U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican whose district includes Georgia’s 100-mile coast, said NOAA’s proposed enhanced slowdown rules would be restrictive enough to cause charter fishing boats to quit the business and to disrupt the efficiency of busy seaports like the Port of Savannah.
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Inbreeding emerges as critical problem for endangered orcas, researchers say
Female killer whales take about 20 years to reach peak fertility, and the females may not be living long enough to ensure the growth of their population.
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Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
Officials said the whale’s level of decomposition indicated that it had died several days before washing ashore, contradicting early reports that the animal had beached itself while it was alive.
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Stranded humpback whale in New York is latest to die along East Coast
Researchers hope to perform a necropsy to better understand what might have caused the whale to beach itself.
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‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in New Jersey-New York, groups say
Many of New Jersey’s leading environmental groups voice support for the industry, and decry what they term a false narrative that the industry’s testing activities are harming or killing whales.
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Dead humpback whale found washed ashore on island off Maine coast
The 31-foot whale was found Sunday on Inner Heron Island off the coast of South Bristol.
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After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.
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Lobstering group appeals decision in lawsuit over whale-protection rules
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the new regulations are based on faulty science, and is now attempting to take that argument to a higher court.
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Seafood group ‘red lists’ lobster over risk to right whales
The designation by Seafood Watch urging consumers to avoid Maine’s prized marine species provokes strong pushback from industry advocates and Gov. Janet Mills.