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 Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
 Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
 Part 648 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States
 Subpart F - Management Measures for the NE Multispecies and Monkfish Fisheries

  § 648.97 - Closed areas.

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  • § 648.97 Closed areas.

    (a) Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

    Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area

    Point N. Lat. W. Long.
    (1) OC1 40°10′ 68°12′
    (2) OC2 40°24′ 68°09′
    (3) OC3 40°24′ 68°08′
    (4) OC4 40°10′ 67°59′
    (5) OC1 40°10′ 68°12′

    (b) Lydonia Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Lydonia Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

    Lyndonia Canyon Closed Area

    Point N. Lat. W. Long.
    (1) LC1 40°16′ 67°34′
    (2) LC2 40°16′ 67°42′
    (3) LC3 40°20′ 67°43′
    (4) LC4 40°27′ 67°40′
    (5) LC5 40° 27′ 67°38′
    (6) LC1 40°16′ 67°34′

    [70 FR 21946, Apr. 28, 2005]