{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-622.224","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 622.224","heading":"Area closures to protect South Atlantic corals.","body":"(a) Allowable octocoral closed area. No person may harvest or possess allowable octocoral in the South Atlantic EEZ north of 28°35.1′ N. lat. (due east of the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, Cape Canaveral, FL).\n(b) Oculina Bank—(1) HAPC. The Oculina Bank HAPC is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 29°43′29.82″ 80°14′48.06″\n1 29°43′30″ 80°15′48.24″\n2 29°34′51.66″ 80°15′00.78″\n3 29°34′07.38″ 80°15′51.66″\n4 29°29′24.9″ 80°15′15.78″\n5 29°09′32.52″ 80°12′17.22″\n6 29°04′45.18″ 80°10′12″\n7 28°56′01.86″ 80°08′53.64″\n8 28°52′44.40″ 80°08′53.04″\n9 28°47′28.56″ 80°07′07.44″\n10 28°46′13.68″ 80°07′15.9″\n11 28°41′16.32″ 80°05′58.74″\n12 28°35′05.76″ 80°05′14.28″\n13 28°33′50.94″ 80°05′24.6″\n14 28°30′51.36″ 80°04′23.94″\n15 28°30′00″ 80°03′57.3″\n16 28°30′ 80°03′\n17 28°16′ 80°03′\n18 28°04′30″ 80°01′10.08″\n19 28°04′30″ 80°00′\n20 27°30′ 80°00′\n21 27°30′ 79°54″—Point corresponding with intersection with the 100-fathom (183-m) contour, as shown on the latest edition of NOAA chart 11460\nNote: Line between point 21 and point 22 follows the 100-fathom (183-m) contour, as shown on the latest edition of NOAA chart 11460\n22 28°30′00″ 79°56′56″— Point corresponding with intersection with the 100-fathom (183-m) contour, as shown on the latest edition of NOAA chart 11460\n23 28°30′00″ 80°00′46.02″\n24 28°46′00.84″ 80°03′28.5″\n25 28°48′37.14″ 80°03′56.76″\n26 28°53′18.36″ 80°04′48.84″\n27 29°11′19.62″ 80°08′36.9″\n28 29°17′33.96″ 80°10′06.9″\n29 29°23′35.34″ 80°11′30.06″\n30 29°30′15.72″ 80°12′38.88″\n31 29°35′55.86″ 80°13′41.04″\nOrigin 29°43′29.82″ 80°14′55.27″\n(i) In the Oculina Bank HAPC, no person may:\n(A) Use a bottom longline, bottom trawl, dredge, pot, or trap.\n(B) If aboard a fishing vessel, anchor, use an anchor and chain, or use a grapple and chain.\n(C) Fish for or possess rock shrimp in or from the Oculina Bank HAPC, except a shrimp vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for rock shrimp that possesses rock shrimp may transit through the Oculina Bank HAPC if fishing gear is appropriately stowed. For the purpose of this paragraph, transit means a direct and non-stop continuous course through the area, maintaining a minimum speed of five knots as determined by an operating VMS and a VMS minimum ping rate of 1 ping per 5 minutes; fishing gear appropriately stowed means that doors and nets are out of the water.