SAFETY/NJ - RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE - EAST OF ATLANTIC CITY/HAZ OPS/CCGD5 BNM 0086-25

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/05/2025 04:22 PM EST

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1. NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT EAST OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MARCH 18, 2025. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE EAST OF ATLANTIC CITY SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 40 DEGREES 01 MINUTES NORTH, 39 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH, 072 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST, 073 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST.
2. 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.
3. FOR SECTOR DELAWARE BAY, BROADCAST UNTIL CANCELLED.


CANCEL AT//090555Z MAR 25//

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