An area off southwest Nova Scotia, Canada, that teems with the endangered North Atlantic right whales, has been given special protections against container traffic. The area, Roseway Basin, about 80 kilometres off the coast is a key conservation ground for the North Atlantic right whale, attracting about 10 per cent of the population.
In recent years the population of right whales has plunged to about 350 worldwide.
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