The authority to make management designations of BLM land of this magnitude must be made by Congress and not left to unelected officials.
This rule seeks to circumvent State authority to define, analyze, and manage wildlife within our borders.
I view this issue as one where we don't have to pick a side, boats versus whales.
Without well managed and productive oceans, I don't have a job.
NOAA's proposal would also threaten safe navigation of large vessels in narrow offshore channels.
Safety is of paramount importance to my operation.
These women and men are the most skilled mariners in the world, and they know best the challenges of handling large commercial ships.
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 navigatio...
Are there better alternatives than essentially shutting down ocean commercial activity along the entire East Coast to commerce to protect th...