This news item from CBC reports on the tragic death of five right whales all from the Gulf of St. Lawrence over the past few weeks. Canadian and US scientists are working in collaboration to document the event and determine the cause of death.
http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/six-dead-right-whales-1.4176832
Featured Bycatch Species
The white-chinned petrel is the most common avian bycatch species in the Southern Ocean (Weimerskirch et al 1999; Gilman 2006; Robertson et al 2006; Birdlife International 2013).