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New Study Finds 80% of Ships Violated Speed Limit, Threatening Sea Mammals

New Study Finds 80% of Ships Violated Speed Limit, Threatening Sea Mammals

By Vince Conti

A new study finds that 80% of ships violated federal speed limits in areas where sea mammals have been harmed and killed by ship strikes.
Right whales are endangered. Pictured are southern right whales
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A new study finds that 80% of ships violated federal speed limits in areas where sea mammals have been harmed and killed by ship strikes.

Oceana, an international organization dedicated to ocean conservation, has released a new study that found that 80% of ships violated federal speed limits in areas where sea mammals have been harmed and killed by ship strikes.

The organization is asking the federal government to immediately issue updates on vessel speed rules to protect North Atlantic right whales. Oceana is also calling for speed limits to be fully enforced.

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Vince Conti is a reporter for the Cape May County Herald.

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