Environment New Jersey: Enforcement of Vessel Speed Limits Vital to Save North Atlantic Right Whales
January 05, 2024
January 05, 2024
LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 5 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following statement on Jan. 4, 2023:
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At a news conference Thursday at the Jersey Shore, Rep. Frank Pallone called on the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to enforce speed limits for large watercraft.
Multiple dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey in recent years and ship strikes are one of the primary reasons. NOAA issued speed li . . .
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At a news conference Thursday at the Jersey Shore, Rep. Frank Pallone called on the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to enforce speed limits for large watercraft.
Multiple dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey in recent years and ship strikes are one of the primary reasons. NOAA issued speed li . . .