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Fishery notices related to North Atlantic right whales - 2022

Map presenting all grid re-openings in Eastern Canada related to previous detection of NARW
Map identifying all grid closures in Atlantic Canada due to the detection of NARW

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.

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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Repealed: Interim order repealed for the protection of the North Atlantic right whales (eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2022 2022-11-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice for the re-opening of all grids in the Gulf of St Lawrence 2022-11-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) HG51, HG52 2022-11-14
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC47, HD47, HD48 2022-11-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HG51, HG52 and Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) HD49 2022-11-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HS22, HS23, HS24, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU22, HU23 2022-10-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HC47, HC49, HC50, HC51, HD47, HD48, HD49, HD50, HD51, HE50, HE51 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC43. Notice of grid seasonal closure(s) HD50, HD51, HD52, HE51, HE52, HF51, HF52 2022-10-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) HB43 2022-10-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HB43, HC43, HD50, HD51, HD52, HE51, HE52, HF51, HF52 2022-10-14
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HS22, HS23, HS24, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU22, HU23 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) GW46, GX47 2022-10-13
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HP20, HP21, HQ19, HQ20, HQ21, HR19, HR20, HR21 2022-10-11
Repealed: 2022 Transport Canada restricted area 2022-10-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GZ43, HA43 and re-opening(s) GX46, GY47, GZ47 2022-10-06
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GV35, GW35, HE51, HF51, HG51 2022-10-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) GX35 2022-10-03
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HP20, HP21, HQ19, HQ20, HQ21, HR19, HR20, HR21. Notice of grid re-opening(s) HT21, HT22, HT23, HU21, HU22, HU23, HV23 2022-09-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GV35, GW35, GX35, HE51, HF51, HG51. Notice of grid re-opening(s) HP19, HP20, HP21, HQ19, HQ20, HQ21, HR19, HR20, HR21. Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 2022-09-20
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HT21, HT22, HT23, HU21, HU22, HU23, HV23 2022-09-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HD54, HD55, HD56, HE54, HE55, HE56, HF54, HF55 2022-09-09
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW46, GX46, GX47, GY47, GZ47 2022-09-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GW46, GX35, GX46, GZ43, HC34, HC35, HC36 2022-09-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s)HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50, HP19, HP20, HP21, HQ19, HQ20, HQ21, HR19, HR20, HR21 2022-09-06
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC57, HC58, HC59, HD57, HD58, HD59, HE57 2022-08-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid seasonal closure(s) GY46, GZ44, GZ45, GZ46 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50, HS20, HS21, HS22, HS23, HS24, HT20, HT21, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU21, HU22, HU23, HU24 2022-08-29
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GX35, HD54, HD55, HD56, HE54, HE55, HE56, HF54, HF55 2022-08-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW46, GX46, GZ43, HC34, HC35,HC36 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HD34, HD35, HD38 2022-08-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HC57, HC58, HC59, HD57, HD58, HD59, HE57 2022-08-17
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GY46, GZ44, GZ45, GZ46, HS20, HS21, HT20, HT21, HU21 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC34, HC35, HC36 2022-08-16
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW43, GW44, GW45, GX43, GX44, GX45, GY43, GY44, GY45, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50, HS22, HS23, HS24, HT22, HT23, HT24, HU22, HU23, HU24 2022-08-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) GZ34, HA34, HB34 2022-08-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GZ44, GZ45, GZ46 2022-08-11
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HD48, HD49, HD50, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HG47, HG48, HG49 2022-08-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HD34, HD35, HD38 2022-08-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-openings(s) GS44, GS45, GS46, GT44, GT45, GT46, GU44, GU45, GU46 2022-08-05
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GZ34 2022-08-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HA34, HB34, HC34, HC35, HC36 2022-08-02
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GZ43, HA43, HB43 2022-07-29
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GZ44, GZ45, GZ46 2022-07-28
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HD48, HD49, HD50, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HG47, HG48, HG49 2022-07-27
