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CORRECTION...CAPE COD MASSACHUSETTS TO VIRGINIA BEACH VIRGINIA

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS BOHEMIA NY
430 PM EST WED NOVEMBER 19 2025

ATTENTION:  MANDATORY SPEED RESTRICTIONS OF 10 KNOTS FOR VESSELS 65
FEET OR LONGER ARE IN EFFECT IN SPECFIC AREAS FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO
FLORIDA TO PROTECT NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES.  VOLUNTARY SPEED
REDUCTION ZONES MAY ALSO BE IN EFFECT WHERE RIGHT WHALES HAVE BEEN
DETECTED.  ALL MARINERS AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS ARE REQUESTED TO
ROUTE AROUND THESE AREAS OR TRANSIT THROUGH THEM AT 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. CONSULT BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS, NAVTEX, AND LOCAL NOTICE
TO MARINERS FOR MORE INFORMATION.  PLEASE REPORT SIGHTINGS OF DEAD,
INJURED, OR ENTANGLED WHALES TO 866-755-6622 OR TO THE U.S. COAST
GUARD ON CHANNEL 16.

VISIT WWW.FISERHIES.NOAA.GOV AND SEARCH RIGHT WHALE SPEED RULE TO
LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT RIGHT WHALE ZONES.

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ATTN: BOX OKX PHI AKQ

THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES REQUESTS THAT THE MESSAGE ABOVE IS
BROADCAST AT APPROXIMATELY 60-MINUTE INTERVALS THROUGH APRIL 30 2026.

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