\n(ii) [Reserved]\n(2) Experimental closed area. Within the Oculina Bank HAPC, the experimental closed area is bounded on the north by 27°53′ N. lat., on the south by 27°30′ N. lat., on the east by 79°56′ W. long., and on the west by 80°00' W. long. No person may fish for South Atlantic snapper-grouper in the experimental closed area, and no person may retain South Atlantic snapper-grouper in or from the area. In the experimental closed area, any South Atlantic snapper-grouper taken incidentally by hook-and-line gear must be released immediately by cutting the line without removing the fish from the water.\n(c) Deepwater Coral HAPCs—(1) Locations. The following areas are designated Deepwater Coral HAPCs:\n(i) Cape Lookout Lophelia Banks is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 34°24′37″ 75°45′11″\n1 34°10′26″ 75°58′44″\n2 34°05′47″ 75°54′54″\n3 34°21′02″ 75°41′25″\n4 34°23′28.998″ 75°43′58.002″\n5 34°27′00″ 75°41′45″\n6 34°27′54″ 75°42′45″\nOrigin 34°24′37″ 75°45′11″\n(ii) Cape Fear Lophelia Banks is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 33°38′49″ 76°29′32″\n1 33°32′21″ 76°32′38″\n2 33°29′49″ 76°26′19″\n3 33°36′09″ 76°23′37″\nOrigin 33°38′49″ 76°29′32″\n(iii) Stetson Reefs, Savannah and East Florida Lithoherms, and Miami Terrace (Stetson-Miami Terrace) is bounded by—\n(A) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin at outer boundary of EEZ 79°00′00″\n1 31°23′37″ 79°00′00″\n2 31°23′37″ 77°16′21″\n3 32°38′37″ 77°16′21″\n4 32°38′21″ 77°34′06″\n5 32°35′24″ 77°37′54″\n6 32°32′18″ 77°40′26″\n7 32°28′42″ 77°44′10″\n8 32°25′51″ 77°47′43″\n9 32°22′40″ 77°52′05″\n10 32°20′58″ 77°56′29″\n11 32°20′30″ 77°57′50″\n12 32°19′53″ 78°00′49″\n13 32°18′44″ 78°04′35″\n14 32°17′35″ 78°07′48″\n15 32°17′15″ 78°10′41″\n16 32°15′50″ 78°14′09″\n17 32°15′20″ 78°15′25″\n18 32°12′15″ 78°16′37″\n19 32°10′26″ 78°18′09″\n20 32°04′42″ 78°21′27″\n21 32°03′41″ 78°24′07″\n22 32°04′58″ 78°29′19″\n23 32°06′59″ 78°30′48″\n24 32°09′27″ 78°31′31″\n25 32°11′23″ 78°32′47″\n26 32°13′09″ 78°34′04″\n27 32°14′08″ 78°34′36″\n28 32°12′48″ 78°36′34″\n29 32°13′07″ 78°39′07″\n30 32°14′17″ 78°40′01″\n31 32°16′20″ 78°40′18″\n32 32°16′33″ 78°42′32″\n33 32°14′26″ 78°43′23″\n34 32°11′14″ 78°45′42″\n35 32°10′19″ 78°49′08″\n36 32°09′42″ 78°52′54″\n37 32°08′15″ 78°56′11″\n38 32°05′00″ 79°00′30″\n39 32°01′54″ 79°02′49″\n40 31°58′40″ 79°04′51″\n41 31°56′32″ 79°06′48″\n42 31°53′27″ 79°09′18″\n43 31°50′56″ 79°11′29″\n44 31°49′07″ 79°13′35″\n45 31°47′56″ 79°16′08″\n46 31°47′11″ 79°16′30″\n47 31°46′29″ 79°16′25″\n48 31°44′31″ 79°17′24″\n49 31°43′20″ 