WSC comments to proposed Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule

Submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service; Docket Number: 220722-0162

WSC supports revision of the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule to respond to the changing activity patterns and geographic distribution of the North Atlantic Right Whale population and to help arrest the significant decline in the population seen over the last decade.  We offer specific comments on selected aspects of the rule and offer suggestions to help improve implementation of the expanded rule provisions. 

Read the full comments and suggestions here.