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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NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing mixed reactions.
NOAA withdraws speed rule proposal aimed at protecting endangered whale
NOAA proposed a speed change to certain water vessels in order to aid the critically endangered right whale population.
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 whale conservation.
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 withdrew its boat speed limit proposal. What does this mean for the whales it meant to protect?
After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and protected North Atlantic Right Whales.
NOAA scraps proposed speed limits meant to protect whales around Cape Cod, Islands
The proposed speed limits would have impacted all ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as ferries from Boston to Provincetown.
Feds scrap small boat speed limits, including off NC, to help endangered right whales
The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through NC's near-shore waters.
US regulators drop proposal that would have made boats slow down to protect whales
NC charter fishermen and officials expressed concern that the rule, intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, would harm business.
Biden administration gives up on lower ocean speed limits to protect right whales
Federal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. The whales, which give birth off Georgia’s coast in the winter, are nearing extinction: just 370 remain,
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US lawmakers move to block NOAA Fisheries from closing red snapper fishery
Federal lawmakers from the U.S. state of Florida have introduced legislation to block NOAA Fisheries from closing the ...
NOAA proposes (threatens?) annual 3-month ban on reef fish and even trolling | Fishing Roundup
Meanwhile, Oak Hill's famous shrimp are gathering steam. Crappie are still biting in the St. Johns. The Tomoka River is ...
SEE IT: 'Cutest, spikiest, tiniest Crab in the world' (Credit: NOAA Fisheries via Storyful)
SEE IT: 'Cutest, spikiest, tiniest Crab in the world' (Credit: NOAA Fisheries via Storyful) Former president George W. Bush ...
‘Near record’ cold, moderate chance of snow in forecast over next several days, NOAA says
An arctic cold front is expected to move through the region Sunday night, bringing bitterly cold temperatures and potential ...
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Q&A: NOAA Fisheries chief on the federal law in need of an update
NOAA Fisheries chief Janet Coit (left) and Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams testifying at a hearing on ...
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'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms
NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will ...
The Los Angeles wildfires could impact marine life
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles County not only caused devastation to human lives and property on land. They also likely impacted the marine ecosystem. Researchers from the ...
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Western NC weather could cause frostbite, hypothermia: What to know
The National Weather Service warned the Citizen Times that extremely low wind chill values could lead to frostbite, ...