The number of North Atlantic right whales has dropped to a 20-year low and the calving grounds off the coasts of Georgia and two adjoining states aren’t hosting enough births to outpace deaths, new reports confirm.
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Right whales – public comments range from ‘save the whales’ to ‘save the fishermen’
“What world do we want to give to our children?” That’s all a Swiss man had to say about a proposal intended to protect Georgia’s endangered marine mammal – the right whale.
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Protecting right whales: Advocates, fishermen say proposal needs more work
A fatal collision that killed a baby whale and injured his mother in waters south of Brunswick is the latest impetus for advocates of whales to respond by the March 1 deadline for public comments on proposed federal rules intended to protect right whales.
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Whale Week: Female pioneers in conservation to speak about careers for women
A researcher who’s devoted her career to help marine life is to join three other women who work in marine conservation in a discussion Thursday about careers in the sector, as part of the third Whale Week in Georgia.
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Isakson: A common thread in conservation of right whales off Georgia’s coast
Bipartisan support now surrounds the endangered right whales off Georgia’s coast. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp proclaimed December as Right Whale Awareness Month. Former Democratic Gov. Joe Frank Harris signed legislation that made the right whale the state’s marine mammal in 1985.
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Isakson’s support for right whale conservation part of broadening bipartisan effort
When Sen. Johnny Isakson announced he was co-sponsoring federal legislation to provide $50 million, over 10 years, to help conserve endangered right whales, he cited an event during his days the Georgia Legislature in explaining why he picked support of this issue as one of his final acts in public office.
