NW-C-4257-26
North Atlantic Right Whale speed restrictions off Newfoundland and Maritimes
No longer in forceReceived 07 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 13 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNW-C-4257-26
Date
2026-10-07 16:02 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Routeing Change - North Atlantic Right Whale
Cancels
NW-C-4225-26
Areas
Maritimes
Newfoundland
St. Lawrence
Categories
North Atlantic Right Whale
Description
Effective 071700 UTC Oct 2026, the following North Atlantic Right Whale restriction Zones are in effect for all vessels greater than 13 meters in length overall:
Static Zones North and South: Vessels must not exceed 10 knots over ground.
Dynamic Shipping Zones A and B: Vessels must not exceed 10 knots over ground.
Dynamic Shipping Zones C, D, and E: No restriction in effect.
Seasonal Management Areas 1 and 2: No restriction in effect.
Restricted area: No restriction in effect.
Voluntary Seasonal Slowdown: Vessels are requested to reduce their speed less than 10 knots over ground.
Additional details are available in Notices to Mariners. Failure to comply with speed restrictions in effect can lead to enforcement action by Transport Canada.
Mariners are requested to report whale sightings and observations of entangled, dead, or injured whales to Marine Communication and Traffic Services.
Position
Centroid : 49° 17.147'N 063° 15.510'W (Static North)
Pt 1: 50° 20.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 49° 13.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 48° 40.000'N 064° 13.000'W
Pt 4: 48° 40.000'N 062° 40.000'W
Pt 5: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
Pt 6: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
Pt 7: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Pt 8: 49° 04.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Pt 9: 49° 04.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 10: 49° 43.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Pt 11: 50° 20.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 55.022'N 063° 21.773'W (Static South)
Pt 1: 48° 40.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 48° 40.000'N 062° 40.000'W
Pt 3: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
Pt 5: 47° 10.000'N 062° 30.000'W
Pt 6: 47° 10.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Centroid : 49° 24.229'N 064° 33.125'W (Dynamic A)
Pt 1: 49° 41.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 49° 20.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 49° 11.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Pt 4: 49° 22.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Centroid : 49° 05.088'N 063° 29.566'W (Dynamic B)
Pt 1: 49° 22.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 49° 11.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 48° 48.002'N 063° 00.000'W
Pt 4: 49° 00.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 41.928'N 062° 30.435'W (Dynamic C)
Pt 1: 49° 00.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 48° 48.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 4: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Centroid : 50° 06.963'N 063° 28.889'W (Dynamic D)
Pt 1: 50° 16.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 50° 00.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 49° 56.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Pt 4: 50° 16.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 17.147'N 061° 29.732'W (Dynamic E)
Pt 1: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
Pt 5: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Pt 6: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 42.769'N 061° 27.030'W (SMA-1)
Pt 1: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 49° 04.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 3: 49° 04.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Pt 4: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 56.878'N 061° 40.278'W (SMA-2)
Pt 1: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
Pt 3: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
Pt 4: 47° 26.690'N 062° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 55.781'N 063° 54.583'W (Restricted Area)
Pt 1: 48° 31.800'N 063° 39.600'W
Pt 2: 48° 24.720'N 063° 17.880'W
Pt 3: 47° 18.840'N 064° 10.800'W
Pt 4: 47° 27.180'N 064° 30.720'W
Centroid : 47° 37.167'N 060° 17.571'W (Voluntary Slowdown Zone)
Pt 1: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
Pt 2: 47° 37.200'N 059° 18.500'W
Pt 3: 47° 02.000'N 060° 23.700'W
Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
Pt 5: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Charts
4001(NAD83)
Location map
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No longer in forceEffective 071700 UTC Oct 2026, speed restrictions for North Atlantic Right Whale protection apply. Static North and South zones and Dynamic Shipping Zones A and B: vessels greater than 13 m must not exceed 10 knots over ground. Other dynamic zones and Seasonal Management Areas have no restriction; voluntary slowdown requested in Voluntary Seasonal Slowdown zone.
Vessels greater than 13 m must not exceed 10 knots over ground in Static North and South and Dynamic Shipping Zones A and B. Report whale sightings and entangled, injured or dead whales to Marine Communication and Traffic Services. Voluntary slowdown requested elsewhere.
- 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 07 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC
Effective 071700 UTC Oct 2026 - Activity periods
- 07 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC - ? (Speed restrictions for vessels >13 m in specified zones; no end given)
- Hazards
- speed restriction for whale protection, voluntary slowdown requested
- Cancels
- NW-C-4225-26
- Charts
- 4001(NAD83)
Contacts
- Marine Communication and Traffic Services · Report whale sightings and incidents
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC HalifaxCanada279 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC QuebecCanada352 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ForillonJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160025VHF 40range 40 NM48 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Havre St. PierreJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160025VHF 40range 40 NM61 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Heath PointJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160025VHF 40range 40 NM62 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NatashquanJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160025VHF 40range 40 NM77 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NewportJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160025VHF 40range 40 NM88 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 07 Oct 2026, 16:58 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.