Posts Tagged ‘Right Whale slow zone’
UPDATED: Right Whale Slow Zone Extended off Ocean City Through May 11
UPDATED – 04/29/24 – A voluntary right whale slow zone is in effect through May 11th. On April 26th the Ocean City buoy detected the presence of right whales east of Ocean city. Mariners are requested to avoid or transit at 10 knots or less inside the areas where right whales have been detected. Please…
Read MoreRight Whale Slow Zone East of Ocean City – through 4/22
On April 7, 2023, the Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science detected the presence of right whales east of Ocean City, Maryland. The right whale Slow Zone is in effect through April 22, 2023. As a reminder, four additional Slow Zones are currently in effect.…
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