Tell NOAA to Save North Atlantic Right Whales

There are only about 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining on earth today.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a responsibility to protect this critically endangered species. But their latest plan doesn’t just fall short — it would be a death sentence for North Atlantic right whales.

Send a message to NOAA asking them to reverse course and immediately adopt strong, effective protections to save North Atlantic right whales before it’s too late.

Photo: NOAA NMFS

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a responsibility to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. But their latest plan doesn’t just fall short — it would be a death sentence for the species.

Send a message to NOAA asking them to reverse course and immediately adopt strong, effective protections to save North Atlantic right whales before it’s too late.

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Benjamin Friedman, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA

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Adopt strong, effective regulations to protect North Atlantic right whales from extinction

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Dear Mr. Friedman:

NOAA's proposed plan to save North Atlantic right whales from entanglement in fishing gear falls dangerously short and would be a death sentence for this critically endangered species.

There are fewer than 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining on Earth. In the last few years, fishing gear entanglements and vessel collisions have killed or seriously injured about 218 North Atlantic right whales -- roughly 24 whales per year. The death or serious injury of even one North Atlantic right whale a year is unsustainable if the population is to recover.

NOAA has the responsibility to take forceful and immediate action to prevent entanglements, which are the leading cause of death for right whales. I join thousands of other NRDC activists in calling on you to take immediate action to:

* Factor in significant new scientific information that shows right whales are declining more rapidly than previously thought and need even stronger protections
* Strengthen your proposed plan so that it reduces the risk of serious injury and mortality of North Atlantic right whales by at least 70-80 percent
* Use your authority to implement immediate emergency measures to protect right whales from dangerous entanglements, such as fishing closures in certain areas where the risk of entanglement is high
* Ramp up your efforts to test and foster a market for ropeless fishing systems, which would virtually eliminate the risk of entanglement and enable fishermen to safely fish alongside North Atlantic right whales

Thank you.

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