Compliance with vessel speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic right whales

Environmental regulations can only be effective if they are adhered to, but the motivations for regulatory compliance are not always clear. We assessed vessel operator compliance with a December 2008 regulation aimed at reducing collisions with the endangered North Atlantic right whale that requires...

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Main Authors: Gregory K. Silber, Jeffrey D. Adams, Christopher J. Fonnesbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/399.pdf