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Canada investigates 33 for suspected whale protection violations

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating as many as 33 holders of lobster and/or snow crab licenses for maintaining traps in closed areas

By Undercurrent News | July 6, 2018 16:24 BST
For illustration only. A humpback whale is snared by a rope like those used on lobster traps in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Photo: Scott Benson for NOAA
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Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating as many as 33 holders of lobster and/or snow crab licenses for maintaining traps in areas closed due to concerns about North Atlantic right whales, the Global News, a Canadian news service, reports [...]

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