NAVWARN details
| ID | NW-P-0690-23 |
| Date | 2023-06-01 01:29 UTC To 2024-06-01 00:00 UTC |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Title | Waterway information - Waters Subject to Approach Distance Prohibition |
| Areas |
Boundary Bay Esquimalt Harbour Fraser River Fraser River - North Arm Haro Strait Howe Sound Juan de Fuca Strait Mainland South Coast Inlets Sechelt Inlet - Jervis Inlet Strait of Georgia Vancouver Harbour Victoria Harbour Washington State - San Juan Islands West Coast Vancouver Island South |
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Waterway Information (Other) |
| Description | Effective 010000UTC JUN 1 2023, to comply with the Interim Order for the Protection of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Waters of Southern British Columbia, 2023, vessels must not approach within a distance of 400m of a Killer Whale, nor position themselves such that the vessel is in the path of a killer whale in Southern Resident Killer Whale critical habitat and British Columbia coastal waters east of Vancouver Island and south of Campbell River (Cape Mudge) and Ucluelet, including Barkley Sound (up to Port Alberni) and Howe Sound, with coordinates listed in Schedule 1 of the Interim Order. These prohibitions are in effect until May 31st, 2024. Details of vessels excepted from the approach distance and positioning a vessel in the path prohibition are described in Sections 3(2), 4(2), 5(2) and 6(2) of the Interim Order. Failure to comply with the Interim Order for the Protection of the Killer Whales in the Waters of Southern British Columbia, 2023 could lead to enforcement action, including fines. Further details are available at Transport Canadas website (Interim Order for the Protection of the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in the Waters of Southern British Columbia, 2023 (canada.ca)), or upon request from a Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre. |
| Position |
Centroid : 48° 58.169'N 124° 24.575'W (Waters Subject to Approach Distance Prohibition)
Pt 1: 50° 03.807'N 124° 50.610'W
Pt 2: 49° 52.486'N 124° 33.903'W Pt 3: 49° 52.426'N 124° 33.912'W Pt 4: 49° 46.436'N 124° 16.815'W Pt 5: 49° 44.262'N 124° 13.260'W Pt 6: 49° 43.838'N 124° 12.572'W Pt 7: 49° 43.018'N 124° 11.228'W Pt 8: 49° 39.450'N 124° 05.148'W Pt 9: 49° 39.313'N 124° 04.355'W Pt 10: 49° 19.301'N 123° 08.888'W Pt 11: 49° 18.775'N 123° 08.882'W Pt 12: 49° 15.608'N 123° 12.755'W Pt 13: 49° 15.173'N 123° 16.247'W Pt 14: 49° 15.455'N 123° 16.795'W Pt 15: 49° 12.853'N 123° 13.338'W Pt 16: 49° 11.205'N 123° 12.225'W Pt 17: 49° 10.425'N 123° 10.023'W Pt 18: 49° 07.853'N 123° 12.037'W Pt 19: 49° 06.128'N 123° 19.335'W Pt 20: 49° 05.368'N 123° 19.342'W Pt 21: 49° 07.058'N 123° 11.647'W Pt 22: 49° 06.532'N 123° 11.232'W Pt 23: 49° 04.062'N 123° 09.410'W Pt 24: 49° 03.487'N 123° 08.493'W Pt 25: 49° 00.132'N 123° 05.460'W Pt 26: 48° 59.977'N 123° 18.224'W Pt 27: 48° 49.812'N 123° 00.619'W Pt 28: 48° 46.189'N 123° 00.536'W Pt 29: 48° 41.472'N 123° 16.054'W Pt 30: 48° 39.431'N 123° 16.044'W Pt 31: 48° 32.773'N 123° 13.368'W Pt 32: 48° 27.663'N 123° 09.661'W Pt 33: 48° 25.218'N 123° 06.470'W Pt 34: 48° 17.405'N 123° 14.384'W Pt 35: 48° 13.477'N 123° 32.496'W Pt 36: 48° 14.484'N 123° 41.193'W Pt 37: 48° 17.755'N 124° 00.494'W Pt 38: 48° 30.151'N 124° 48.053'W Pt 39: 48° 29.563'N 124° 59.907'W Pt 40: 48° 20.356'N 125° 23.230'W Pt 41: 48° 14.200'N 125° 44.500'W Pt 42: 48° 41.700'N 126° 17.783'W Pt 43: 48° 59.685'N 125° 40.152'W Pt 44: 48° 55.253'N 125° 32.517'W Pt 45: 48° 56.076'N 125° 31.372'W Pt 46: 49° 01.238'N 125° 02.383'W Pt 47: 48° 46.985'N 125° 12.587'W Pt 48: 48° 39.645'N 124° 49.205'W Pt 49: 48° 39.485'N 124° 48.648'W Pt 50: 48° 33.703'N 124° 27.812'W Pt 51: 48° 33.110'N 124° 25.742'W Pt 52: 49° 59.092'N 125° 13.390'W Pt 53: 50° 03.807'N 124° 50.610'W |
| Charts | 3419(WGS84), 3441(NAD83), 3477(NAD27), 3606(NAD83); Horizontal positions are based on NAD83. |
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