Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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]