After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Federal regulators on Wednesday withdrew proposed changes to vessel speed limit rules intended to ...

The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.

“We’re grateful to NOAA for listening to our concerns about their proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule. This decision is good news for residents and businesses ...

NOAA Fisheries revealed on Wednesday the agency will not be moving forward with proposed vessel speed restrictions aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale. According to NOAA ...

In total, 80 right whales have been killed or suffered serious injury since 2017, NOAA said, after the agency declared a formal “unusual mortality event” to try to stem losses of the ...

Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and ...

NOAA Fisheries on Wednesday announced it is tabling a proposal to strengthen protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales against vessel strikes. For researchers at the New ...

The withdrawal does not preclude NOAA from taking future action, including but not limited to initiating a new rule, to address ongoing lethal right whale vessel strikes. Legal disputes offshore ...