New programs would map whale movements and fund technology to protect them from ocean activities.
This bill would create new programs to better track and protect migratory whales and other large marine mammals. It would set up mapping and surveying efforts, and offer grants for new detection technologies. This aims to reduce harm to whales from vessel collisions and other ocean activities by providing better information to ocean users.
Currently, federal efforts to monitor and protect large marine mammals focus on threatened or endangered species. This bill would expand that focus to include all migratory whales and other large cetaceans. It would create new, specific programs for mapping whale movements, surveying understudied species, and offering grants for detection technologies, making detailed whale location data widely available to ocean users.
HR 7332 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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