December 7, 2020 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
NOAA Fisheries is reinstating a Slow Zone (voluntary vessel speed restriction zone), southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey
This Slow Zone was in effect November 20-December 5, when the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute acoustic monitoring buoy detected right whales southeast of Atlantic City. The buoy detected right whales again on December 7.
Mariners, please go around this area or go slow (10 knots or less) inside this area where right whales have been detected.
Southeast of Atlantic City Slow Zone is in effect through December 22 for waters bounded by:
39 25 N
38 44 N
073 44 W
074 36 W
See the coordinates for all the slow zones currently in effect.