NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT NORTH CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH DECEMBER 29, 2024. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE NORTH OF CAPE COD SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 42 DEGREES 56 MINUTES NORTH, 42 DEGREES 14 MINUTES NORTH, 069 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST, 070 DEGREES 24 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//181800Z DEC 24//
BT

Source: District 1 DPW
Link: SAFETY/NORTH OF CAPE COD/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0059-24