Emergency Right Whale Petition Seeks Overdue Protections From Vessel Strikes
September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023:
Conservation groups filed an emergency rulemaking petition with NOAA Fisheries today to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed by vessels along the U.S. East Coast. Today's filing comes ahead of the upcoming calving season.
The request mirrors a similar 2022 petition, which the agency denied. As an explanation . . .
Conservation groups filed an emergency rulemaking petition with NOAA Fisheries today to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed by vessels along the U.S. East Coast. Today's filing comes ahead of the upcoming calving season.
The request mirrors a similar 2022 petition, which the agency denied. As an explanation . . .