Environmental coalition wants to save whales by reducing ships' speed in marine sanctuaries
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 01:00
in Earth & Climate
A 10-knot limit off the West Coast could prevent deaths, advocates tells the U.S. Department of Commerce. Shippers oppose the limits.A coalition of environmental groups is asking the federal government to require ships traveling through California's marine sanctuaries to slow down to avoid fatal collisions with whales, a problem they say has climbed to "unsustainable levels."