Churchill’s beluga whale tourism industry might be in trouble.

New federal regulations mean tour operators must maintain at least 100 metres between their boats and whales.

President of Churchill Beluga Whale Tour Operators Association, Wally Daudrich tells us why it’s a problem: "We have such a high population of whales and the curiosity of the whales brings them to such close proximity to our boats that the one size fits all issue would not work with our situation in Churchill"

Daudrich is in talks with the federal government to make an exception for the Churchill area and impose a 25m regulation instead.