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 ...
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St. Paul signs marine resource management agreement with federal government
The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island announced Friday that it has signed an agreement with the federal government aimed at ...
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APA Applauds Withdrawal of NARW Speed Restriction Regulations
On January 16, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) formally withdrew its August 1, 2022, Notice of Proposed ...
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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA designate 18th National Marine Sanctuary
Located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary will provide additional ways to manage and protect the area’s nationally significant biological, cultural and ...
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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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NOAA withdraws vessel speed limit proposal to reduce North Atlantic right whale strikes
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Federal regulators on Wednesday withdrew proposed changes to vessel speed limit rules intended to ...
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 ...
Biden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales
The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The move in the waning days of the Biden administration will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to ...
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U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals
Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals. The seafood ban will go ...
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Proposed federal whale rule that would have devastated NC businesses has been withdrawn
A federal rule proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) that would have dealt a devastating blow ...
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Feds Halt Slower Atlantic Ship Speed Plan to Protect Endangered Whales
The Biden Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required more ships to slow down off the Atlantic ...