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07/03/2023

Speed Limits in the Gulf...No Vessel Transits at Night?! 😬 Florida Sportsman applauds The American Sportfishing Association and Keep Florida Fishing for spreading awareness of this controversial subject and giving anglers an easy way to submit public comments opposing this proposal.

An Action Alert email sent out this week by ASA reads as follows:

NOAA is considering boating speed restrictions in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that would effectively shut down a massive area of the ocean to all boating.

Petitioners have requested that NOAA create a “Vessel Slowdown Zone” with a mandatory 11 mph speed limit for all vessels from approximately Pensacola, FL to south of Tampa. The petition is intended to help protect the Rice’s whale, however, there has never been a documented case of a recreational vessel striking a Rice’s whale.

The petition also proposes the following additional restrictions on boaters:
• No vessel transits at night;
• Vessels transiting through the zone must report their plans to NOAA, utilize trained visual observers, and maintain a separation distance of 500 m from Rice’s whales;
• Use and operate an Automatic Identification System, or notify NOAA of transits through the zone, and
• Report all non-compliance to NOAA within 24 hours.

Click the link below and use the pre-written statement (or submit your own comment) to tell NOAA to reject this ill-advised petition and instead work with the recreational boating and fishing community on alternative approaches to conserve the Rice’s whale while maintaining safe boating access: https://asafishing.org/advocacy/action-center/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f106410%2fRespond

For more information on the proposal, see here: https://www.floridasportsman.com/editorial/petition-mandatory-10-knot-speed-limit-noaa-wants-your-feedback/473715

What do you think of these restrictions?

06/28/2023

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04/06/2023

Tight lines!