
Carcass of right whale towed to P.E.I. to determine cause of death
NORWAY, P.E.I. — The Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have beached a dead right whale on a Prince Edward Island shore in a bid to learn what killed at least six of the endangered mammals in recent weeks.
The Marine Animal Response Society said the North Atlantic right whale was brought to shore near Norway, P.E.I., and additional animals may follow.
Teams from various organizations were assembling in the area Wednesday and work on the necropsy is expected to start Thursday, the organization said in a statement.
Officials want to determine if boat strikes, fishing gear or a possible toxic algal bloom could be to blame for the deaths of the whales, spotted floating near Quebec’s Magdalen Islands.