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50 CFR 622.430: Management area.

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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 S—FMP for the EEZ around Puerto Rico

The management area is the EEZ around Puerto Rico bounded by rhumb lines connecting the following points and geographic instructions in order:

Table 1 to § 622.430

Point North lat. West long.

A (intersects with the international and EEZ boundary) 19°37′29″ 65°20′57″

B 18°25′46.3015″ 65°06′31.866″

From Point B proceed southerly along the 3-nautical mile territorial boundary of the St. Thomas and St. John island group to Point C

C 18°13′59.0606″ 65°05′33.058″

D 18°01′16.9636″ 64°57′38.817″

E 17°30′00.000″ 65°20′00.1716″

F 16°02′53.5812″ 65°20′00.1716″

From Point F proceed along the international and EEZ boundary southwesterly, then northerly, then easterly, and finally southerly to Point A

A (intersects with the International and EEZ boundary) 19°37′29″ 65°20′57″

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