NW-C-4475-26
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ActiveNorth Atlantic right whale speed restrictions for Static Zones (Maritimes/Newfoundland/St. Lawrence)
Effective 24 Oct 2026 1500 UTC, static North and South North Atlantic right whale zones require vessels greater than 13 m to not exceed 10 knots over ground. Dynamic Shipping Zones A-E, Seasonal Management Areas 1 and 2, and the Restricted area have no restriction in effect. Voluntary seasonal slowdown requested: vessels are asked to reduce speed to less than 10 knots over ground. Mariners should report whale sightings and entangled or injured whales to Marine Communication and Traffic Services.
Vessels greater than 13 m must not exceed 10 knots over ground in the Static North and South zones. Voluntarily reduce speed to less than 10 knots 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 (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/security/
- Location
- Maritimes, Newfoundland, St. Lawrence
- Validity
- From 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Effective 241500 UTC Oct 2026 - Activity periods
- 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - ? (Static Zones North and South: vessels >13 m must not exceed 10 knots over ground. Dynamic zones and SMAs: no restriction in effect. Voluntary seasonal slowdown requested.)
- Hazards
- speed restriction (10 knots), voluntary slowdown request, presence of North Atlantic right whales
- Cancels
- NW-C-4464-26
- Charts
- 4001(NAD83)
Contacts
- Marine Communication and Traffic Services · report whale sightings, entangled, dead or injured whales
Generated automatically from the warning text on 24 Oct 2026, 14:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
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