11/28/2017
https://congress.gov...
"If NOAA's proposed changes are adopted, it will endanger pilots and pilot boat crews."
"The issue is not should these whales be protected, but rather are NOAA's proposed changes rooted in science and in practical application."
"Without an adequate safety deviation clause, men and women will be unnecessarily put in dangerous situations that can threaten the navigational safety of the Federal navigational channels."
"Are there better alternatives than essentially shutting down ocean commercial activity along the entire East Coast to commerce to protect the species? I sure hope so."