
Viking Pushes for Technology-Based Whale Protection
The New Jersey builder says new detection technology could help protect North Atlantic right whales while giving boaters a more targeted alternative to blanket speed restrictions.

The New Jersey builder says new detection technology could help protect North Atlantic right whales while giving boaters a more targeted alternative to blanket speed restrictions.

The WAVS Taskforce is using risk-terrain modeling and NMEA alerts to protect right whales without broad speed restrictions.

‘This Outlook is a Call to Action,’ says NOAA National Weather Service Director.

Learn essential tips for boat owners, including securing your vessel, choosing the right storage, and understanding insurance coverage.

The rule would have imposed 10-knot speed limits along the East Coast for a large number of recreational vessels.

The rule would have imposed 10-knot speed limits on recreational vessels greater than 35 feet in length along the US East Coast.

Two Mediterranean superyacht incidents in two months prompts safety analysis.

NOAA predicts 17-25 named storms for the Atlantic Basin citing La Nina.

Federal regulators that are trying to protect right whales want East Coast boaters to slow to 10 knots.

The rule would reduce operating speed to 10 knots or less for boats 35 feet to 65 feet LOA.

The New Jersey builder says new detection technology could help protect North Atlantic right whales while giving boaters a more targeted alternative to blanket speed restrictions.

The WAVS Taskforce is using risk-terrain modeling and NMEA alerts to protect right whales without broad speed restrictions.

‘This Outlook is a Call to Action,’ says NOAA National Weather Service Director.

Learn essential tips for boat owners, including securing your vessel, choosing the right storage, and understanding insurance coverage.

The rule would have imposed 10-knot speed limits along the East Coast for a large number of recreational vessels.

The rule would have imposed 10-knot speed limits on recreational vessels greater than 35 feet in length along the US East Coast.

Two Mediterranean superyacht incidents in two months prompts safety analysis.

NOAA predicts 17-25 named storms for the Atlantic Basin citing La Nina.

Federal regulators that are trying to protect right whales want East Coast boaters to slow to 10 knots.

The rule would reduce operating speed to 10 knots or less for boats 35 feet to 65 feet LOA.
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