Protecting species at risk
Worldwide, many marine species have drastically declined in numbers, including the most threatened marine vertebrates in Canadian waters–sharks, North Atlantic right whales, and Bluefin tuna. There's an urgent need to ensure their long-term viability.
WWF is protecting marine species that are at risk from overfishing and from being caught in fishing gear designed for other species, known as unintentional catch or bycatch.
WWF is protecting marine species that are at risk from overfishing and from being caught in fishing gear designed for other species, known as unintentional catch or bycatch.
What WWF is doing
Northern right whale
Endangered right whales
WWF reduces accidental entanglement by leading the improvement of fishing gear and practices, while still allowing fishermen to catch fish.
With the help of Nova Scotia lobster fishers, WWF has created new ways to protect the remaining 400 endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy. Here’s how we do it.
Learn more about right whales
With the help of Nova Scotia lobster fishers, WWF has created new ways to protect the remaining 400 endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy. Here’s how we do it.
- Moving shipping lanes that commonly lead to fatal collisions
- Reducing the amount of excess rope that ties lobster traps together and risks entangling whales, marine turtles, and other species
- Identifying known, or potential high-risk, areas with intense fishing that are a significant risk for whale entanglement
Learn more about right whales
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