San Francisco Vessel Speed Reduction (San Francisco TSS)

Location

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Key Information

TYPE
Non-MPA
Vessel Restricted Area
DESIGNATION
Slow Speed Area
LOCATED IN
CA
USA
AREA
806 km2 MARINE AREA
806 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Management Website
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Least restrictive i
No known restrictions on marine life removal beyond national or subnational generally applicable restrictions
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

December 2023

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Purpose

To reduce the instances of collisions with whales.

Species of Concern: Gray whale, humpback whale, blue whale, fine whale

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

NOAA and the USCG request that all vessels 300 gross registered tons (ORT) or larger reduce speeds to 10-knots when transiting within the designated VSR zones.

Allowed

Fishing is permitted, subject to state and federal law.

Governing Regulations

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Gear and Activity Restrictions i

Fishing Gear

Activities

PROHIBITED
RESTRICTED
Speed
Entry
ALLOWED
NOT APPLICABLE OR UNKNOWN
Recreational Fishing
Commercial Fishing
Artisanal Fishing
Subsistence Fishing
Bottom Trawling
Pelagic Trawling
Hook And Line
Trolling
Longlining
Purse seine/roundhaul/surrounding nets
Gillnets and Entangling Nets
Trammel Nets
Dip/scoop Nets
Cast Nets
Drift Nets
Other Nets
Dredges
Traps And Pots
Spear Fishing
Underwater Extraction (Diving)
Hand capture
Fish Aggregating Devices
Discharge
Diving
Removal of Historic Artifacts
Stopping
Anchoring
Mooring
Landing
Dredging and Dumping
Industrial or Mineral Exploration
Non-Fishing Industrial Extraction
Aquaculture
Construction
Overflight or Drones