Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales
other · Published 2008-10-10 · Effective 2008-12-09 · 73 FR 60173
Document
Document number
E8-24177
Federal Register citation
73 FR 60173
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2008-10-10
Effective date
2008-12-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040506143-7024-03
Abstract
NMFS establishes regulations to implement speed restrictions of no more than 10 knots applying to all vessels 65 ft (19.8 m) or greater in overall length in certain locations and at certain times of the year along the east coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the likelihood of deaths and serious injuries to endangered North Atlantic right whales that result from collisions with ships.