Right Whale Ship Strike Strategy

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Right Whale Ship Strike Strategy Northeast
Region

• Patricia Gerrior
• Northeast Region

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Off Race Point

• Seasonal Management Area (SMA)
• 1 April 15 May
• Speed Reduction Area or Route Around
• Dynamic management applicable (yr round) outside
  SMA

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Great South Channel

• Seasonal Management Area (SMA)
• 1 April 31 July
• Area To Be Avoided (gt 300 grt)
• gt 65ft and lt 300 grt Speed Reduction Area
• Dynamic management applicable (yr round) outside
  SMA

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Cape Cod Bay
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Cape Cod Bay Measures

• 1 January 30 April
• Seasonal Management Area (SMA)
• CCB Right Whale Critical Habitat to western
  shoreline of Bay
• Dynamic management applicable (yr round) outside
  SMA
• Ship route - Boston ports North
• Western side of CCB outside of critical habitat
  
• Sufficient width to route around whales
• Ship route - Provincetown
• Speed restrictions in lanes
• Lift speed restrictions when no whales

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Gulf of Maine

• Dynamic management areas (yr round)

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Navigational Safety

• Navigational safety must be considered in the
  application of all proposed measures
• Seasonal (routing speed)
• Dynamic (area designation, routing speed)