Should ships in the Gulf of Mexico slow down while crossing the habitat of one of the rarest whales on earth? That’s the question swirling around a new proposal to protect the roughly 50 Rice’s whales left in existence.
Should ships in the Gulf of Mexico slow down while crossing the habitat of one of the rarest whales on earth?left in existence.
As federal environment regulators gather public feedback on the proposal through July 6, the debate exemplifies how future policy changes may try to address the human toll on wildlife as the world grapples with accelerating biodiversity loss. Solutions are hardly one-size-fits-all. “Any useful information that industry, the public or the scientific community can provide to help us inform our decision making would be really appreciated,” he said. “That’s really what we’re looking for at this stage.”As a 90-day public comment period comes to an end, Florida’s port industry is making its stance known: It’s against new regulations.
“Disturbed is probably an understatement,” Mike Rubin, president of the Florida Ports Council, said in an interview. The Council is the professional association representing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports, including Port Tampa Bay. Rubin also underscored how the region’s supply chain would be impacted if shipping were slowed during the day and halted at night.
If the critically endangered species is to recover, it can only afford to lose one whale about every 15 years from deaths caused by humans, the petitioners argue.
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