Voluntary Speed Restrictions in Effect
Dynamic Management Area has been established in the vicinity of Jordan Basin The Republic of the Marshall Islands issues Marine Safety Advisory regarding VOLUNTARY SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT as follows:Please be advised that the NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone (Dynamic Management Area - DMA) has been established in the vicinity of Jordan Basin to protect an aggregation of 15 right whales sighted in this area on 9 January 2012. This DMA is in effect immediately through 24 January 2012. Mariners are requested to route around these areas or transit through them at 10 knots or less.The coordinates for this DMA are as shown below. Please note that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a news release stating that civil penalties assessed against three large commercial vessels for violating seasonal speed limits intended to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales this last fall have been paid in full. Cases against six other vessels for the same offense are still open.Vessels of 65 feet or greater in length are restricted to speeds of ten knots or less in seasonal management areas along the East ...
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