79°18′27″\n50 31°42′26″ 79°20′41″\n51 31°41′09″ 79°22′26″\n52 31°39′36″ 79°23′59″\n53 31°37′54″ 79°25′29″\n54 31°35′57″ 79°27′14″\n55 31°34′14″ 79°28′24″\n56 31°31′08″ 79°29′59″\n57 31°30′26″ 79°29′52″\n58 31°29′11″ 79°30′11″\n59 31°27′58″ 79°31′41″\n60 31°27′06″ 79°32′08″\n61 31°26′22″ 79°32′48″\n62 31°24′21″ 79°33′51″\n63 31°22′53″ 79°34′41″\n64 31°21′03″ 79°36′01″\n65 31°20′00″ 79°37′12″\n66 31°18′34″ 79°38′15″\n67 31°16′49″ 79°38′36″\n68 31°13′06″ 79°38′19″\n70 31°11′04″ 79°38′39″\n70 31°09′28″ 79°39′09″\n71 31°07′44″ 79°40′21″\n72 31°05′53″ 79°41′27″\n73 31°04′40″ 79°42′09″\n74 31°02′58″ 79°42′28″\n75 31°01′03″ 79°42′40″\n76 30°59′50″ 79°42′43″\n77 30°58′27″ 79°42′43″\n78 30°57′15″ 79°42′50″\n79 30°56′09″ 79°43′28″\n80 30°54′49″ 79°44′53″\n81 30°53′44″ 79°46′24″\n82 30°52′47″ 79°47′40″\n83 30°51′45″ 79°48′16″\n84 30°48′36″ 79°49′02″\n85 30°45′24″ 79°49′55″\n86 30°41′36″ 79°51′31″\n87 30°38′38″ 79°52′23″\n88 30°37′00″ 79°52′37.2″\n89 30°37′00″ 80°05′00″\n90 30°34′6.42″ 80°05′54.96″\n91 30°26′59.94″ 80°07′41.22″\n92 30°23′53.28″ 80°08′8.58″\n93 30°19′22.86″ 80°09′22.56″\n94 30°13′17.58″ 80°11′15.24″\n95 30°07′55.68″ 80°12′19.62″\n96 30°00′00″ 80°13′00″\n97 30°00′9″ 80°09′30″\n98 30°03′00″ 80°09′30″\n99 30°03′00″ 80°06′00″\n100 30°04′00″ 80°02′45.6″\n101 29°59′16″ 80°04′11″\n102 29°49′12″ 80°05′44″\n103 29°43′59″ 80°06′24″\n104 29°38′37″ 80°06′53″\n105 29°36′54″ 80°07′18″\n106 29°31′59″ 80°07′32″\n107 29°29′14″ 80°07′18″\n108 29°21′48″ 80°05′01″\n109 29°20′25″ 80°04′29″\n110 29°08′00″ 79°59′43″\n111 29°06′56″ 79°59′07″\n112 29°05′59″ 79°58′44″\n113 29°03′34″ 79°57′37″\n114 29°02′11″ 79°56′59″\n115 29°00′00″ 79°55′32″\n116 28°56′55″ 79°54′22″\n117 28°55′00″ 79°53′31″\n118 28°53′35″ 79°52′51″\n119 28°51′47″ 79°52′07″\n120 28°50′25″ 79°51′27″\n121 28°49′53″ 79°51′20″\n122 28°49′01″ 79°51′20″\n123 28°48′19″ 79°51′10″\n124 28°47′13″ 79°50′59″\n125 28°43′30″ 79°50′36″\n126 28°41′05″ 79°50′04″\n127 28°40′27″ 79°50′07″\n128 28°39′50″ 79°49′56″\n129 28°39′04″ 79°49′58″\n130 28°36′43″ 79°49′35″\n131 28°35′01″ 79°49′24″\n132 28°30′37″ 79°48′35″\n133 28°14′00″ 79°46′20″\n134 28°11′41″ 79°46′12″\n135 28°08′02″ 79°45′45″\n136 28°01′20″ 79°45′20″\n137 27°58′13″ 79°44′51″\n138 27°56′23″ 79°44′53″\n139 27°49′40″ 79°44′25″\n140 27°46′27″ 79°44′22″\n141 27°42′00″ 79°44′33″\n142 27°36′08″ 79°44′58″\n143 27°30′00″ 79°45′29″\n144 27°29′04″ 79°45′47″\n145 27°27′05″ 79°45′54″\n146 27°25′47″ 79°45′57″\n147 27°19′46″ 79°45′14″\n148 27°17′54″ 79°45′12″\n149 27°12′28″ 79°45′00″\n150 27°07′45″ 79°46′07″\n151 27°04′47″ 79°46′29″\n152 27°00′43″ 79°46′39″\n153 26°58′43″ 79°46′28″\n154 