Six months after an unprecedented number of humpback whale deaths occurred along the New Jersey coast, the federal government announced billions in funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that includes an $82 million commitment to the conservation and protection of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
The funds are part of the total $3.3 billion earmarked for NOAA under the Inflation Reduction Act to address climate change.
“We will provide direct support for the application of newer technologies, such as passive acoustic monitoring.
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