NOAA: Pot/Trap Fisheries Regulations to Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales Announced
September 01, 2021
September 01, 2021
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story on Aug. 31, 2021:
NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Their population is declining and has been experiencing an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event since 2017. Today, we are announcing the final rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. These gear modificati . . .
NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Their population is declining and has been experiencing an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event since 2017. Today, we are announcing the final rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. These gear modificati . . .