From noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org Wed May 1 14:49:26 2013 From: noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org (Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:49:26 -0700 Subject: CLARIFICATION OF CA TSS Amendments Announcement Message-ID: Dear Whale Advisory Listserv Members, Our last message to you on April 19, 2013 stated the following: *"Presently, the U.S. Coast Guard is going through the federal rulemaking process to implement the shipping lane adjustments, which is scheduled to be complete on June 1, 2013."* * * * * *TO BE CLEARER: *The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is implementing these traffic separation schemes off California effective June 1, 2013. The Coast Guard is considering aligning its regulations with the IMO actions. As always, if you have any questions or comments please contact us directly - sean.hastings at noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org Thu May 2 09:42:30 2013 From: noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org (Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 09:42:30 -0700 Subject: Updates on Santa Barbara and San Francisco TSS Message-ID: *Greetings Listserv Members,* There are two new updates to the Santa Barbara and San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) effective June 1, 2013. *SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME AMENDMENT* The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Santa Barbara Channel and the approach to the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, effective June 1, 2013. The TSS amendment will reduce the width of the separation zone from 2 nautical miles (nm) to 1 nm by shifting the inbound lane shoreward and away from known whale concentrations. The outbound lane will remain unchanged in the current location. Narrowing the separation zone is expected to reduce co-occurrence of ships and whales while maintaining navigation safety. *SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME AMENDMENT * The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) effective June 1, 2013. The San Francisco TSS is located within the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries, as well as, prime commercial fishing grounds. The Coast Guard maintains a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in the port of San Francisco and the TSS is located entirely within the VTS coverage area. The TSS adjustments will be made in an effort to enhance navigational safety and mitigate the co-occurrence of endangered marine species with commercial vessel traffic. For the official USCG Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) please see: http://navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm11172013.pdf, and go to p.2; for the IMO approved coordinates and graphics depicting the TSS amendments go to the enclosures section in the LNM. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org Fri May 31 10:21:08 2013 From: noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org (Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 10:21:08 -0700 Subject: Updates on Santa Barbara and San Francisco TSS- updates are effective tomorrow Message-ID: *Greetings Listserv Members,* There are two new updates to the Santa Barbara and San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) effective *June 1, 2013.* *SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME AMENDMENT* The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Santa Barbara Channel and the approach to the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, effective June 1, 2013. The TSS amendment will reduce the width of the separation zone from 2 nautical miles (nm) to 1 nm by shifting the inbound lane shoreward and away from known whale concentrations. The outbound lane will remain unchanged in the current location. Narrowing the separation zone is expected to reduce co-occurrence of ships and whales while maintaining navigation safety. *SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME AMENDMENT * The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) effective June 1, 2013. The San Francisco TSS is located within the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries, as well as, prime commercial fishing grounds. The Coast Guard maintains a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in the port of San Francisco and the TSS is located entirely within the VTS coverage area. The TSS adjustments will be made in an effort to enhance navigational safety and mitigate the co-occurrence of endangered marine species with commercial vessel traffic. For the official USCG Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) please see: http://navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm11172013.pdf, and go to p.2; for the IMO approved coordinates and graphics depicting the TSS amendments go to the enclosures section in the LNM. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org Fri May 31 11:16:12 2013 From: noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org (Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 11:16:12 -0700 Subject: Updates on Santa Barbara and San Francisco TSS- please note the timing of the changes Message-ID: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Santa Barbara Channel and the approach to the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach and the TSS's off of San Fransisco, effective 1700 Pacific Standard Time May 31, 2013. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org Fri May 31 13:03:22 2013 From: noaa-whale-advisory-l at rain.org (Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast) Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 20:03:22 +0000 Subject: Updates on Santa Barbara and San Francisco TSS- please note the timing of the changes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <424FA05594D6E44895341F57D83A84216A360DC1@CH1PRD0510MB391.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> Gary: Here is another marine notice from NOAA on new TSS in Santa Barbara Channel. Best, Ravi From: noaa-whale-advisory-l-bounces at rain.org [mailto:noaa-whale-advisory-l-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Whale Advisory E-mail List for NOAA West Coast Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 11:16 AM To: Whale Advisory Listserv Subject: Updates on Santa Barbara and San Francisco TSS- please note the timing of the changes The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is amending the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Santa Barbara Channel and the approach to the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach and the TSS's off of San Fransisco, effective 1700 Pacific Standard Time May 31, 2013. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: