GUEST OPINION | More Whales Will Die If Vessel Speed Rule Is Revoked

To the Editor:

Perhaps a sad yet true representative name for the 51-foot endangered fin whale that washed up in Barnegat Light recently should be “Sacrificed.” That is in fact what he was … ”sacrificed.”

He was sacrificed to the human activity that has impacted global wildlife, resulting in a catastrophic decline of 73% of wildlife species in the last 50 years alone.

April 1, 2026