Washington, June 24 -- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following press release:
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-New Jersey) and Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) lead 43 members in urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain existing vessel speed protections for North Atlantic right whales while continuing to develop and deploy new technologies that can help reduce vessel strike risk.
"We appreciate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) ongoing efforts to prioritize developing additional tools to reduce vessel strike risk, including exploring emerging communication, monitoring, and detection technologies, as outlined in the recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemakin...