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Today is World Whale Day – Help us implement the strongest
possible federal protections for North Atlantic right whales.

A new federal strategy takes a major step toward protecting
critically endangered North Atlantic right whales when
responsibly developing offshore wind energy. But we need your
help to put it into action.

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Dear NRDC Activist,

Critically endangered North Atlantic
right whales are 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.

While we develop offshore wind – critical
for a healthier, fossil fuel-free future that avoids the worst
impacts of the climate crisis – we must prevent further
jeopardizing highly vulnerable North Atlantic right whales with
increased boat traffic, noisy construction activities, and
habitat change.

A new strategy released by the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and NOAA Fisheries goes a long way
toward making sure that we protect North Atlantic right whales
while responsibly developing offshore wind. Now we need the
agencies to fully fund the commitments that they have laid out
and begin implementing them.

Urge BOEM and NOAA to take the next step
to protect whales while advancing responsible offshore wind
development. ( [link removed] )

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.

The strategy makes recommendations to avoid and minimize impacts
to North Atlantic right whales from offshore wind activities,
including:

* Reducing noise levels during
construction to the maximum extent practicable
* Ensuring noise reduction targets during construction are met
for each turbine that’s driven into the seafloor
* Conducting underwater acoustic monitoring to listen for whales
a full 24 hours in advance of loud foundation installation
activities
* Ensuring a sufficient number of trained observers are deployed
to monitor for the presence of whales during construction and
more

But without funding, the final strategy cannot be
fully implemented. Securing funding is fundamental to the
strategy’s success – and allows for true interagency
implementation.

North Atlantic right whales are already 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. We must
protect them from any further harm as we make the essential
transition to a 100% clean energy future.

Funding
this whale survival strategy is fundamental to its success. Send
a message to the Biden administration supporting this final
strategy and urge them to fund and implement it. ( [link removed] )

Thank you for taking action. Together, we can
help protect North Atlantic right whales and efficiently develop
offshore wind energy.

Sincerely,

Dr. Francine Kershaw

Senior Scientist, Nature, NRDC

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