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Falkland Sound Acoustic Wildlife Monitoring Devices

No 02/2021

East Falkland

Falkland Sound

Acoustic wildlife monitoring devices have been established in Falkland Sound in the following position:

  1. 51°39.239’S, 059°17.151’W

The device is sub-surface floating 3m above the Seabed and unmarked. It is not expected to cause a hazard to navigation.

Vessels are requested to give the devices a wide berth and not to approach or anchor within 500m of the noted positions.

This Notice shall remain in force until further notice and previous Notice to Mariners 13/2020 is hereby cancelled.

Callum Ellis
Deputy Harbour Master,
Falkland Islands Government.

Issued on 17/06/2021

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