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50 CFR 648.60: Sea Scallop Rotational Areas.
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 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
- Subpart D—Management Measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
(a)—(f) [Reserved]
(g) Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area—(1) Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area definition. The Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request):
Table 1 to Paragraph (g)(1)
Point Latitude Longitude
NL1 40°20.0′ N 69°30.0′ W
NL2 40°20.0′ N 68°48.0′ W
NL3 40°33.0′ N 68°48.0′ W
NL4 40°33.0′ N 69°00.0′ W
NL5 40°50.0′ N 68°60.0′ W
NL6 40°50.0′ N 69°30.0′ W
NL1 40°20.0′ N 69°30.0′ W
(2) [Reserved]
(h) Area II Scallop Rotational Area boundary. The Area II Scallop Rotational Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request):
Table 2 to Paragraph (h)
Point N latitude W longitude Note
AII1 41°30′ 67°20′
AII2 41°30′ (a) (b)
AII3 40°40′ (c) (b)
AII4 40°40′ 67°20′
AII1 41°30′ 67°20′
a The intersection of lat. 41°30′ N and the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary, approximately lat. 41°30′ N, long. 66°34.73′ W.
b From Point AII2 connected to Point AII3 along the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary.
c The intersection of lat. 40°40′ N and the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary, approximately lat. 40°40′ N and long. 65°52.61′ W.
(i)-(j) [Reserved]
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