SAFETY/VA - RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE - EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD5 BNM 0095-25
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/11/2025 03:22 PM EDT
1. NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MARCH 25, 2025. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 37 DEGREES 24 MINUTES NORTH, 36 DEGREES 41 MINUTES NORTH, 074 DEGREES 51 MINUTES WEST, 075 DEGREES 44 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 VIRGINIA, BROADCAST UNTIL CANCELLED.
CANCEL AT//150319Z MAR 25//
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