-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GV40 2024-06-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HA38 2024-06-14
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GS44, GS45, GS46, GT36, GT37, GT38, GT44, GT45, GT46, GU36, GU37, GU38, GU44, GU45, GU46, GV36 2024-06-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW36, GZ38, GZ39 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GX36 2024-06-11
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW48, GW49, GW50, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2024-06-10
2024 Transport Canada restricted area activated to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canada 2024-06-05
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GV40 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GV37, GV38, GV39, GW37, GW38, GW39, GW40, GX40 2024-06-05
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GX36 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GX35 2024-06-03
Re-implementation of the speed restriction exemption for commercial fishing activities in shallow waters within the static zones 2024-05-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GX34, GX35, GY34, GY35, GZ33, GZ34, GZ40, HA40 2024-05-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GX36, GZ38, GZ39, HA38, HA39, HB37, HB38, HB39 2024-05-28
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GV37, GV38, GV39, GW37, GW38, GW39, GW40, GX40, Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GX37, GX38, GX39, GY38, GY39, GY40 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GW44, GW45, GW46, GX44, GX45, GX46, GY44, GY45, GY46 2024-05-27
Repeal of the speed restriction exemption for commercial fishing activities in shallow waters within the static zones 2024-05-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GX34, GX35, GY34, GY35, GZ33, GZ34, HO23, HO24, HO25, HP23, HP24, HP25 2024-05-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HO23, HO24, HO25, HP23, HP24, HP25 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GY35, GY36, GY37, GZ35, GZ36, GZ37, HA35, HA36, HA37 2024-05-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GX34, GX35, GX39, GY34, GY35, GY39, GY40, GZ33, GZ34, GZ40, HA40 2024-05-21
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GX36, GX37, GX38, GY35, GY36, GY37, GY38, GZ35, GZ36, GZ37, GZ38, GZ39, HA35, HA36, HA37, HA38, HA39, HB37, HB38, HB39 2024-05-14
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW44, GW45, GW46, GX44, GX45, GX46, GY44, GY45, GY46 2024-05-13
2024 Traffic management measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canada - Transport Canada 2024-04-17
2024 Fisheries management measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters 2024-03-26
Repealed: Interim order repealed for the protection of the North Atlantic right whales (eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2023 2023-11-15
North Atlantic right whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) of All Grids in the Gulf of St Lawrence 2023-11-15

Past fishery notices related to North Atlantic right whales

Impacted fisheries

Some fisheries could be impacted by right whale measures:

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