26°57′06″ 79°46′32″\n155 26°49′58″ 79°46′54″\n156 26°48′58″ 79°46′56″\n157 26°47′01″ 79°47′09″\n158 26°46′04″ 79°47′09″\n159 26°35′09″ 79°48′01″\n160 26°33′37″ 79°48′21″\n161 26°27′56″ 79°49′09″\n162 26°25′55″ 79°49′30″\n163 26°21′05″ 79°50′03″\n164 26°20′30″ 79°50′20″\n165 26°18′56″ 79°50′17″\n166 26°16′19″ 79°54′06″\n167 26°13′48″ 79°54′48″\n168 26°12′19″ 79°55′37″\n169 26°10′57″ 79°57′05″\n170 26°09′17″ 79°58′45″\n171 26°07′11″ 80°00′22″\n172 26°06′12″ 80°00′33″\n173 26°03′26″ 80°01′02″\n174 26°00′35″ 80°01′13″\n175 25°49′10″ 80°00′38″\n176 25°48′30″ 80°00′23″\n177 25°46′42″ 79°59′14″\n178 25°27′28″ 80°02′26″\n179 25°24′06″ 80°01′44″\n180 25°21′04″ 80°01′27″\n181 25°21′04″ at outer boundary of EEZ\n(B) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 181 to the Origin.\n(iv) Pourtales Terrace is bounded by—\n(A) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 24°20′12″ 80°43′50″\n1 24°33′42″ 80°34′23″\n2 24°37′45″ 80°31′20″\n3 24°47′18″ 80°23′08″\n4 24°51′08″ 80°27′58″\n5 24°42′52″ 80°35′51″\n6 24°29′44″ 80°49′45″\n7 24°15′04″ 81°07′52″\n8 24°10′55″ 80°58′11″\n(B) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 8 to the Origin.\n(v) Blake Ridge Diapir is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 32°32′28″ 76°13′16″\n1 32°30′44″ 76°13′24″\n2 32°30′37″ 76°11′21″\n3 32°32′21″ 76°11′13″\nOrigin 32°32′28″ 76°13′16″\n(2) Restrictions. In the Deepwater Coral HAPCs specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, no person may:\n(i) Use a bottom longline, trawl (mid-water or bottom), dredge, pot, or trap.\n(ii) If aboard a fishing vessel, anchor, use an anchor and chain, or use a grapple and chain.\n(iii) Fish for coral or possess coral in or from the Deepwater Coral HAPC on board a fishing vessel.\n(3) Shrimp fishery access areas. The provisions of paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section notwithstanding, an owner or operator of a vessel for which a valid commercial vessel permit for rock shrimp (South Atlantic EEZ) has been issued may trawl for shrimp in the following portions of the Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral HAPC:\n(i) Shrimp access area 1 is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 30°06′30″ 80°02′2.4″\n1 30°06′30″ 80°05′39.6″\n2 30°03′00″ 80°09′30″\n3 30°03′00″ 80°06′00″\n4 30°04′00″ 80°02′45.6″\n5 29°59′16″ 80°04′11″\n6 29°49′12″ 80°05′44″\n7 29°43′59″ 80°06′24″\n8 29°38′37″ 80°06′53″\n9 29°36′54″ 80°07′18″\n10 29°31′59″ 80°07′32″\n11 29°29′14″ 80°07′18″\n12 29°21′48″ 80°05′01″\n13 29°20′25″ 80°04′29″\n14 29°20′25″ 80°03′11″\n15 29°21′48″ 