Comment from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
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Summary: Rebecca Loomis of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) submitted a list of supporting documents and citations related to the proposed action. The submission provides research and data on indigenous rights, marine ecology, and the impacts of dredging and mining to inform the decision-making process.
Sources associated with comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (upload 3)
Attachments
- NRDC VA comment_source index (PDF)
- NMFS_NARW UME (PDF)
- Davis et al. 2020. Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the (PDF)
- Engelhaupt et al. 2020. Blue whale sightings of the coast of Virginia (PDF)
- FWS_Eastern Shore VA NWR (PNG)
- FWS_Eastern Shore VA NWR (PDF)
- Hardison et al. 2023. Effects of seagrass restoration on coastal fish abundance and diversity_comp (PDF)
- Hodge et al. 2013. North Atlantic right whale occurrence near wind energy areas (PDF)
- IUCN_NARW (PDF)
- Kritzer et al. 2016. The importance of benthic habitats for coastal fisheries (PDF)
- LaBrecque et al. 2015. Biologically Important Areas - US East Coast (PDF)
- Ma and Smith. 2022. Primary productivity in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (PDF)
- MAFMC. 2025. EFHReviewSummaryReport_Final (PDF)
- Mallette et al. 2026. Baleen Whale Occurrence in the Waters Off Virginia and North Carolina (PDF)
- MARCO_Deep sea treasures (PDF)
- MMPATF. Mid-Atlantic Bight IMMA (PDF)
- NMFS. 2025. State of the Ecosystem. Mid-Atlantic_comp (PDF)
- NMFS_Frank R Lautenberg (PDF)
- NMFS_Humpback UME (PDF)
- NMFS_Minke UME (PDF)
- Meyer Gutbrod_Redefining North Atlantic right whale habitatuse (PDF)
