NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT SOUTH OF NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH JANUARY 20, 2026. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE SOUTH OF NANTUCKET SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 40 DEGREES 59 MINUTES NORTH, 40 DEGREES 29 MINUTES NORTH, 069 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST, 070 DEGREES 11 MINUTES WEST.
INFORMATION ABOUT VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://WWW.FISHERIES.NOAA.GOV/NATIONAL/ENDANGERED-SPECIES-CONSERVATION/REDUCING-VESSEL-STRIKES-NORTH-ATLANTIC-RIGHT-WHALES.
CANCEL AT//092118Z JAN 26//

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