National media outlets spotlight concerns with proposed Vessel Speed Restrictions
by National Marine Manufacturers Association 27 Jun 2023 08:18 PDT
Boating industry leaders urge Biden administration to pause on proposed vessel speed restrictions © NMMA
Coming out of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries oversight hearing on June 6, where NMMA President Frank Hugelmeyer and other marine industry stakeholders testified, national and local media continue to take note of the recreational boating industry's concerns with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s proposed changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule.
The proposed changes would impose significant restrictions to boating and fishing along the Atlantic coast, putting boaters in danger and risking the $230 billion economic impact of the recreational boating industry.
On Friday, the Associated Press (AP) published an article highlighting representative Buddy Carter's (R-GA) new bill to prohibit NOAA from implementing an expansion of the rule until other mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed. The bill comes weeks after a similar bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR).
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