Enacts the whale awareness act to reduce marine mammal interactions with vessels.
The Whale Awareness Act directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to create recommendations and educational materials aimed at reducing interactions between marine mammals and vessels. These materials will be developed in consultation with relevant agencies and will be made available to boat operators and owners. The act also mandates that marine mammal interaction prevention recommendations and educational materials be provided to boat operators and owners in specific counties.
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