Natl Marine Fisheries Administrative Service Message
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
371 NOUS71 KVUY 192338 CCB FSHERH ANZ231>237-254>256-270>273-330>375-450>475-630>676-300500- 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. && 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. $$