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WHALESNORTH Northeast Mandatory Ship Reporting System, 2012-2013
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Stanford University
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The Code of Federal Regulations designates a mandatory ship reporting system in the northeastern U.S. named WHALESNORTH to protect North Atlantic Right Whales. The mandatory ship reporting system includes the waters of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and the Great South Channel east and southeast of Massachusetts. The following restrictions apply: Each self-propelled ship of 300 gross tons or greater must participate in the reporting system, except government ships exempted from reporting by regulation V/8-1© of SOLAS. However exempt ships are encouraged to participate in the reporting system. The mandatory ship reporting system operates year-round. To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act. Applied Science Associates. (2013). WHALESNORTH Northeast Mandatory Ship Reporting System, 2012-2013. Northeast Ocean Data. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xc323qc1388. Not to be used for navigation This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Creator:
Applied Science Associates
Publisher:
Northeast Ocean Data
Provider:
Stanford
Collection:
Northeast Ocean Data : Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States
Resource Class:
Datasets
Resource Type:
Line data
Subject:
Northern right whale
,
Marine ecosystem management
,
Oceans
,
Environment
, and
Transportation
Temporal Coverage:
2012-2013
Date Issued:
2013
Spatial Coverage:
Cape Cod Bay (Mass.)
and
Massachusetts Bay (Mass.)
Access Rights:
Public
Format:
Shapefile
More details at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/xc323qc1388
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