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Oppose Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · North Atlantic Ocean
- What
- NOAA's fisheries service is exploring changes to the rule that requires ships to slow down in areas where endangered North Atlantic right whales are found. They're considering replacing fixed seasonal speed limits with technology-based detection systems and flexible management zones, framing it as a deregulatory move to ease burdens on the shipping industry. This would affect commercial vessels, fishing boats, and other maritime operators along the U.S. Atlantic coast, as well as conservation of one of the world's most endangered whale species.
- Where
- North Atlantic Ocean
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed June 2, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read May 6, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-04260 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- DecidedJune 2, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read May 6, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
No figure from the proposal has been checked against the decision on this fight yet. What the record does hold is the issues ledger below.
No decision document is on PLAN’s record for this fight yet. When the agency’s decision lands, what it answered goes here.
PLAN's read: high threat
NOAA's fisheries service is exploring changes to the rule that requires ships to slow down in areas where endangered North Atlantic right whales are found. They're considering replacing fixed seasonal speed limits with technology-based detection systems and flexible management zones, framing it as a deregulatory move to ease burdens on the shipping industry. This would affect commercial vessels, fishing boats, and other maritime operators along the U.S. Atlantic coast, as well as conservation of one of the world's most endangered whale species.
In the agency’s own words
NMFS is considering possible deregulatory action to modify and modernize the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule. The goal of this initiative is to reduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens on the regulated community by replacing current seasonal speed restrictions with alternative management areas and advanced, technology-based, strike-avoidance measures that maintain or enhance conservation efficacy for the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
The groups on this fight
7 groups are in on this fight
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- Center for Biological Diversity
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Defenders of Wildlife
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Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Environment America
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Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - National Wildlife Federation
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Natural Resources Defense Council
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Oceana
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 4, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 3, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗
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The ground
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