# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWg-LByCtyH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62144028-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e699b0394a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-30T16:25:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction, with only about 380 left on Earth, including roughly 70 breeding females.

Since 2008 a federal rule has contributed to their defense against one of the deadliest threats to their survival: collisions with ships.

The North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule requires most vessels 65 feet and longer to slow down to 10 knots (in certain areas, at certain times of year) along the U.S. East Coast, where the whales and heavy vessel traffic overlap. 

But now the Trump administration wants to get rid of this crucial rule.

Science shows that when ships slow down, whales survive. 

For a species already pushed to the brink, taking away speed limits could be devastating.

North Atlantic right whales need their safeguards strengthened, not weakened.

We're fighting back and you can help.

Raise your voice to urge NOAAFisheries to keep the speed limit! Visit the link in our bio and click on this post to take action. 

#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #EndangeredSpecies #WhaleConservation #SaveWhales #Cetaceans 

[Video description: A data visualization video to show observed North Atlantic right whale deaths along the Northeastern United States coast between 2017-2024, alongside the declining population numbers.]

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## Tags

cetaceans, savewhales, northatlanticrightwhale, whaleconservation, endangeredspecies

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