NW-C-4475-26
North Atlantic Right Whale speed restrictions for Maritime/ Newfoundland/ St. Lawrence
Warning text
Analysis
ActiveEffective 24 Oct 2026 1500 UTC, North Atlantic Right Whale restriction zones apply for vessels greater than 13 m. Static North and South zones: vessels must not exceed 10 knots over ground. Dynamic zones, Seasonal Management Areas, Restricted area have no restriction in effect; voluntary seasonal slowdown requested.
Vessels greater than 13 m must not exceed 10 knots over ground in Static North and South zones. Observe voluntary seasonal slowdown where requested and report whale sightings or entangled/injured/dead whales to Marine Communication and Traffic Services.
- Type
- Restricted area · severity moderate
- Feed
- Security and restricted areasAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Maritimes, Newfoundland, St. Lawrence
- Validity
- From 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Effective 241500 UTC Oct 2026, the following North Atlantic Right Whale restriction Zones are in effect for all vessels greater than 13 meters in length overall: - Activity periods
- 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - ? (Static North and South: speed limit 10 knots over ground for vessels >13 m; other zones no restriction; voluntary slowdown requested)
- Hazards
- speed restriction, North Atlantic Right Whale protection
- Cancels
- NW-C-4464-26
- Charts
- 4001(NAD83)
Contacts
- Marine Communication and Traffic Services · report whale sightings and observations
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 24 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.