Speeding ships killing endangered right whales, study finds
published : 22 Jul 2021 at 09:45 A North Atlantic right whale swims in the waters of Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON: Most vessels are exceeding speed limits in areas designated to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 360 remain, a report said Wednesday.
The non-profit organization Oceana analyzed ship and boat speeds from 2017 to 2020 in speed zones established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along the US Atlantic coast.
Non-compliance was as high as almost 90 percent in mandatory speed zones, while non-cooperation was as high as almost 85 percent in the voluntary areas, the study found.
Ships Exceeding Speed, Injure and Kill Atlantic Right Whales [Study]
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Oceana Finds Most Vessels Exceeding Speed Limits in Areas Designed to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Along U S Atlantic Coast
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