According to a Press Release “Whale Watching is Second Leading Cause of Ship Collisions Regulations Stalled for Four Years.
Fatal collisions with ships have become a leading threat to whale survival. According to NOAA figures, whale watch boats are the second known leading cause of ship strikes of whales, second only to ship strikes by the U.S. Navy. NOAA is sitting on two sets of rules to protect whales from the growing threat of death and harassment from whale watching expeditions, according to documents released tod by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).”
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