Take Reduction Results
Final Rule to Close the Wedge Area within the Massachusetts Restricted Area
NOAA Fisheries has amended the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) to expand the boundaries of the seasonal Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA) to include the wedge between state and Federal waters known as the Massachusetts Restricted Area…
Published
02/13/2025
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Phase 2 Modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
NOAA Fisheries intends to begin a rulemaking process to amend the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) to reduce the risk of mortalities and serious injuries of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and other large whales caused…
Published
02/13/2025