What Happened When the Whale Moved into Canadian Waters?
The whale remained within about 100 miles of Provincetown, Mass., and largely within the Great South Channel Critical Habitat Area, east of the Cape and north of Georges Bank, until July 15. At that time the animal started moving east northeast into Canadian waters. The U.S. rescue team, led by the Center for Coastal Studies, then worked closely with Canadian authorities to move the rescue effort into Canadian waters. The team was assisted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian whale disentanglement network. Weather and oceanographic conditions in that area are difficult to predict, so the team had to be ready to mobilize on short notice. As the animal continued to move, the rescue team continued to monitor the animal and the weather. On July 15, right whale #1102 began to move to the north and east out of the Great South Channel in U.S. waters. He crossed into Canadian waters, traveled south of Sable Island, through the Laurentian C
