In order to join one of the public information sessions or the public hearings on the proposed rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, you will need to register and then join the meetings.
Register for the Meeting
1. Choose the link for the public information session or public hearing you want to attend.
Information Sessions
Please note that the information sessions are designed to orient participants to the documents and the review process, and to answer questions about what the proposed rule and DEIS contain. Public comments will only be accepted if time permits.
Public Hearings
Please note that the purpose of the hearings is to accept public comments on the proposed rule and DEIS.
You will then see a screen like this:
2. Fill out the form with your first name and last name, and the email address you want to use to get emails about the meeting.
3. Please add your affiliation after your last name (ex. “Doe – NOAA Fisheries”)
4. Click the blue “Register” button.
You should then see a screen like this saying you are registered:
5. Check your email (the one you registered with) for instructions on how to join.
Be sure to save this email and use it to access the webinar on the day of the meeting.
Join the Meeting
Your registration is unique to you, do not share it with others.
1. The registration email should look like this:
2. In order to join the meeting, select the blue “Join Webinar” button from your computer or your phone.
3. Once you enter the webinar you can select your audio options.
It will automatically use your computer audio (or internet through your phone) but you can also to dial in with your telephone instead.
Either of these options can be used, but please do not use both at the same time on different devices. It will create an echo when speaking.
4. If you dial in with your telephone, but do not join the webinar on your computer or phone, you will not be able to see the presentation or raise your hand (get in the queue) for asking questions or providing comments.
More Information
The Fishadelphia team. Credit: Dr. Talia Young.
Fishermen lowers sea scallops into the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759).
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.