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50 CFR 622.410: Restrictions within the Tortugas marine reserves.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF AMERICA, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC
- Subpart R—Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of America and South Atlantic
The following activities are prohibited within the Tortugas marine reserves: Fishing for any species and anchoring by fishing vessels.
(a) EEZ portion of Tortugas North. The area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting the following points: From point A at 24°40′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long. to point B at 24°46′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long. to point C at 24°46′00″ N. lat., 83°00′00″ W. long.; thence along the line denoting the seaward limit of Florida's waters, as shown on the current edition of NOAA chart 11438, to point A at 24°40′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long.
(b) Tortugas South. The area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:
Point North lat. West long.
A 24°33′00″ 83°09′00″
B 24°33′00″ 83°05′00″
C 24°18′00″ 83°05′00″
D 24°18′00″ 83°09′00″
A 24°33′00″ 83°09′00″
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