North Atlantic right whale - Incidents: 2022

2022 Incident tracker

Incident tracking data presented here by Fisheries and Oceans Canada is collected and draws from reports prepared by Canadian and U.S. response partners, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, research groups and non-governmental organizations. Additional information may be available through different sources that provide additional context; this serves as the official record of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

2022 Canadian Summary statistics:

• 0 NARW deaths observed in Canadian waters
• 4 NARW entanglements observed in Canadian waters
• 0 NARW entanglements in US waters, 0 linked to Canadian fisheries. Please see NOAA website for more information on these cases.

Entanglements

• 3823 ‘Sundog’ (May 20, 2022)
  • Detected in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
  • Unable to relocate for further actions
• 1403 ‘Meridian’ (June 25, 2022)
  • Detected in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
    • Unable to relocate for further actions
  • Resighted Feb 11, 2023, in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, US
    • Confirmed gear free
• 5120 (August 20, 2022)
  • Detected in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
    • Unable to relocate for further actions
  • Resighted Jan 18, 2023, in Cape Cod Bay Massachusetts, US
    • Detected in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, US
    • Disentanglement attempted January 18 and January 22, 2023, by US response partners
  • Resighted February 9, 2023, in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, US
    • Unable to relocate for further actions
  • Resighted June 12, 2023, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
    • Unable to relocate for further actions
  • Resighted January 28, 2024, near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, US
    • Observed dead
    • Necropsy results pending
• 4501 (August 24, 2022)
  • Detected in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
    • Unable to relocate for further actions