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Rice's whales are one of the world's newly discovered whale species – and already one of the most endangered. Protections for the whales in the Gulf of Mexico are not coming fast.
Rice’s whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and listed as endangered by the federal government
NOAA denied a request to implement a “vessel slowdown zone” in waters 100 meters to 400 meters deep from Pensacola to south of Tampa to protect the species.
Federal officials’ rejection of a petition seeking to protect a rare whale species in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico has proponents saying the action leaves...
A petition seeking to protect the endangered Rice's Whale by creating restrictions near Florida’s ports was denied by federal officials.