NOAA Fisheries Extends Voluntary Right Whale Speed Restriction Zone Off Nantucket
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] By Amanda Buckle - April 6, 2018
NOAA Fisheries announced that they have extended the voluntary right whale speed restriction zone off Nantucket that they established in March.
The restriction zone was put in place 11 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on March 20 after six right whales were spotted in the area. NOAA set a request asking mariners who go through the area to do so at 10 knots or less. The restriction was supposed to be in effect through ...
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