50 CFR § 648.370-648.373 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States — Habitat-Related Management Measures

1019 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.352 Point Latitude Longitude 16 ................................ 41°17.43′ N 72°1.18′ W 17 ................................ 41°18.62′ N 71°55.80′ W 18 ................................ 41°18.27′ N 71°54.47′ W 19 ................................ 41°10.31′ N 71°46.44′ W 20 ................................ 41°2.35′ N 71°38.43′ W 21 ................................ 40°54.37′ N 71°30.45′ W 22 ................................ 40°46.39′ N 71°22.51′ W 23 ................................ 40°38.39′ N 71°14.60′ W 24 ................................ 40°30.39′ N 71°6.72′ W 25 ................................ 40°22.38′ N 70°58.87′ W 26 ................................ 40°14.36′ N 70°51.05′ W 27 ................................ 40°6.33′ N 70°43.27′ W 28 ................................ 39°58.29′ N 70°35.51′ W 29 ................................ 39°50.24′ N 70°27.78′ W 30 ................................ 39°42.18′ N 70°20.09′ W 31 ................................ 39°34.11′ N 70°12.42′ W 32 ................................ 39°26.04′ N 70°4.78′ W 33 ................................ 39°17.96′ N 69°57.18′ W 34 ................................ 39°9.86′ N 69°49.6′ W 35 ................................ 39°1.77′ N 69°42.05′ W 36 ................................ 38°53.66′ N 69°34.53′ W 37 ................................ 38°45.54′ N 69°27.03′ W 38 ................................ 38°37.42′ N 69°19.57′ W 39 ................................ 38°29.29′ N 69°12.13′ W 40 ................................ 38°21.15′ N 69°4.73′ W 41 ................................ 38°13.00′ N 68°57.35′ W 42 ................................ 38°4.84′ N 68°49.99′ W 43 * .............................. 38°2.21′ N 68°47.62′ W * Point 43 falls on the U.S. EEZ. (c) Transiting. Any vessel issued a valid permit in accordance with § 648.4 may transit the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section, with an amount of Mid-Atlantic forage spe cies on board that exceeds the posses sion limits specified in paragraph (a) of this section to land in a port in a state that is outside of the Mid-Atlantic For age Species Management Unit, pro vided that those species were harvested outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit and that all gear is stowed and not available for im mediate use as defined in § 648.2. (d) Transiting. Any vessel issued a valid permit in accordance with § 648.4 may transit the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section, with an amount of Mid-Atlantic forage species or Atlantic chub mackerel on board that exceeds the possession limits spec ified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, respectively, to land in a port in a state that is outside of the Mid-At lantic Forage Species Management Unit, provided that those species were harvested outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit and that all gear is stowed and not avail able for immediate use as defined in § 648.2. The transitting provisions speci fied in this paragraph (d) for a vessel possessing Atlantic chub mackerel are effective through December 31, 2020. [82 FR 40733, Aug. 28, 2017, as amended at 85 FR 47117, Aug. 4, 2020] § 648.352 Mid-Atlantic forage species framework measures. (a) General. The MAFMC may, at any time, initiate action to add or revise management measures if it finds that action is necessary to meet or be con sistent with the goals and objectives of the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP; the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP; the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP; the Atlantic Bluefish FMP; the Spiny Dogfish FMP; and Tilefish FMPs. (b) Adjustment process. The MAFMC shall develop and analyze appropriate management actions over the span of at least two MAFMC meetings. The MAFMC must provide the public with advance notice of the availability of the recommendation(s), appropriate justification(s) and economic and bio logical analyses, and the opportunity to comment on the proposed adjust ment(s) at its first meeting, prior to its second meeting, and at its second meeting. The MAFMC’s recommenda tions on adjustments or additions to management measures must come from one or more of the following cat egories: The list of Mid-Atlantic forage species, possession limits, annual land ing limits, and any other measure cur rently included in the applicable FMPs specified in paragraph (a) of this sec tion. Issues that require significant de partures from previously contemplated measures or that are otherwise intro ducing new concepts may require an amendment of the FMPs instead of a framework adjustment. (c) MAFMC recommendation. See § 648.110(a)(2). (d) NMFS action. See § 648.110(a)(3). (e) Emergency actions. See § 648.110(a)(4). Subpart Q—Habitat-Related Management Measures SOURCE: 83 FR 15275, Apr. 9, 2018, unless otherwise noted. 