Volume 234, January 14, 2023

2023 may be the best of years for Right Whales!

January 10, off the Georgia coast, Spindle, a 41 plus year old right whale was found with a calf. According to the New England Aquarium, this is Spindle’s tenth calf.

Rob Moir, left, and Matt Delaney, right, presented state Rep. Josh Cutler, D-Plymouth, with more than 500 comments and signatures on the importance of declaring April 24 Massachusetts Right Whale Day.

January 4, on his last day at work, Governor Baker signed legislation establishing Right Whale Day April 24^th.

Thanks to the more than 500 of you who signed and took the time to tell legislators about the importance of right whales to Massachusetts, worthy of a day of their own.

Round up, give change to rescue right whales.

Rescue Right Whales from Entanglements

Rescue right whales from entanglements with the Stewarding Atlantic Fisheries Ecosystems by Supporting Economic Assistance and Sustainability (SAFE SEAS) Act.

This bill aims to help lobstermen and women with the financial burden of using new lobster and crab trap gear that will no longer entangle whales.

Passage of the SAFE SEAS Act will expedite the deployment of new lobster gear that will not entangle whales. Go whale-safe lobstering.

The SAFE SEAS Act will help keep the price of lobsters from rising.

The SAFE SEAS Act will be welcomed by boat operators tired of steering around pot buoys with trap lines to avoid entanglements with propellors and vessel.

Round up, give change to rescue right whales.

Donate Change to Rescue Right Whales

Round up bills to the dollar amount when using your credit card to give ORI change to rescue right whales. When you enroll, we’ll send you text message updates beginning with how to add ORI contact info to your cellphone.

Every time you swipe, your card will hold the pennies that brought the transaction to an even dollar amount. When $10 is saved over the course of a month, it will be sufficient to gift to ORI. If it’s less than $10 accumulated in a month, then no funds are transferred. You can set a maximum amount of round up to donate, the default is set for $40 or $10 a week.

Your money will be well spent because I am known in Washington for connecting legislators with their constituents and for passage of environmental legislation.

Perhaps you’ve heard in the news that passage of bills will be more difficult with this Congress. Taking more effort, every penny from you will be all the more appreciated. Fortunately, we are many.

Together, let’s round up and save right whales.

Yee haw!