Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal government memo.
Fisheries Department has said little about proposed U.S. legislation
Sarah Smellie · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 06, 2026 6:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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A North Atlantic right whale surfaces on Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, Monday, March 27, 2023. (Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371) (AP)
Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal government memo.
The memo was sent to senior officials in the federal department in May and released to The Canadian Press through an access to information request. It discusses a bill backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay new protections for the critically endangered whale until 2035.
The Fisheries Department has said little about the proposed U.S. legislation. But the newly released memo shows experts inside the department believe the policy could have grave consequences for the species,
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