SAFETY/EAST OF PORTSMOUTH NH/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0004-25

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/14/2025 12:47 PM EST

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NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION
ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
EAST OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS
RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH JANUARY 27, 2025. NOAA
REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE EAST OF PORTSMOUTH SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY:
43 DEGREES 19 MINUTES NORTH, 42 DEGREES 34 MINUTES NORTH,
069 DEGREES 37 MINUTES WEST, 070 DEGREES 40 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//162200Z JAN 25//

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