80°03′52″\n16 29°29′14″ 80°06′08″\n17 29°31′59″ 80°06′23″\n18 29°36′54″ 80°06′00″\n19 29°38′37″ 80°05′43″\n20 29°43′59″ 80°05′14″\n21 29°49′12″ 80°04′35″\n22 29°59′16″ 80°03′01″\n23 30°06′30″ 80°00′53″\nOrigin 30°06′30″ 80°02′2.4″\n(ii) Shrimp access area 2 is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 29°08′00″ 79°59′43″\n1 29°06′56″ 79°59′07″\n2 29°05′59″ 79°58′44″\n3 29°03′34″ 79°57′37″\n4 29°02′11″ 79°56′59″\n5 29°00′00″ 79°55′32″\n6 28°56′55″ 79°54′22″\n7 28°55′00″ 79°53′31″\n8 28°53′35″ 79°52′51″\n9 28°51′47″ 79°52′07″\n10 28°50′25″ 79°51′27″\n11 28°49′53″ 79°51′20″\n12 28°49′01″ 79°51′20″\n13 28°48′19″ 79°51′10″\n14 28°47′13″ 79°50′59″\n15 28°43′30″ 79°50′36″\n16 28°41′05″ 79°50′04″\n17 28°40′27″ 79°50′07″\n18 28°39′50″ 79°49′56″\n19 28°39′04″ 79°49′58″\n20 28°36′43″ 79°49′35″\n21 28°35′01″ 79°49′24″\n22 28°30′37″ 79°48′35″\n23 28°30′37″ 79°47′27″\n24 28°35′01″ 79°48′16″\n25 28°36′43″ 79°48′27″\n26 28°39′04″ 79°48′50″\n27 28°39′50″ 79°48′48″\n28 28°40′27″ 79°48′58″\n29 28°41′05″ 79°48′56″\n30 28°43′30″ 79°49′28″\n31 28°47′13″ 79°49′51″\n32 28°48′19″ 79°50′01″\n33 28°49′01″ 79°50′13″\n34 28°49′53″ 79°50′12″\n35 28°50′25″ 79°50′17″\n36 28°51′47″ 79°50′58″\n37 28°53′35″ 79°51′43″\n38 28°55′00″ 79°52′22″\n39 28°56′55″ 79°53′14″\n40 29°00′00″ 79°54′24″\n41 29°02′11″ 79°55′50″\n42 29°03′34″ 79°56′29″\n43 29°05′59″ 79°57′35″\n44 29°06′56″ 79°57′59″\n45 29°08′00″ 79°58′34″\nOrigin 29°08′00″ 79°59′43″\n(iii) Shrimp access area 3 is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 28°14′00″ 79°46′20″\n1 28°11′41″ 79°46′12″\n2 28°08′02″ 79°45′45″\n3 28°01′20″ 79°45′20″\n4 27°58′13″ 79°44′51″\n5 27°56′23″ 79°44′53″\n6 27°49′40″ 79°44′25″\n7 27°46′27″ 79°44′22″\n8 27°42′00″ 79°44′33″\n9 27°36′08″ 79°44′58″\n10 27°30′00″ 79°45′29″\n11 27°29′04″ 79°45′47″\n12 27°27′05″ 79°45′54″\n13 27°25′47″ 79°45′57″\n14 27°19′46″ 79°45′14″\n15 27°17′54″ 79°45′12″\n16 27°12′28″ 79°45′00″\n17 27°07′45″ 79°46′07″\n18 27°04′47″ 79°46′29″\n19 27°00′43″ 79°46′39″\n20 26°58′43″ 79°46′28″\n21 26°57′06″ 79°46′32″\n22 26°57′06″ 79°44′52″\n23 26°58′43″ 79°44′47″\n24 27°00′43″ 79°44′58″\n25 27°04′47″ 79°44′48″\n26 27°07′45″ 79°44′26″\n27 27°12′28″ 79°43′19″\n28 27°17′54″ 79°43′31″\n29 27°19′46″ 79°43′33″\n30 27°25′47″ 79°44′15″\n31 27°27′05″ 79°44′12″\n32 27°29′04″ 79°44′06″\n33 27°30′00″ 79°43′48″\n34 27°30′00″ 79°44′22″\n35 27°36′08″ 79°43′50″\n36 27°42′00″ 79°43′25″\n37 27°46′27″ 79°43′14″\n38 27°49′40″ 79°43′17″\n39 27°56′23″ 79°43′45″\n40 27°58′13″ 79°43′43″\n41 28°01′20″ 79°44′11″\n42 28°04′42″ 79°44′25″\n43 28°08′02″ 79°44′37″\n44 28°11′41″ 79°45′04″\n45 