Urgent Action Needed -Speed Restriction

[shresearchdude]

I'm not against anyone that's trying to make a living. The proposed closures won't be year-round. Only when a Right Whale is spotted or heard.

"The proposed vessel speed changes would incorporate additional vessels 35 to 65 feet in length and broaden the spatial boundaries and timing of the seasonal speed restriction areas along the East Coast of the United States. Vessels less than 65 feet in length account for five of the 12 documented lethal strike events in U.S. waters since the first speed rule went into effect in 2008, demonstrating the significant risk this vessel size class presents and the need to extend the speed restrictions to include smaller vessels."
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/no...c-right-whales

THIS IS THE LINK TO THE MOST DETAILED DOCUMENT.
There's a ton of information and links to included research and studies that are sourced. This is not just the opinion of "one woman" that is driving this. . These are facts and published studies that go into the creation of such a proposed regulation.
https://www.regulations.gov/document...2022-0022-0005
NOAA-NMFS-2022-0022-0005

If you have the time to scroll down there's slides and meeting minutes included.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-e...reduction-team

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/speci...ic-right-whale

there's big lobster trap restrictions either proposed or in place to attempt to reduce entanglements.
https://www.mainepublic.org/business...t-right-whales


Canada needs to do their part also. And they are.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/cana...20surveillance.


https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-...-0504-eng.html
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-...index-eng.html