by Jillian Arany, Fisheries Biologist, MCG
A North Atlantic Right Whale observed in the Bay of Fundy.
The Mainland Mi’kmaq Marine Mammal Response Program is a new project at The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM), being run by the Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG). The overall goal of the project is to gain Mi’kmaq perspectives to increase the protection of marine mammals, increase the capacity for incident response, and assist with the development of best practices for marine mammal response. Within the past few years, communities have expressed interest in engaging in this type of program. The project currently has four key components: information sharing, training an ...