1020 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.370 § 648.370 Habitat Management Areas. Unless otherwise specified, no fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may fish with bottom-tending mobile gear in the areas defined in this section. Copies of charts depicting these areas are available from the Regional Ad ministrator upon request. (a) Eastern Maine Habitat Management Area. The Eastern Maine HMA is bounded on the northwest by the outer limit of Maine state waters, and bound ed on all other sides by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: EASTERN MAINE HMA Point N latitude W longitude EMH1 1 .............. 44°07.65′ N 68°10.64′ W EMH2 ................ 44°02.50′ N 68°06.10′ W EMH3 ................ 43°51.00′ N 68°33.90′ W EMH4 1 .............. 43°56.62′ N 68°38.12′ W 1 Points 1 and 4 are intended to fall along the outer limit of Maine state waters. (b) Jeffreys Bank Habitat Management Area. The Jeffreys Bank HMA is de fined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: JEFFREYS BANK HMA Point N latitude W longitude JBH1 ................. 43°31′ N 68°37′ W JBH2 ................. 43°20′ N 68°37′ W JBH3 ................. 43°20′ N 68°55′ W JBH4 ................. 43°31′ N 68°55′ W JBH1 ................. 43°31′ N 68°37′ W (c) Cashes Ledge Habitat Management Area. The Cashes Ledge HMA is defined by straight lines connecting the fol lowing points in the order stated: CASHES LEDGE HMA Point N latitude W longitude CLH1 ................. 43°01.0′ N 69°00.0′ W CLH2 ................. 43°01.0′ N 68°52.0′ W CLH3 ................. 42°45.0′ N 68°52.0′ W CLH4 ................. 42°45.0′ N 69°00.0′ W CLH1 ................. 43°01.0′ N 69°00.0′ W (d) Fippennies Ledge Habitat Manage ment Area. The Fippennies Ledge HMA is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stat ed: FIPPENNIES LEDGE HMA Point N latitude W longitude FLH1 ................. 42°50.0′ N 69°17.0′ W FLH2 ................. 42°44.0′ N 69°14.0′ W FLH3 ................. 42°44.0′ N 69°18.0′ W FLH4 ................. 42°50.0′ N 69°21.0′ W FLH1 ................. 42°50.0′ N 69°17.0′ W (e) Ammen Rock Habitat Management Area. (1) The Ammen Rock HMA is de fined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: AMMEN ROCK HMA Point N latitude W longitude ARH1 ................ 42°55.5′ N 68°57.0′ W ARH2 ................ 42°52.5′ N 68°55.0′ W ARH3 ................ 42°52.5′ N 68°57.0′ W ARH4 ................ 42°55.5′ N 68°59.0′ W ARH1 ................ 42°55.5′ N 68°57.0′ W (2) No fishing vessel, including pri vate and for-hire recreational fishing vessels, may fish in the Ammen Rock HMA, except for vessels fishing exclu sively with lobster traps, as defined in § 697.2. (f) Western Gulf of Maine Habitat Man agement Area. (1) Coordinates. The West ern GOM HMA is defined by the straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: WESTERN GULF OF MAINE HMA Point N latitude W longitude WGMH1 ............ 43°15′ N 70°15′ W WGMH2 ............ 42°15′ N 70°15′ W WGMH3 ............ 42°15′ N 70°00′ W WGMH4 ............ 43°15′ N 70°15′ W WGMH1 ............ 43°15′ N 70°15′ W (2) Western Gulf of Maine Shrimp Ex emption Area. Vessels fishing with shrimp trawls under the Small Mesh Northern Shrimp Fishery Exemption specified at § 648.80(a)(5) may fish with in the Western Gulf of Maine HMA Shrimp Exemption Area which is de fined by the straight lines connecting the following points in the order stat ed: WESTERN GULF OF MAINE SHRIMP EXEMPTION AREA Point N latitude W longitude SEA1 ................. 43°15′ N 70° W SEA2 ................. 43°13′ N 70° W SEA3 ................. 43°13′ N 70°05′ W SEA4 ................. 43°09′ N 70°05′ W 1021 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.370 WESTERN GULF OF MAINE SHRIMP EXEMPTION AREA—Continued Point N latitude W longitude SEA5 ................. 43°09′ N 70°08′ W SEA6 ................. 