Seasonal hypoxic conditions in the Gulf of Mexico force many shrimp to relocate. Scientists from NOAA and North Carolina State University are trying to make these shrimp easier to find.
Historic climate resilience funding for NOAA, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will improve habitat restoration, coastal resilience, and weather forecasting infrastructure.
Proposed changes would expand mandatory speed restrictions to include vessels 35 to 65 feet long and broaden seasonal speed restriction zones. The comment period closed on October 31, 2022.
The North Atlantic Right Whale Road to Recovery describes NOAA Fisheries’ efforts to halt the current population decline and recover the species, including new vessel speed regulations and a “roadmap” for use of ropeless gear.
