NAVWARN details
ID NW-Q-1622-23
Date 2023-11-16 01:45 UTC To 2024-04-17 00:21 UTC
Status Cancelled
Title Waterway Information - North Atlantic Right Whale
Cancels NW-Q-1589-23
Cancelled by NW-C-0549-24
Areas Maritimes
Newfoundland
St. Lawrence
Categories North Atlantic Right Whale
Description

Effective 160500 UTC Nov 2023, the North Atlantic Right Whale mandatory speed restriction zone in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for vessels 13 metres or more in length is no longer in effect. Mariners are encouraged to keep a sharp lookout for the presence of North Atlantic Right Whales and voluntarily restrict transiting at speeds in excess of 10 knots over ground, if maritime conditions permit, and to report all sightings to the nearest Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre.

Northern Static Zone: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Southern Static Zone: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Dynamic Shipping Zone A: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Dynamic Shipping Zone B: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Dynamic Shipping Zone C: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Dynamic Shipping Zone D: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Dynamic Shipping Zone E: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Seasonal Management Area 1: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Seasonal Management Area 2: There are no speed restrictions in effect.

Restricted Area: The restricted area boundaries and associated speed restriction are inactive.

Voluntary Seasonal Slowdown Zone: There is no voluntary slow down in effect.

Details, including all geographical coordinates, are available in Notice to Mariners 507/23 and are available upon request from a Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre. Failure to comply with this speed restriction could lead to enforcement action by Transport Canada.

Mariners are requested to report all whale sightings and observations of entangled, dead, or injured whales to the nearest Marine Communication and Traffic Services Centre.
Position
Centroid : 49° 17.147'N 063° 15.510'W (Static North)
    Pt 1: 50° 20.000'N 065° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 49° 13.000'N 065° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 48° 40.000'N 064° 13.000'W
    Pt 4: 48° 40.000'N 062° 40.000'W
    Pt 5: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
    Pt 6: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
    Pt 7: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
    Pt 8: 49° 04.000'N 061° 00.000'W
    Pt 9: 49° 04.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 10: 49° 43.000'N 063° 00.000'W
    Pt 11: 50° 20.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 55.022'N 063° 21.773'W (Static South)
    Pt 1: 48° 40.000'N 065° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 48° 40.000'N 062° 40.000'W
    Pt 3: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
    Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
    Pt 5: 47° 10.000'N 062° 30.000'W
    Pt 6: 47° 10.000'N 065° 00.000'W
Centroid : 49° 24.229'N 064° 33.125'W (Dynamic A)
    Pt 1: 49° 41.000'N 065° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 49° 20.000'N 065° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 49° 11.000'N 064° 00.000'W
    Pt 4: 49° 22.000'N 064° 00.000'W
Centroid : 49° 05.088'N 063° 29.566'W (Dynamic B)
    Pt 1: 49° 22.000'N 064° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 49° 11.000'N 064° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 48° 48.002'N 063° 00.000'W
    Pt 4: 49° 00.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 41.928'N 062° 30.435'W (Dynamic C)
    Pt 1: 49° 00.000'N 063° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 48° 48.000'N 063° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 4: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
Centroid : 50° 06.963'N 063° 28.889'W (Dynamic D)
    Pt 1: 50° 16.000'N 064° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 50° 00.000'N 064° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 49° 56.000'N 063° 00.000'W
    Pt 4: 50° 16.000'N 063° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 17.147'N 061° 29.732'W (Dynamic E)
    Pt 1: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
    Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
    Pt 5: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
    Pt 6: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
Centroid : 48° 42.769'N 061° 27.030'W (SMA-1)
    Pt 1: 48° 35.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 49° 04.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 3: 49° 04.000'N 061° 00.000'W
    Pt 4: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 56.878'N 061° 40.278'W (SMA-2)
    Pt 1: 48° 24.000'N 062° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 48° 03.000'N 061° 07.500'W
    Pt 3: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
    Pt 4: 47° 26.690'N 062° 00.000'W
Centroid : 47° 55.781'N 063° 54.583'W (Restricted Area)
    Pt 1: 48° 31.800'N 063° 39.600'W
    Pt 2: 48° 24.720'N 063° 17.880'W
    Pt 3: 47° 18.840'N 064° 10.800'W
    Pt 4: 47° 27.180'N 064° 30.720'W
Centroid : 47° 37.167'N 060° 17.571'W (Voluntary Slowdown Zone)
    Pt 1: 48° 10.500'N 061° 00.000'W
    Pt 2: 47° 37.200'N 059° 18.500'W
    Pt 3: 47° 02.000'N 060° 23.700'W
    Pt 4: 47° 58.100'N 061° 03.500'W
    Pt 5: 48° 00.000'N 061° 00.000'W
Charts 4001(NAD83)

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