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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NOAA Fisheries announces that a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone (Dynamic Management Area - DMA) has been established in Rhode Island Sound to protect an aggregation of 4 right whales sighted in this area on April 1, 2015. This DMA is in effect immediately through April 16, 2015. Mariners are requested to route around this area or transit through it at 10 knots or less.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>VOLUNTARY DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT AREAS (DMAs)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mariners are requested to avoid or transit at 10 knots or less inside the following areas where persistent aggregations of right whales have been sighted. Please visit <a href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike" target="_blank">www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rhode Island Sound DMA - in effect through April 16, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>41 37N<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>40 56N<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>071 39W<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>070 44W<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ACTIVE SEASONAL MANAGEMENT AREAS (SMAs)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mandatory speed restrictions of 10 knots or less (50 CFR 224.105) are in effect in the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cape Cod Bay U.S. SMA -- in effect through May 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mid-Atlantic U.S. SMAs -- in effect through April 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Great South Channel U.S. SMAs - in effect July 31, 2015 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Southeast U.S. SMA -- in effect through April 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FOR RECENT RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS, VISIT:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/" target="_blank">www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DOWNLOAD THE WHALE ALERT APP FOR iPAD AND iPHONE:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/protect/whalealert.html" target="_blank">stellwagen.noaa.gov/protect/whalealert.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FOR AN AUTOMATIC RETURN EMAIL LISTING ALL CURRENT U.S. DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT AREAS AND SEASONAL MANAGEMENT AREAS, PLEASE SEND A BLANK MESSAGE TO:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:nmfs.gar.rightwhale@noaa.gov" target="_blank">nmfs.gar.rightwhale@noaa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DETAILS AND GRAPHICS OF ALL SHIP STRIKE MANAGEMENT ZONES CURRENTLY IN EFFECT:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike" target="_blank">www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ACOUSTIC DETECTIONS IN CAPE COD BAY AND THE BOSTON TSS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.listenforwhales.org/" target="_blank">www.listenforwhales.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>APPROACHING A RIGHT WHALE CLOSER THAN 500 YARDS IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. PLEASE REPORT ALL RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS TO:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>866-755-NOAA (6622) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ADDITIONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES MAY SUBSCRIBE TO THIS DISTRIBUTION LIST BY VISITING:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.nero.noaa.gov/shipstrike/" target="_blank">www.nero.noaa.gov/shipstrike/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you<br><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br>You are receiving this notice from the RIDEM, DFW, Marine Fisheries, rimarinefishinfo listserve. 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