• Oceans

Right Whales Get Right of Way

• endangered
• lobster
• ocean noise
• offshore wind
• ship strikes
• Vineyard Wind
• whales
• wind

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wasted no time returning from the shutdown and extended restrictions on shipping in an area off Cape Cod on the way into Boston Harbor to protect the highly endangered Northern right whale.  The “Ship Strike Rule” mandates speed restrictions of no more than 10 knots for vessels 65 feet or greater in certain locations and at certain times of the year along the east coast of the United States.