Protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales

A new federal strategy takes a major step toward protecting critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and responsibly developing offshore wind energy. Make your voice heard to put this plan into action, save whales and fight climate change.

Urge the Biden administration to fully fund this strategy to help protect whales while advancing offshore wind development.

North Atlantic right whale mother and calf at the surface.

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are a species on the brink of extinction. Only about 350 remain in their home along the Atlantic coast, and the population is declining rapidly due to entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes.

A new federal strategy released by President Biden’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) takes a major step toward protecting critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, and responsibly developing offshore wind energy.

With North Atlantic right whales on the edge of extinction, the crisis these whales face is not a problem caused by the offshore wind industry, but it is one the industry must face. Urge BOEM and NOAA to fund and implement this federal strategy to help save endangered whales, expand offshore wind energy, and fight climate change.

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Subject Continue protecting North Atlantic right whales from extinction

Dear BOEM and Assistant Administrator Coit,

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Thank you for releasing your final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy. This strategy is a major step forward in protecting and promoting the recovery of North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy.

North Atlantic right whales are one of the most endangered whales on the planet, facing serious threats from fishing gear entanglement and vessel strikes, as well as being impacted by underwater noise pollution — all while struggling to adapt to climate change.

With the species simply unable to withstand further loss or disturbance, the right whale crisis is not a problem caused by the offshore wind industry, but it is one the industry must face.

Identifying and securing funding to implement the final strategy is fundamental to its success—and should be a top priority for the administration and broader community.

We must invest in meeting our nation’s offshore wind power goals while also protecting one of its most beloved marine species. The Final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy provides a roadmap, but one that will require consistent attention and staff and financial commitment.

I urge you to fund and implement this important final federal strategy.

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