b'NEWSWIRENEWSWIRE Feds Nix Controversial Right Whale Vessel Speed Limit ProposalO n Jan. 16, 2025, the Nation- docket objecting to many aspects ofposedrule.Thecommentsreceived alMarineFisheriesServicethe proposed amendments. Click hereaddressedmanydifferentaspectsof (NMFS)publishedintheto see a copy of the PVA submission. theruleandreflectedviewsonall FederalRegisteranannouncementsides of the issues addressed. Despite that it is withdrawing its proposed reg- Last summer, several potentially affect- its best efforts, NMFS does not have ulation to impose 10-knot vessel speeded PVA vessel operators pleaded theirsufficienttimetofinalizethisreg-limits in wide swaths of the Atlanticcasesinindividualvirtualappoint- ulationinthisAdministrationdue Ocean to further protect endangeredments with the White Houses Officetothescopeandvolumeofpublic right whales from vessel strikes. As aof Information and Regulatory Affairscomments. NMFS hereby withdraws result of this termination, the existing,(OIRA). PVA staff assisted these mem- theAugust2022proposedruleand more limited, rules will remain in ef- bers with their presentations. terminatesthisrulemakingproceed-fect indefinitely. ing. NMFS existing North Atlantic TheFederalRegisterpublicationrightwhalevesselspeedregulations OnOct.31,2022,PVAsubmittedreads: NMFS received approximately(50 CFR 224.105) remain in effect.detailed comments to the regulatory90,000 public comments on the pro-Withdrawal of the proposed rule does not preclude NMFS from taking fu-ture action, including but not limited to initiating a new rulemaking, to ad-dress ongoing lethal right whale vessel Tour Operators. Weve got your back. strikes. If, in the future, NMFS decides it is appropriate to issue regulations on Board Faster. this topic, NMFS will do so via a new rulemaking,inaccordancewiththe Administrative Procedure Act.Sell More. GivenPresidentTrumpsprofessed hostility to additional regulations of all Stress Less. types, the fate of any future rulemak-ing on this subject is open to question.Still pending is a lawsuit filed in feder-RocketRezs leading all-in-one software keeps your boat toursal district court in Washington, D.C., moving with lightning-fast check-in, even for hundreds of guests.in January 2021 (Whale and Dolphin Manage online sales, OTAs, walk-ups, and kiosks from one system.Conservation v. National Marine Fish-Upsell and boost revenue every trip with dynamic pricing and add- eries Service). The plaintiffs want the ons, while staying in control with real-time reporting. courttoforcethefederalagencyto issue stricter vessel speed limit rules.Find out what smooth sailing looks like with our modern ticketing platform.FOGHORN 40'