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which will forward the information to the IRM contractor.

(3)

Coast Guard forces will perform proactive, timely, aggressive educational efforts to

all Coast Guard units operating in or near northern right whale critical habitats and to

non-Coast Guard mariners.

3. MISSION/OBJECTIVES:

a. Develop and deliver northern right whale educational packages to all merchant ships,

commercial fishing vessels, and as many recreational vessels as reasonable, in East Coast

ports.

b. Use Coast Guard Auxiliary to provide training and information to recreational boaters and

fishers.

c. Coordinate Coast Guard air and surface resources closely with commercially contracted

Early Warning System (EWS) flights. Coast Guard resources are to report northern right

whale sightings to the EWS, and will also investigate, as operations permit, northern right

whale sightings reported by third parties (e.g. merchant mariners, fishing vessels).

4. ACTION:

a. Execution.

(1)

Command. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics

commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for

directorates, Chief Counsel, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall comply

with this instruction and take for action all responsibilities which fall under their

program duties.

(2)

Critical Habitats.

(a) Northeastern United States. Geographical boundaries of the proposed northeast

area include the water of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and the Great

South Channel east and southeast of Massachusetts. Coordinates of the

proposed area are as follows: from a point on Cape Ann, Massachusetts at 4239'

N, 70 37' W; then northeast to 4245' N, 70 13' W; then southeast to 4210' N, 68

31' W; then south to 4100' N, 68 31' W;