Speed restrictions on large boats that could strike and kill endangered North Atlantic right whales could be lifted under a Trump administration plan announced Tuesday aiming to reduce regulatory burdens on the fishing industry.
The National Marine Fisheries Service intends to amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule, possibly scrapping speed restrictions in favor of technological solutions that would help ships avoid collisions with whales, according to a Federal Register public inspection notice.
The plan is part of the Trump administration’s broad deregulatory agenda that promotes industrial uses of land and waters over existing endangered species protections, conservation interests, and concerns about air and water quality.
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Speed restrictions on large boats that could strike and kill endangered North Atlantic right whales could be lifted under a Trump administration plan announced Tuesday aiming to reduce regulatory burdens on the fishing industry.
The National Marine Fisheries Service intends to amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule, possibly scrapping speed restrictions in favor of technological solutions that would help ships avoid collisions with whales, according to a Federal Register public inspection notice.
The plan is part of the Trump administration’s broad deregulatory agenda that promotes industrial uses of land and waters over existing endangered species protections, conservation interests, and concerns about air and water quality.
Read more from the story [here](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/trump-mulls-ending-boat-speed-limits-protecting-right-whales?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=lawdesk).
-Elliot
That sucks, but why is this on topic in a sub about climate change?