The speed of vessels operating near endangered killer whales in Washington is the most influential factor -- more so than vessel size -- in how much noise from the boats reaches the whales, according ...

High-speed aluminum vessels are well-recognized and established as providing excellent service in a number of capacities by both private and public operators. These uses include leisure travel and ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has withdrawn its proposal to amend vessel speed regulations that had been designed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. According to ...

A US Navy official told CNN four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels conducted a “high-speed intercept” of the USS Nitze in waters near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, deeming the incident “unsafe ...

The announcement of NOAA’s withdrawal of the proposed vessel speed restrictions comes as great news to the recreational boating and fishing communities that stood to be impacted by the decision.

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NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to vessel speed regulations to further protect North Atlantic right whales from death and serious injuries resulting from collisions — part of a multifaceted ...

A recent study by ProtectedSeas researchers demonstrates the potential of marine radar technology to monitor the speed of small vessels. The study, which aimed to test the accuracy of radar in ...

With the Biden administration’s time in office coming to an end, regulators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday gave up on trying to finalize changes to the rules in ...

WASHINGTON— Conservation groups filed a rulemaking petition today seeking additional ship-speed limits along the Atlantic coast to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. In June a ...