Marine mammals and sea turtles publications

Annual reports

• Annual report 2022-2023
• Annual report 2021-2022
• Annual report 2020-2021
• Annual report 2019
• Annual report 2018
• Annual report 2017
• Annual report 2016
• Annual report 2015
• Annual report 2014
• Annual report 2013-2014
• Annual report 2012-2013
• Annual report 2011-2012
• Annual report 2010-2011
• Annual report 2009-2010

Bulletins

• Moulting elephant seals
• Depredation by whales
• Seals and seal pups

Center of Expertise in Marine Mammalogy

• Marine Mammal Research: An Overview
• Scientific Research Reports - 2015-2017
• Scientific Research Reports - 2012-2014
• Scientific Research Reports - 2009-2011
• Scientific Research Reports - 2006-2008

Let's Talk Whales

North Atlantic Right Whale

• North Atlantic Right Whale Summary Report
• Review of the Effectiveness of Recovery Activities for North Atlantic right whales
• What we heard report: A summary of comments from the Ministerial Roundtable on North Atlantic Right Whales
• A summary of comments from the 2018 Pan-Atlantic Roundtable on North Atlantic right whales

Killer Whale (Northeast Pacific, southern resident population)

• Killer Whale (Northeast Pacific, southern resident population) Summary Report
• Review of the Effectiveness of Recovery Measures for Southern Resident Killer Whales
• What we heard report: Southern Resident Killer Whale Symposium

Beluga Whale (St. Lawrence Estuary population)

• Beluga Whale (St. Lawrence Estuary population) Summary Report
• Review of the Effectiveness of Recovery Measures for St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga

Engagement on the science-based whale review

• Executive summary
• Full report

Sea turtles publications

• Dealing with Leatherback Turtle Entanglements in Newfoundland and Labrador
• The Leatherback Turtle: an Endangered Species

Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)

• Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) publications
• Threat Assessment for Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), Northwest Atlantic Population (CSAS SR 2017/014)
• Advice relevant to the identification of critical habitat for Leatherback Sea Turtles (Pacific Population) (CSAS SAR 2013/075)
• Recovery Potential Assessment for Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Atlantic Canada (CSAS SAR 2010/042)
• Advisory documents for sea turtles
• Research documents for sea turtles

Other publications

• Safety Tips for Sealers
• A Whale of a Day for Conservation & Protection in Gulf Nova Scotia
• Belugas at large in the Gaspé Peninsula
• The Conservation Basis For The Regulation Of Whale Watching In Canada By The Department Of Fisheries And Oceans: A Precautionary Approach [PDF]
• Marine Species Identification Guide (Common to the Bay of Fundy and the Scotian Shelf) [PDF]
• Cetaceans reports and publications
• Atlantic Canadian loggerhead turtle conservation action plan
• Investigation into fatality onboard a Fisheries and Oceans Canada vessel
  • DFO Hazardous Occurrence Investigation Report into the fatality on board the Conservation and Protection Vessel C18428NB on July 10, 2017
  • Management Acknowledgement and Response to the DFO Hazardous Occurrence Investigation Report
• Recovered Gear Analysis of North Atlantic Right Whale Eg #1812 (Calf of “War”)
• Recovered Gear Analysis of North Atlantic Right Whale "Argo" Eg #1218
• Recovered Gear Analysis of North Atlantic Right Whale "Nimbus" Eg #3812
• Recovered Gear Analysis of North Atlantic Right Whale Eg #4545
• Recovered gear analysis of North Atlantic Right Whale Eg #3920 "Cottontail"

Infographics

• How Canada protects North Atlantic right whales from entanglement in fishing gear
• Fishing Area Closures to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
• What is Whalesafe Gear?
• Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales: Canada's fishing measures by year launched
• Canada's Oceans Now: Pacific Ecosystems, 2021 - Humpback whales recovering, Bigg's whales on the rise