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Voluntary Vessel Speed Restriction Zone in Effect through February 4, 2012 |
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NOAA Fisheries Service announces that a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone (Dynamic Management Area - DMA) has been established in the vicinity of Jeffreys Ledge to protect an aggregation of 4 right whales sighted in this area on January 19, 2012. This DMA is in effect immediately through February 4, 2012. Mariners are requested to route around this area or transit through it at 10 knots or less.
Jeffreys Ledge DMA -- active through February 4, 2012
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."