NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT TWO VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONES UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT SOUTH OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH MAY 6, 2026. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THESE ZONES OR TRANSIT THROUGH THEM AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE SOUTH OF PORTSMOUTH SLOW ZONE AREAS ARE BOUNDED BY: 43 DEGREES 05 MINUTES NORTH, 42 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH, 070 DEGREES 02 MINUTES WEST, 071 DEGREES 00 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.
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