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GM31, GM32, GM33, GN31, GN32, GN33, GO31, GO32, GO33 2022-07-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HB35 2022-07-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GM31, GM32, GM33, GN31, GN32, GN33, GO31, GO32, GO33, GS44, GS45, GS46, GT44, GT45, GT46, GU44, GU45, GU46 2022-07-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GS37 2022-07-18
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closures(s) GZ43, HA43, HB43 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) GM31, GM32, GM33, GN31, GN32, GN33, GO31, GO32, GO33, GU43, GU44, GU45 2022-07-15
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GS43, GS44, GS45, GT43, GT44, GT45 2022-07-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GS35, GS36 2022-07-11
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HA43, HB43, HC43 2022-07-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GM31, GM32, GM33, GN31, GN32, GN33, GO31, GO32, GO33 2022-07-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GW42, GX42 2022-06-30
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GS43, GS44, GS45, GT43, GT44, GT45, GU43, GU44, GU45 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) GT35, GU35, GX35, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 2022-06-27
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GV36, GV37, GV38, GZ41, GZ42, HA42, HA43, HB41, HB42, HB43, HC43 2022-06-23
Transport Canada - 2022 Transport Canada restricted area activated to protect North Atlantic Right Whales in Canada 2022-06-23
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GV36, GV37, GV38, HD47 2022-06-22
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GZ41, GZ44, GZ45, GZ46 2022-06-21
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC43 2022-06-20
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HB41, HB42 2022-06-17
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW42, GX42, GY42 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) IG22, IG23, IG24, IG25, IG26, IH22, IH23, IH24, IH25, IH26, II22, II23, II24, II25, II26 2022-06-16
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GX35, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HG45, HG46, HG47 2022-06-13
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC36 2022-06-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GV36, GV37, GV38 2022-06-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GY41, GZ41, GZ44, GZ45, GZ46, HD47 and notice of grid re-opening(s) GT36, GT37, GU36, GU37, GV36, GV37, GV38 2022-06-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GS38, GS39, GS40, GS41, GT38, GT39, GT40, GT41, GU38, GU39, GU40, GU41 2022-06-06
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HB41, HB42 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HD38 2022-06-03
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) IG22, IG23, IG24, IG25, IG26, IH22, IH23, IH24, IH25, IH26, II22, II23, II24, II25, II26 2022-06-02
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW36, GW37, GW38, GX36 2022-05-31
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GY35, GY36, GZ35, HA35, HA44, HA45, HA46, HB44, HB45, HB46, HC44, HC45, HC46, HE47, HF47, HG45, HG46, HG47 2022-05-30
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GX37, GX38, GY37, GY38, GY39, GY40, HC36, HD46, HE46, HF46 2022-05-27
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GZ41, GZ42 2022-05-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GT36, GT37, GU36, GU37, GV36, GV37, GV38, GV39, GV40, GV41, GW39, GW40, GW41, GX39, GX40, GX41, GZ36, HA36, HB36, HC42 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HC43 2022-05-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HC37 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HA41, HA42, HA43, HB41, HB42, HB43, HC42 2022-05-24
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GS38, GS39, GS40, GS41, GT38, GT39, GT40, GT41, GU38, GU39, GU40, GU41, GZ37, GZ38, GZ39, HA37, HB37, HD38 2022-05-20
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HD44, HD45, HE44, HE45, HF44, HF45 2022-05-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid re-opening(s) GW51, GW52, GW53, GX51, GX52, GX53, GY51, GY52, GY53 2022-05-18
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HE39, HE40, HF39, HF40 2022-05-16
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HE41, HE42, HE43, HF41, HF42, HF43 2022-05-13
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GZ40, GZ41, GZ42 2022-05-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HA38, HA39, HB38, HB39, HC38, HC39, HD39, HD40, HD41, HD42, HD43 2022-05-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) HA40, HA41, HA42, HA43, HB40, HB41, HB42, HB43, HC40, HC41, HC42, HC43 2022-05-09
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of grid closure(s) GW51, GW52, GW53, GX51, GX52, GX53, GY51, GY52, GY53 2022-05-04
2022 traffic management measures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales in Canada 2022-04-20
2022 Fisheries management measures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales in Canadian waters 2022-04-05

Impacted fisheries

Some fisheries could be impacted by right whale measures:

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