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Fishery notices related to North Atlantic right whales

Map identifying all grid prohibitions 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
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW36, Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GV43, GV44, GV45, GW45, GX45 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ43, GZ44 2026-06-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GY48, GZ48, HA48, HB48 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HC47 2026-06-11
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GX35, GX36, GZ34, HA34, HB34, HB35, HB36 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GW37, GW38, GW39 2026-06-10
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GY35, GY36, GZ35, GZ36, HA35, HA36, HA41, HB37, HB38, HB39, HB40, HB41, HC38, HC39, HC40, HC41, HD38, HD39, HD40 2026-06-09
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GW40, GW41, GX42, HA37, HA38, HA39, HA40, HD53, HD54, HD55, HE48, HE49, HE50, HE53, HE54, HE55, HF48, HF49, HF50, HF53, HF54, HF55, HG48, HG49, HG50 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GX41, GY41, GY42, GZ41, GZ42 2026-06-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GY46, GY47 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GX37, GY37, GY45, GZ37, GZ45, GZ46, GZ47, HA47 2026-06-04
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GV43, GV44, GX40, GY40, GZ40, HB42, HB43, HC42, HC43 Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GW43, GW44, GX38, GX39, GX43, GX44, GY38, GY39, GZ38, GZ39, HA42, HA43 2026-06-03
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GV42, GV43, GV44, GW42, GX42, HD53, HD54, HD55, HE53, HE54, HE55, HF53, HF54, HF55 2026-06-02
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GU39, GV39, GW37, GW38, GW39, Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) HA44, HA45, HA46, HB44, HB45, HB46, HC44, HC45, HC46 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GS36, GS37, GS38, GT36, GT37, GT38, GU36, GW48, GW49, GY48, HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 2026-06-01
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GX37, GX38, GX39, GX41, GY37, GY38, GY39, GY41, GY45, GZ37, GZ38, GZ39, GZ41, HA42, HA43 and Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GW50, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY49, GY50 2026-05-25
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GZ45, GZ46, GZ47, HA47, HB47, HC47 2026-05-21
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) GV36 2026-05-20
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GV42, GW42, GX42, GY42, GY43, GY44, GZ42, GZ43, GZ44, HD53, HD54, HD55, HE48, HE49, HE50, HE53, HE54, HE55, HF48, HF49, HF50, HF53, HF54, HF55, HG48, HG49, HG50 2026-05-19
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke prohibited fishing grid(s) HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 2026-05-12
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HA44, HA45, HA46, HB44, HB45, HB46, HC44, HC45, HC46 2026-05-08
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GS36, GS37, GS38 2026-05-07
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GT36, GT37, GT38, GU36, GU37, GU38, GV36, GV37, GV38, GV43, GV44, GV45, GW43, GW44, GW45, GW48, GW49, GW50, GX43, GX44, GX45, GX48, GX49, GX50, GY48, GY49, GY50 2026-05-06
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) HE48, HE49, HE50, HF48, HF49, HF50, HG48, HG49, HG50 2026-04-29
2026 Traffic management measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in Canada 2026-04-22
2026 Fisheries management measures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales in Canadian waters 2026-03-26
North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice to revoke all prohibited fishing grid(s) in the Gulf of St Lawrence 2025-11-14
Repealed: Interim Order repealed for the protection of the North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena Glacialis) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2025 2025-11-14

Impacted fisheries

Some fisheries could be impacted by right whale measures:

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