HALIFAX — A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northeast of New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula.

The sighting reported Friday marks the first time a right whale has been seen in Canadian waters this season, the federal Fisheries Department said in a statement released Monday.

HALIFAX — A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northeast of New…{ai:summary}<p>An endangered right whale found caught in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. First sighting in Canadian waters this season. #animalrights</p>

Entangled right whale spotted off New Brunswick with fishing gear stuck in its mouth

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