{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-appendix-b-to-part-622","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR Appendix B to Part 622","heading":"Appendix B to Part 622—Gulf Areas","body":"Table 1 of Appendix B to Part 622—Seaward Coordinates of the Longline and Buoy Gear Restricted Area\nPoint number and reference location 1 North lat. West long.\n1 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary north of Dry Tortugas 24°48.0′ 82°48.0′\n2 North of Rebecca Shoal 25°07.5′ 82°34.0′\n3 Off Sanibel Island—Offshore 26°26.0′ 82°59.0′\n4 West of Egmont Key 27°30.0′ 83°21.5′\n5 Off Anclote Keys—Offshore 28°10.0′ 83°45.0′\n6 Southeast corner of Florida Middle Ground 28°11.0′ 84°00.0′\n7 Southwest corner of Florida Middle Ground 28°11.0′ 84°07.0′\n8 West corner of Florida Middle Ground 28°26.6′ 84°24.8′\n9 Northwest corner of Florida Middle Ground 28°42.5′ 84°24.8′\n10 South of Carrabelle 29°05.0′ 84°47.0′\n11 South of Cape St. George 29°02.5′ 85°09.0′\n12 South of Cape San Blas lighted bell buoy—20 fathoms 29°21.0′ 85°30.0′\n13 South of Cape San Blas lighted bell buoy—50 fathoms 28°58.7′ 85°30.0′\n14 De Soto Canyon 30°06.0′ 86°55.0′\n15 South of Pensacola 29°46.0′ 87°19.0′\n16 South of Perdido Bay 29°29.0′ 87°27.5′\n17 East of North Pass of Mississippi River 29°14.5′ 88°28.0′\n18 East of South Pass of Mississippi River 29°04.0′ 88°49.7′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\nThen westerly along the seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:\n19 South of Southwest Pass of Mississippi River 28°45.8′ 89°29.5′\n20 Northwest tip of Mississippi Canyon 28°38.5′ 90°08.5′\n21 West side of Mississippi Canyon 28°34.5′ 89°59.5′\n22 South of Timbalier Bay 28°22.5′ 90°02.5′\n23 South of Terrebonne Bay 28°10.5′ 90°31.5′\n24 South of Freeport 27°58.0′ 95°00.0′\n25 Off Matagorda Island 27°43.0′ 96°02.0′\n26 Off Aransas Pass 27°30.0′ 96°23.5′\n27 Northeast of Port Mansfield 27°00.0′ 96°39.0′\n28 East of Port Mansfield 26°44.0′ 96°37.5′\n29 Northeast of Port Isabel 26°22.0′ 96°21.0′\n30 U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary 26°00.5′ 96°24.5′\nThen westerly along U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary to seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\n1 Nearest identifiable landfall, boundary, navigational aid, or submarine area.\nTable 2 of Appendix B to Part 622—Seaward Coordinates of the Stressed Area\nPoint number and reference location 1 North lat. West long.\n1 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary northeast of Dry Tortugas 24°45.5′ 82°41.5′\n2 North of Marquesas Keys 24°48.0′ 82°06.5′\n3 Off Cape Sable 25°15.0′ 82°02.0′\n4 Off Sanibel Island—Inshore 26°26.0′ 82°29.0′\n5 Off Sanibel Island—Offshore 26°26.0′ 82°59.0′\n6 West of Egmont Key 27°30.0′ 83°21.5′\n7 Off Anclote Keys—Offshore 28°10.0′ 83°45.0′\n8 Off Anclote Keys—Inshore 28°10.0′ 83°14.0′\n9 Off Deadman Bay 29°38.0′ 84°00.0′\n10 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary east of Cape St. George 29°35.5′ 84°38.6′\nThen westerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:\n11 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary south of Cape San Blas 29°32.2′ 85°27.1′\n12 Southwest of Cape San Blas 29°30.5′ 85°52.0′\n13 Off St. Andrew Bay 29°53.0′ 86°10.0′\n14 De Soto Canyon 30°06.0′ 86°55.0′\n15 South of Florida and Alabama border 29°34.5′ 87°38.0′\n16 Off Mobile Bay 29°41.0′ 88°00.0′\n17 South of Alabama and Mississippi border 30°01.5′ 88°23.7′\n18 Horn and Chandeleur Islands 30°01.5′ 88°39.8′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\nThen southerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:\n19 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off Chandeleur Islands 29°50.8′ 88°39.07′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\n20 Chandeleur Islands 29°35.5′ 88°37.0′\n21 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off North Pass of Mississippi River 29°21.0′ 88°54.43′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\nThen southerly and westerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:\n22 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off Southwest Pass of Mississippi River 29°01.3′ 89°34.67′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\n23 Seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary west of Mississippi River 29°5.24′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary 89°41.0′\nThen westerly along the seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:\n24 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary south of Grand Isle 29°3.03′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary 89°56.0′\n25 Quick flashing horn buoy south of Isles Dernieres 28°32.5′ 90°42.0′\n26 Southeast of Calcasieu Pass 29°10.0′ 92°37.0′\n27 South of Sabine Pass—10 fathoms 29°09.0′ 93°41.0′\n28 South of Sabine Pass—30 fathoms 28°21.5′ 93°28.0′\n29 East of Aransas Pass 27°49.0′ 96°19.5′\n30 East of Baffin Bay 27°12.0′ 96°51.0′\n31 Northeast of Port Mansfield 26°46.5′ 96°52.0′\n32 Northeast of Port Isabel 26°21.5′ 96°35.0′\n33 U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary 26°00.5′ 96°36.0′\nThen westerly along U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary to seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary\n1 Nearest identifiable landfall, boundary, navigational aid, or submarine area.","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"],"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":"d8011556cb504b27eadf9a8f0c75dc94678e307645b745193523298d68e29368","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-622","next":"us/50-cfr-appendix-c-to-part-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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