This news item from CBC reports on the tragic death of five right whales all from the Gulf of St. Lawrence over the past few weeks. Canadian and US scientists are working in collaboration to document the event and determine the cause of death.
http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/six-dead-right-whales-1.4176832
Featured Bycatch Species
The principal threat to the Irrawaddy dolphin throughout much of its range is accidental entanglement in gillnets (Smith et al 2007).