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Reducing Ship Strikes: House of Representatives Important New Protections for Whales

September 28, 2021   Gulf of Mexico, National, New England, North Pacific, Pacific, South Atlantic, Western Pacific

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in support of a slew of new protections for whales and marine mammals. These protections include measures to reduce vessel collisions with large whales and new programs aimed at reducing chronic underwater noise from vessels. If enacted, they would amount to the most substantial new legislative measures for marine mammals in years. >click to read< 10:59

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