New Measures to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales NOAA has issued a regulation that implements new measures requiring large ships to reduce speeds in areas where North Atlantic Right whales feed and reproduce — reducing the risk of collisions.
President Bush Commends U.S. Ocean Action Plan Successes President George W. Bush praised the successes of U.S. Ocean Action Plan, highlighting NOAA’s achievements in ocean conservation, and heralded the opening of the new Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History.