The Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay advises all vessels transiting the Mid-Atlantic Ocean that the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has established regulations which implement a 1 0-knot speed

restriction for all vessels 65 ft (19.8 m) or greater in specified locations (called Seasonal Management Areas or

SMAs) during certain times of the year along the east coast of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard.