Slow Zone

Slow Zones are areas where mariners are asked to avoid or pass through at 10 knots or less inside of Dynamic Management Areas and Acoustic Slow Zones. (Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Services)

OCEAN CITY, Md. - A new whale "Slow Zone" has gone into effect after a buoy detected right whales east of Ocean City.

On Dec. 5, a buoy in Ocean City operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science detected right whales. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Services made the announcement Monday morning.

Slow Zones are areas where mariners are asked to avoid or pass through at 10 knots or less inside of Dynamic Management Areas and Acoustic Slow Zones. 

The right whale Slow Zone is in effect through Dec. 20. The department reminds boaters that there are three other Slow Zone in effect, as pictured above.

The latest Slow Zone includes waters bounded by:

  • Northern Boundary: 38°34′ N
  • Southern Boundary: 38°03′ N
  • Eastern Boundary: 74°19′ W
  • Western Boundary: 74°58’ W

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Torie joined CoastTV's team in September of 2021. She graduated from the University of Delaware in May of 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications and a minor in Journalism. Before working at CoastTV, Torie interned with Delaware Today and Delaware State News. She also freelanced with Delaware State News following her internship.

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