Earlier this week, the NMMA and Center for Sportfishing Policy hosted an industry panel covering the latest developments related to the National Oceanic
A diverse group of marine industry stakeholders announced today the establishment of the Whale and Vessel Safety (WAVS) Task Force. This panel of experts will work to identify, develop, and implement technology and monitoring tools to mitigate the risk of vessel strikes to marine mammals, with special attention to North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW). “The
NOAA’s proposed rule, an effort to protect right whales, would restrict boats 35 feet and larger to 10 knots for months at a time along the East Coast.
The boating industry is up in arms over the proposed federal expansion of speed zones designed to protect whales from being struck by ocean-going vessels in the Atlantic. The new zones, they assert, were proposed without the industry's input and could cost boat-makers and others in the industry millions.