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Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and watercraft such as surfboards, kayaks and jet skis. Any vessel within 500 yards of a right whale must depart immediately at a safe, slow speed.
Boaters warned about group of North Atlantic right whales seen off Portsmouth
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are warning boaters about a large group of North Atlantic right whales foraging near Portsmouth.
Biologists say 75 North Atlantic right whales are grouped together off coast of NH
Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the coast of New Hampshire.
NOAA withdraws North Atlantic right whale proposal
The speed limit rule for boats 35 feet or longer was initially rolled out in 2022 and sat at the White House for 11 months without final action.
20% of world's right whales gathered off New England coast in unusual spot
BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge.
More than 75 right whales spotted in southern Maine waters, officials say
The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research technician in the Anderson Cabot Center who was aboard the aerial survey flights.
20% of world's right whale population gathered off New England in unusual sighting
There are at least 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered off New England in an unusual sighting. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement,

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NOAA abandons speed limit expansions designed to protect North Atlantic right whales
The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.
NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales
After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...
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'Whales are going to suffer' advocates say as NOAA drops expanded right whale protections
Federal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right ...
NOAA backs off more boating restrictions to protect right whales. Some are relieved.
NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...
No speed limits: Feds drop rule meant to slow boats around right whales
A stricter speed limit isn't coming to the waters of the North Atlantic right whale calving grounds off the Georgia coast ...
Lobstermen urged to move gear off Portsmouth coast to protect whales
A group of about 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales was spotted off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge. That's about ...
Right whale 'Grand Teton' and calf spotted off Amelia Island
NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — The right whale "Grand Teton" was seen with a newborn calf off Amelia Island on Thursday.
Biden Administration Withdraws Protections for Endangered Whales
The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposal to expand protections for an endangered whale species. The rules ...