28°14′00″ 79°45′12″\nOrigin 28°14′00″ 79°46′20″\n(iv) Shrimp access area 4 is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 26°49′58″ 79°46′54″\n1 26°48′58″ 79°46′56″\n2 26°47′01″ 79°47′09″\n3 26°46′04″ 79°47′09″\n4 26°35′09″ 79°48′01″\n5 26°33′37″ 79°48′21″\n6 26°27′56″ 79°49′09″\n7 26°25′55″ 79°49′30″\n8 26°21′05″ 79°50′03″\n9 26°20′30″ 79°50′20″\n10 26°18′56″ 79°50′17″\n11 26°18′56″ 79°48′37″\n12 26°20′30″ 79°48′40″\n13 26°21′05″ 79°48′08″\n14 26°25′55″ 79°47′49″\n15 26°27′56″ 79°47′29″\n16 26°33′37″ 79°46′40″\n17 26°35′09″ 79°46′20″\n18 26°46′04″ 79°45′28″\n19 26°47′01″ 79°45′28″\n20 26°48′58″ 79°45′15″\n21 26°49′58″ 79°45′13″\nOrigin 26°49′58″ 79°46′54″\n(4) Golden crab fishery access areas. The provisions of paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section notwithstanding, an owner or operator of a vessel for which a valid commercial permit for South Atlantic golden crab has been issued may use a trap to fish for golden crab and use a grapple and chain while engaged in such fishing in the following portions of the Stetson-Miami Terrace and the Pourtales Terrace Deepwater Coral HAPCs. Access to an area specified in paragraph (c)(4)(i) through (v) of this section is contingent on that zone being authorized on the vessel's permit for South Atlantic golden crab. See § 622.241(b) for specification of zones.\n(i) Golden crab northern zone access area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 29°00′00″ 79°54′24″\n1 28°56′55″ 79°53′14″\n2 28°55′00″ 79°52′22″\n3 28°53′35″ 79°51′43″\n4 28°51′47″ 79°50′58″\n5 28°50′25″ 79°50′17″\n6 28°49′53″ 79°50′12″\n7 28°49′01″ 79°50′13″\n8 28°48′19″ 79°50′01″\n9 28°47′13″ 79°49′51″\n10 28°43′30″ 79°49′28″\n11 28°41′05″ 79°48′56″\n12 28°40′27″ 79°48′58″\n13 28°39′50″ 79°48′48″\n14 28°39′04″ 79°48′50″\n15 28°36′43″ 79°48′27″\n16 28°35′01″ 79°48′16″\n17 28°30′37″ 79°47′27″\n18 28°30′37″ 79°42′12″\n19 28°14′00″ 79°40′54″\n20 28°14′00″ 79°45′12″\n21 28°11′41″ 79°45′04″\n22 28°08′02″ 79°44′37″\n23 28°04′42″ 79°44′25″\n24 28°01′20″ 79°44′11″\n25 28°00′00″ 79°43′59″\n26 28°00′00″ 79°38′16″\n27 28°11′42″ 79°38′13″\n28 28°23′02″ 79°38′57″\n29 28°36′50″ 79°40′25″\n30 28°38′33″ 79°41′33″\n31 28°38′20″ 79°43′04″\n32 28°41′00″ 79°43′39″\n33 28°48′16″ 79°44′32″\n34 28°54′29″ 79°45′55″\n35 29°00′00″ 79°45′50″\nOrigin 29°00′00″ 79°54′24″\n(ii) Golden crab middle zone access area A is bounded by—\n(A) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 26°58′45″ 79°35′05″\n1 27°00′39″ 79°36′26″\n2 27°07′55″ 79°37′52″\n3 27°14′52″ 79°37′09″\n4 27°29′21″ 79°37′15″\n5 28°00′00″ 79°38′16″\n6 28°00′00″ 