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B.C. Ferries Adjusts Schedule to Protect Humpback Whales

4/21/2026

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B.C. Ferries will change the Northern Expedition schedule to reduce whale strikes starting June 1.
The change follows Midnight's humpback death in September 2025, mourned by the Gitga’at First Nation.
The schedule lengthens waits at McLoughlin Bay and delays Port Hardy and Prince Rupert arrivals.
Conservation biologist Sean Brillant says speeds alone won’t stop strikes and urges restricted areas plus better detection technology.

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B.C. Ferries will change the Northern Expedition schedule to reduce whale strikes starting June 1.
The change follows Midnight's humpback death in September 2025, mourned by the Gitga’at First Nation.
The schedule lengthens waits at McLoughlin Bay and delays Port Hardy and Prince Rupert arrivals.
Conservation biologist Sean Brillant says speeds alone won’t stop strikes and urges restricted areas plus better detection technology.