Mariners are being asked to slow down around Nantucket after eight endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted near the island on Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a voluntary vessel speed reduction zone until March 1, asking mariners to avoid the area or travel through at less than 10 knots, in an effort to protect the right whales, which number approximately 400.
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