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Groups move to protect rare whale species

Ship speed limit sought to protect endangered whales in Gulf of Mexico

Ship speed limit sought to protect endangered whales in Gulf of Mexico By Janet McConnaughey Kimberly Kuizon reports NEW ORLEANS, La. - A speed limit for ships in part of the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle is needed to protect the few remaining endangered whales there, environmental groups said Tuesday. The groups asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service to set a 10-knot (11.5 mph, 18.5 kph) speed limit in an area covering about 11,500 square miles (30,000 square kilometers) off Florida and Alabama. Shipping interests did not immediately answer requests for comment on the petition, which also asks NOAA Fisheries to make all shipping detour around the whales’ core habitat at night.

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