79°43′59″\n7 27°58′13″ 79°43′43″\n8 27°56′23″ 79°43′45″\n9 27°49′40″ 79°43′17″\n10 27°46′27″ 79°43′14″\n11 27°42′00″ 79°43′25″\n12 27°36′08″ 79°43′50″\n13 27°30′00″ 79°44′22″\n14 27°30′00″ 79°43′48″\n15 27°29′04″ 79°44′06″\n16 27°27′05″ 79°44′12″\n17 27°25′47″ 79°44′15″\n18 27°19′46″ 79°43′33″\n19 27°17′54″ 79°43′31″\n20 27°12′28″ 79°43′19″\n21 27°07′45″ 79°44′26″\n22 27°04′47″ 79°44′48″\n23 27°00′43″ 79°44′58″\n24 26°58′43″ 79°44′47″\n25 26°57′06″ 79°44′52″\n26 26°57′06″ 79°42′34″\n27 26°49′58″ 79°42′34″\n28 26°49′58″ 79°45′13″\n29 26°48′58″ 79°45′15″\n30 26°47′01″ 79°45′28″\n31 26°46′04″ 79°45′28″\n32 26°35′09″ 79°46′20″\n33 26°33′37″ 79°46′40″\n34 26°27′56″ 79°47′29″\n35 26°25′55″ 79°47′49″\n36 26°21′05″ 79°48′08″\n37 26°20′30″ 79°48′40″\n38 26°18′56″ 79°48′37″\n39 26°03′38″ 79°48′16″\n40 26°03′35″ 79°46′09″\n41 25°58′33″ 79°46′08″\n42 25°54′27″ 79°45′37″\n43 25°46′55″ 79°44′14″\n44 25°38′04″ 79°45′58″\n45 25°38′05″ 79°42′27″\n(B) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 45 to Point 46.\n(C) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\n46 26°07′49″ 79°36′07″\n47 26°17′36″ 79°36′06″\n48 26°21′18″ 79°38′04″\n49 26°50′46″ 79°35′12″\n50 26°50′40″ 79°33′45″\n(D) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 50 to the Origin.\n(iii) Golden crab middle zone access area B is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 25°49′10″ 80°00′38″\n1 25°48′30″ 80°00′23″\n2 25°46′42″ 79°59′14″\n3 25°27′28″ 80°02′26″\n4 25°24′06″ 80°01′44″\n5 25°21′04″ 80°01′27″\n6 25°21′04″ 79°58′12″\n7 25°23′25″ 79°58′19″\n8 25°32′52″ 79°54′48″\n9 25°36′58″ 79°54′46″\n10 25°37′20″ 79°56′20″\n11 25°49′11″ 79°56′00″\nOrigin 25°49′10″ 80°00′38″\n(iv) Golden crab middle zone access area C is bounded by—\n(A) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 25°33′32″ 79°42′18″\n1 25°33′32″ 79°47′14″\n2 25°21′04″ 79°53′45″\n3 25°21′04″ 79°42′04″\n(B) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 3 to the Origin.\n(v) Golden crab southern zone access area is bounded by—\n(A) Rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:\nPoint North lat. West long.\nOrigin 24°14′07″ 80°53′27″\n1 24°13′46″ 81°04′54″\n2 24°10′55″ 80°58′11″\n(B) The outer boundary of the EEZ in a northerly direction from Point 2 to the Origin.","path":["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 K—Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"8324a64f82d0e88b1d08c2a7ff14235ecbf062cb7cec4d4d78983ffcc871edff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-622.223","next":"us/50-cfr-622.225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}