LNM01-C713B7

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Received 04 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC

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HOG ISLAND CHANNEL - CAPE COD CANAL EASTERN ENTRANCE General / Threatened And Endangered Species Advisory (TESS Advisory) / Marine Wildlife Migration NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT IN CAPE COD BAY, MASSACHUSETTS TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2026. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS. THE CAPE COD BAY SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 42 DEGREES 10 MINUTES NORTH, 41 DEGREES 40 MINUTES NORTH, 069 DEGREES 59 MINUTES WEST, 070 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST. INFORMATION ABOUT VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.FISHERIES.NOAA.GOV/NATIONAL/ENDANGERED-SPECIES-CONSERVATION/REDUCING-VESSEL-STRIKES-NORTH-ATLANTIC-RIGHT-WHALES Valid 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-18. USCG Northeast District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026

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