Japan Sea
IHO sea area 52 · 126° to 142° E, 33° to 52° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 2
- since 1993
- 1,097
- categories
- 11
In force now · 2
- NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
- HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
Longest in force
- HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
- NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
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By category · since 1997
| Exercises | 629 | 57% |
| Missiles | 183 | 17% |
| Other | 152 | 14% |
| Derelicts | 51 | 5% |
| Surveys | 31 | 3% |
| Cable ops | 23 | 2% |
| Nav aids | 17 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 5 | 0% |
| Debris | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
| Volcanic | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 1,095 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 2075/22 · Exercises2022-07-30 → 2022-08-10Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 03 thru 05 and 07 thru 09 aug in area bound by 42-38.50N 132-15.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 2037/22 · Surveys2022-07-25 → 2022-08-21Survey operations 27 jul thru 20 aug along trackline joining 42-32.00N 131-10.40E, 42-11.70N 131-15.50E,…
- HYDROPAC 2031/22 · Surveys2022-07-25 → 2022-07-25Survey operations 27 jul thru 20 aug in area bound by 45-26.30N 139-13.20E, 47-26.10N 141-53.40E, 42-32.00N…
- HYDROPAC 1940/22 · Exercises2022-07-17 → 2022-07-30Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 20 thru 22 and 24 thru 29 jul in area bound by 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1931/22 · Exercises2022-07-15 → 2022-07-29Gunnery exercises 191400Z to 291400Z jul in area bound by 41-31.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1917/22 · Exercises2022-07-14 → 2022-07-15Gunnery exercise 191400Z to 291400Z jul in area bound by 42-15.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1780/22 · Exercises2022-06-29 → 2022-07-20Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 03 thru 08, 10 thru 15, and 17 thru 19 jul in area bound by 42-40.00N…
- HYDROPAC 1725/22 · Exercises2022-06-23 → 2022-07-02Gunnery exercises 281400Z jun to 021400Z jul in area bound by 41-31.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1634/22 · Exercises2022-06-13 → 2022-06-30Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17, 19 thru 24, and 26 thru 29 jun in area bound by 42-40.0N…
- HYDROPAC 1490/22 · Missiles2022-05-28 → 2022-06-15Missile and gunnery operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 31 may thru 14 jun in area bound by 48-37.00N…
- HYDROPAC 1382/22 · Other2022-05-19 → 2022-05-28Navigation prohibited 231400Z to 281400Z may in area bound by 42-08.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1362/22 · Exercises2022-05-17 → 2022-05-23Gunnery exercises 221200Z to 232000Z may in area bound by 47-00.00N 141-14.00E, 47-00.00N 141-40.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1328/22 · Exercises2022-05-13 → 2022-05-31Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17 thru 20, 22 thru 27, 29 and 30 may in area bound by 42-38.50N…
- HYDROPAC 1303/22 · Exercises2022-05-11 → 2022-05-17Gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 15 and 16 may in area bound by 42-40.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N…
- HYDROPAC 1065/22 · Missiles2022-04-18 → 2022-04-30Missile operations 2100Z to 1000Z daily 22 thru 29 apr in area bound by 41-40N 131-41E, 42-15N 131-41E,…
- HYDROPAC 1019/22 · Exercises2022-04-13 → 2022-04-30Gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17 thru 29 apr in area bound by 42-40.0N 131-41.0E, 42-40.0N…
- HYDROPAC 860/22 · Missiles2022-03-31 → 2022-04-16Missile operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 08 and 10 thru 15 apr in area bound by 42-23.5N 131-01.7E,…
- HYDROPAC 831/22 · Exercises2022-03-29 → 2022-03-31Gunnery exercise 291400Z to 311400Z mar in area bound by 42-20N 131-00E, 42-30N 131-00E, 42-30N 131-30E,…
- HYDROPAC 781/22 · Exercises2022-03-25 → 2022-04-05Gunnery exercises 2100Z to 1000Z daily 26, 30 mar thru 01 apr, 03 and 04 apr in area bound by 42-40.0N…
- HYDROPAC 720/22 · Missiles2022-03-19 → 2022-04-01Missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily, 23 thru 31 mar in area bound by 42-52.5N 132-08.3E, 42-52.3N…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.