IFAW Praises Whale Conservation Efforts

HYANNIS – The International Fund for Animal Welfare is praising the Senate introduction of the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered (SAVE) Right Whales Act of 2019.

Championed by Senators Cory Booker, Johnny Isakson, and Tom Carper, the bipartisan legislation supports the immediate conservation and recovery of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.

“The North Atlantic right whale is facing extinction, and saving it is one of the most pressing conservation challenges of our time,” said Beth Allgood, U.S. Country Director for the International Fund of Animal Welfare.

“This summer alone, eight right whales died during a three-month span. We applaud Senators Booker, Isakson, and Carper for introducing the SAVE Right Whales Act in the Senate and for their commitment to putting this species on the path to recovery,” she said.

“We urge Congress to swiftly pass this bill, which will enable scientists, conservationists, and industry to work together to save this iconic animal from fishing gear entanglements and fatal ship strikes.”

The bipartisan legislation, and its companion bill in the House, introduced in March by Representatives Seth Moulton and John Rutherford, would provide new funding to develop innovative solutions and technology.

The goal is to reduce the two leading causes of right whale deaths, commercial fishing gear entanglement and collisions with shipping vessels.

Authorizing $5 million per year from 2019 to 2029, the SAVE Right Whales Act would establish a new grant program to support collaborative projects between governments, the fishing and shipping industries, and nongovernmental organizations to swiftly and effectively reduce the negative impacts of human activity on the right whale population.   

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