NOAA, North Atlantic right whale

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NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing mixed reactions.
'Whales are going to suffer' advocates say as NOAA drops expanded right whale protections
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;
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 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.
After more than 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdraws vessel speed limit proposal meant to protect endangered whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has withdrawn its proposal to amend vessel speed regulations that were originally pitched to help reduce conflicts with endangered North
NOAA drops update vessel to speed rules intended to protect whales
With the Biden administration’s time in office coming to an end, regulators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday gave up on trying to finalize changes to the
No speed limits: Feds drop rule meant to slow boats around right whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday withdrew a proposed vessel speed rule meant to protect North Atlantic right whales.
NOAA withdraws proposal to protect endangered right whales, prompting frustration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn a proposed regulation intended to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes. The decision has left conservationists and Maine’s lobster industry expressing disappointment,
New NOAA dataset to help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment
The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by ...
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NOAA sees new applications for commercial weather data
In addition to purchasing global datasets, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to pay a premium ...
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NOAA seeks three-month closures to recover Atlantic red snapper
The proposed rule seeks to recover highly coveted red snapper off the coast of Florida by reducing the number of discarded ...
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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 ...
NOAA says La Niña ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems
A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and ...
North Atlantic right whale rule proposal withdrawn by NOAA
Withdrawal of an environmental rule by NOAA with an estimated economic impact of $46.2 million along the Eastern Seaboard ...
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UOG awarded $125K by NOAA for Sea Grant Program
The University of Guam has been awarded a $125,000 grant by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to expand its ...
NOAA Confirms a Weak and 'Unusual' La Niña by Spring
NOAA predicts La Niña to persist until spring 2025 Event likely to be weaker and shorter than typical La Niñas Global weather ...
2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well ...