Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is preparing for the arrival of five Beluga whales from Canada after navigating approval processes on both sides of the U.S. border and overcoming legal challenges from environmental groups.
Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is preparing for the arrival of five Beluga whales from a zoo and amusement park in Canada after navigating approval processes on both sides of the U.S. border and overcoming legal challenges from environmental groups.
Benchmarks: November 16, 1990: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is established
by Bethany Augliere Friday, October 12, 2018
Designated in November 1990, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects nearly 10,000 square kilometers of ocean surrounding the islands, including North America s only barrier reef. Credit: K. Cantner, AGI.
Off the tip of the Florida Peninsula lies the world’s third-largest living coral reef, the Great Florida Reef. The only barrier reef system in North America, it is composed of a system of individual reefs that together extend 270 kilometers south of Miami through the Florida Keys, a crescent-shaped chain of more than 1,500 islands, about 30 of which are inhabited. This ecological treasure is home to more than 6,000 species of marine life, including colorful fish and endangered sea turtles, as well as extensive seagrass beds, mangrove islands and about 1,000 shipwrecks.
For Immediate Release, May 11, 2021
Contact:
Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 844-7137, kmonsell@biologicaldiversity.org
Jake Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, jbleich@defenders.org Steve Mashuda, Earthjustice, (206) 715-4912, smashuda@earthjustice.org
Pam Bechtold Snyder, New England Aquarium, (617) 686-5068, psnyder@neaq.org
Petition Filed to Save Gulf of Mexico Whale From Ship Strikes
Biden Administration Urged to Establish Mandatory Vessel Speed Limits Within Core Habitat of Severely Endangered Whales
WASHINGTON A coalition of groups filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a year-round mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related regulations within the core habitat of the Gulf of Mexico whale, south of the Florida panhandle.