Ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act

ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act

Only 340 North Atlantic right whales remain in the world.

Right whale migratory routes run right along the North American coastline—one of our oceans’ most industrialized areas—where commercial fishing gear poses lethal threats. New technologies in the fishing industry could make it safer. And the SAVE Right Whales Act would support research to develop these technologies. Tell your members of Congress to co-sponsor the bill today.

please co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act

I’m writing to ask you to co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act – an exciting bill in Congress that will provide funding for the fishing and shipping industries, state agencies, research institutions, and nonprofit organizations to come together and find promising solutions to protect one of the world’s most critically endangered animals, the North Atlantic right whale.

There are only approximately 340 North Atlantic right whales remaining in the world. These majestic animals inhabit heavily trafficked waters along the Atlantic Coast from Florida to Canada, and are extremely vulnerable to entanglements in fishing gear and ship strikes. There have been 20 confirmed deaths since 2017. And in 2018, no calves were born – the first time this has happened in over two decades. Scientists estimate that the species could become extinct within our lifetimes.

But they are not without hope. New technologies in the fishing industry hold the promise to prevent whales from becoming entangled in rope while supporting fishermen in earning their livelihoods.

We don’t have time to wait to move these promising ideas forward. The SAVE Right Whales Act  would authorize $5 million annually for the next decade in new grants to support research and development of projects designed to reduce the impacts of human activities on North Atlantic right whales. Research institutions, nonprofit organizations, state agencies, and the fishing and shipping industries are eager to find better solutions – and funding from the SAVE Right Whales Act will make it possible.

The time to act to save the North Atlantic right whale is now. I greatly value these whales both for their intrinsic value and their contributions to the healthy ecosystem that supports our communities. Please consider becoming a co-sponsor of this important bill and give right whales a fighting chance. Thank you for your consideration and support.

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ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act

please co-sponsor the SAVE Right Whales Act

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