Division of Marine Fisheries Extends Small Boat Speed Restriction

State regulators have extended speed restrictions for small vessels in Cape Cod Bay through May 15 to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

The species comes to the Bay every spring to feed and raise their young.

The rule requiring speeds of 10 knots or less applies to vessels under 65 feet in length.

A federal rule is also in place slowing speeds for larger vessels. 

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Grady Culhane is a Cape Cod native from Eastham. He studied media communications at Cape Cod Community College and joined the CapeCod.com News Center in 2019. Host of Sunday Journal.



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