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Oceana responds to new right whale report by calling for better speed enforcement, ropeless gear

Right whales are slow-moving animals, with a top swimming speed of around 6 miles per hour, the group said. They usually swim near the surface and, without a dorsal fin and with their dark color, they're not easy to spot

By Barb Dean-Simmons | Oct. 24, 2023 13:45 BST
North Atlantic right whale "Half Note” and her calf, sighted in January 2022 off of Georgia. Photo taken by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute under NOAA permit #20556.
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The international conservation group Oceana has responded to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium's latest report on the endangered North Atlantic right whale population by calling for the US and Canada to reduce ship strikes by better enforcing boat speeds [...]

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