Ship strikes jeopardize the endangered North Atlantic right whale’s survival

This is the fourth story in a series on Canada-U.S. cross-border measures to protect North Atlantic right whales.

In the waters off the coast of New York and New Jersey, on a February morning with low-lying clouds and fresh snow, a North Atlantic right whale calf is spotted rolling over its mother’s back, revealing distinctive propeller scars behind the adult female’s blowholes.