Closed areas.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 50
  3. Wildlife and Fisheries
  4. Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
  5. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States
  6. Management Measures for the NE Multispecies and Monkfish Fisheries
  7. Closed areas.

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§ 648.97 Closed areas.

(a) Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

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Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area

Point N. Lat. W. Long.
(1) OC1 40°10′ 68°12′
(2) OC2 40°24′ 68°09′
(3) OC3 40°24′ 68°08′
(4) OC4 40°10′ 67°59′
(5) OC1 40°10′ 68°12′

(b) Lydonia Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Lydonia Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

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Lyndonia Canyon Closed Area

Point N. Lat. W. Long.
(1) LC1 40°16′ 67°34′
(2) LC2 40°16′ 67°42′
(3) LC3 40°20′ 67°43′
(4) LC4 40°27′ 67°40′
(5) LC5 40° 27′ 67°38′
(6) LC1 40°16′ 67°34′

[70 FR 21946, Apr. 28, 2005]


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