NOAA issues regulations to protect marine mammals during construction of US Wind's offshore wind project.
NOAA Fisheries announced an extension of a voluntary right whale Slow Zone Wednesday, April 3.
Recent sightings of right whales off the coast of Ocean City have led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries to prolong the enforcement of a slow zone in the area.
NOAA Fisheries has extended a voluntary right whale Slow Zone, effective immediately, following the recent detection of right whales east of Ocean City.
NOAA Fisheries has received $82 million in federal funding as part of the Inflation Reduction Act to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales that are facing the threat of extinction.
A proposal for an offshore wind lease sale off the coast of Delaware and Maryland was announced Monday by the Department of the Interior. The sale includes one area off of Delaware and Maryland and one off of Virginia.
Though the town says it is not opposed to wind energy, it is raising concerns about views off its coast being impacted, titling a recent release "Save Our Sunrise." However, studies have shown the potential for both positive and neutral impacts of wind farms on areas with high rates of tourism, though they are inconclusive at this time.