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Station FBPS1 - Folly Beach Pier, SC

Station FBPS1

Station operated by University of South Carolina Nearshore Monitoring System
Coastal Marine Station
32.652 N 79.938 W (32°39'7" N 79°56'17" W)

Water depth: 4 m

Right whales are active off SC. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station.  It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards.  To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to:  http://rightwhalessouth.nmfs.noaa.gov/

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