The right whale is seen gear-free in Cape Cod Bay on April 14, 2026 Photo Credit: New England Aquarium, taken under NOAA permit #25739-01 A young North Atlantic right whale observed in Cape Cod Bay just two months ago may now require rescue after aerial surveys detected it entangled in fishing gear in Canadian waters. On June 8, observers working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada spotted the whale near Shippigan, New Brunswick in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with rope caught in
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