NOAA Reminds Whale Watchers to Heed 100-Yard Rule
The owner and operator of an Alaskan charter vessel has been fined $5,000 for coming too close to a pod of humpback whales, in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The violation was investigated by NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and prosecuted by the Enforcement Section, NOAA’s […]