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

  1. NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
  2. HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery 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

  1. HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery 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.
  2. NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery 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

Exercises62957%
Missiles18317%
Other15214%
Derelicts515%
Surveys313%
Cable ops232%
Nav aids172%
Wrecks50%
Debris30%
Containers20%
Volcanic10%

Archive · 1,095 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2075/22 · Exercises2022-07-30 → 2022-08-10
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 03 thru 05 and 07 thru 09 aug in area bound by 42-38.50N 132-15.00E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 2037/22 · Surveys2022-07-25 → 2022-08-21
    Survey operations 27 jul thru 20 aug along trackline joining 42-32.00N 131-10.40E, 42-11.70N 131-15.50E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 2031/22 · Surveys2022-07-25 → 2022-07-25
    Survey 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…
  4. HYDROPAC 1940/22 · Exercises2022-07-17 → 2022-07-30
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 20 thru 22 and 24 thru 29 jul in area bound by 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 1931/22 · Exercises2022-07-15 → 2022-07-29
    Gunnery exercises 191400Z to 291400Z jul in area bound by 41-31.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 1917/22 · Exercises2022-07-14 → 2022-07-15
    Gunnery exercise 191400Z to 291400Z jul in area bound by 42-15.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
  7. HYDROPAC 1780/22 · Exercises2022-06-29 → 2022-07-20
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 03 thru 08, 10 thru 15, and 17 thru 19 jul in area bound by 42-40.00N…
  8. HYDROPAC 1725/22 · Exercises2022-06-23 → 2022-07-02
    Gunnery exercises 281400Z jun to 021400Z jul in area bound by 41-31.00N 131-41.00E, 42-15.00N 131-41.00E,…
  9. HYDROPAC 1634/22 · Exercises2022-06-13 → 2022-06-30
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17, 19 thru 24, and 26 thru 29 jun in area bound by 42-40.0N…
  10. HYDROPAC 1490/22 · Missiles2022-05-28 → 2022-06-15
    Missile and gunnery operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 31 may thru 14 jun in area bound by 48-37.00N…
  11. HYDROPAC 1382/22 · Other2022-05-19 → 2022-05-28
    Navigation prohibited 231400Z to 281400Z may in area bound by 42-08.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 1362/22 · Exercises2022-05-17 → 2022-05-23
    Gunnery exercises 221200Z to 232000Z may in area bound by 47-00.00N 141-14.00E, 47-00.00N 141-40.00E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 1328/22 · Exercises2022-05-13 → 2022-05-31
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17 thru 20, 22 thru 27, 29 and 30 may in area bound by 42-38.50N…
  14. HYDROPAC 1303/22 · Exercises2022-05-11 → 2022-05-17
    Gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 15 and 16 may in area bound by 42-40.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N…
  15. HYDROPAC 1065/22 · Missiles2022-04-18 → 2022-04-30
    Missile operations 2100Z to 1000Z daily 22 thru 29 apr in area bound by 41-40N 131-41E, 42-15N 131-41E,…
  16. HYDROPAC 1019/22 · Exercises2022-04-13 → 2022-04-30
    Gunnery operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 17 thru 29 apr in area bound by 42-40.0N 131-41.0E, 42-40.0N…
  17. HYDROPAC 860/22 · Missiles2022-03-31 → 2022-04-16
    Missile operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 08 and 10 thru 15 apr in area bound by 42-23.5N 131-01.7E,…
  18. HYDROPAC 831/22 · Exercises2022-03-29 → 2022-03-31
    Gunnery exercise 291400Z to 311400Z mar in area bound by 42-20N 131-00E, 42-30N 131-00E, 42-30N 131-30E,…
  19. HYDROPAC 781/22 · Exercises2022-03-25 → 2022-04-05
    Gunnery exercises 2100Z to 1000Z daily 26, 30 mar thru 01 apr, 03 and 04 apr in area bound by 42-40.0N…
  20. HYDROPAC 720/22 · Missiles2022-03-19 → 2022-04-01
    Missile 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.