Ocean City, MD - On February 24, 2022, the Ocean City buoy operated by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute redetected the presence of right whales East of Ocean City, Maryland.
A Right Whale Acoustic SLOW Zone is in effect immediately and expires on March 11, 2022.
Mariners are requested to avoid or transit at 10 knots or less inside the following areas where persistent aggregations of right whales have been detected. Please visit nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike for more information.
East of Ocean City, MD Acoustic SLOW Zone: Effective February 24-March 11, 2022
Waters bounded by:
NORTHERN BOUNDARY: 38°38' N
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY: 37°58' N
EASTERN BOUNDARY: 74°13' W
WESTERN BOUNDARY: 75°04' W
Southeast of Atlantic City, NJ Acoustic SLOW Zone: Effective February 21-March 8, 2022
Waters bounded by:
NORTHERN BOUNDARY: 39°25' N
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY: 38°44' N
EASTERN BOUNDARY: 73°44' W
WESTERN BOUNDARY: 74°36' W
