NOAA Establishes New Voluntary Right Whale Speed Restriction Zone Off Nantucket
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - March 22, 2018
NOAA Fisheries has established a new voluntary right whale speed restriction zone 11 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts, after six right whales were sighted in the area on March 20.
NOAA is requesting that mariners who go through the area to do so at 10 knots or less. The restriction is in effect through April 4.
This isn’t the first time that NOAA has established a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone this year ...
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