42°55′ N 70°08′ W SEA7 ................. 42°55′ N 70°15′ W SEA8 ................. 43°15′ N 70°15′ W SEA1 ................. 43°15′ N 70° W (g) Closed Area II Habitat Closure Area. The Closed Area II Habitat Closure Area is defined by the straight lines, except where otherwise noted, con necting the following points in the order stated: CLOSED AREA II HABITAT CLOSURE AREA Point N latitude W longitude Notes CIIH1 ................................................................................................. 42°10′ N 67°20′ W CIIH2 ................................................................................................. 42°10′ N 67°9.38′ W (1�2) CIIH3 ................................................................................................. 42°00′ N 67°0.63′ W (2�3) CIIH4 ................................................................................................. 42°00′ N 67°10′ W CIIH5 ................................................................................................. 41°50′ N 67°10′ W CIIH6 ................................................................................................. 41°50′ N 67°20′ W CIIH1 ................................................................................................. 42°10′ N 67°20′ W 1 Point CIIH2 represents the intersection of 42°10′ N lat. and the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary. 2 From Point CIIH2 to Point CIIH3 along the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary. 3 Point CIIH3 represents the intersection of 42°00′ N lat. and the U.S.-Canada maritime Boundary. (h) Great South Channel Habitat Man agement Area. (1) Coordinates. The Great South Channel HMA is defined by the straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL HMA Point N latitude W longitude GSCH1 .............. 41°30.3′ N 69°31.0′ W GSCH2 .............. 41°0.00′ N 69°18.5′ W GSCH3 .............. 40°51.7′ N 69°18.5′ W GSCH4 .............. 40°51.6′ N 69°48.9′ W GSCH5 .............. 41°30.2′ N 69°49.3′ W GSCH1 .............. 41°30.3′ N 69°31.0′ W (2) Atlantic Surfclam and Mussel Dredge Exemption Areas. (i) Dredge Ex emption Area Requirements. A vessel may fish in one or more of the Dredge Exemption Areas below, provided the area is open and the vessel meets the following requirements: (A) Holds a federal Atlantic surfclam vessel permit. (B) Has been issued a Letter of Au thorization to fish in the Great South Channel HMA from the Regional Ad ministrator. (C) Has a NMFS-approved VMS unit capable of automatically transmitting a signal indicating the vessel’s accu rate position at least once every 5 min utes while in or near the Great South Channel HMA. (D) Declares each trip into the HMA through the VMS and fishes exclu sively inside HMA dredge exemption areas on such trips. (E) When fishing for surfclams in an HMA exemption area, uses only hy draulic clam dredge gear. (F) When fishing for blue mussels in an HMA exemption area, any dredge on board the vessel does not exceed 8 ft (2.4 m), measured at the widest point in the bail of the dredge, and the vessel does not possess, or land any species of fish other than blue mussels. (ii) McBlair Dredge Exemption Area. (A) The McBlair Dredge Exemption Area is defined by the following points connected in the order listed by straight lines: MCBLAIR DREDGE EXEMPTION AREA Point Longitude Latitude 1 ........................ 69°49.255′ W 41°25.878′ N 2 ........................ 69°46.951′ W 41°25.878′ N 3 ........................ 69°46.951′ W 41°19.34′ N 4 ........................ 69°49.187′ W 41°19.34′ N 1 ........................ 69°49.255′ W 41°25.878′ N (B) The McBlair Dredge Exemption Area is open year-round. (iii) Old South Dredge Exemption Area. (A) The Old South Dredge Exemption Area is defined by the following points connected in the order listed by straight lines: 1022 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.371 OLD SOUTH DREDGE EXEMPTION AREA Point Longitude Latitude 1 ........................ 69°47′ W 41°15′ N 2 ........................ 69°44′ W 41°15′ N 3 ........................ 69°44.22′ W 41°10.432′ N 4 ........................ 69°45′ W 41°7′ N 5 ........................ 69°47′ W 41°7′ N 6 ........................ 69°47′ W 41°11′ N 7 ........................ 69°49.101′ W 41°11′ N 8 ........................ 69°49.116′ W 41°12.5′ N 9 ........................ 69°47′ W 41°12.5′ N 1 ........................ 69°47′ W 41°15′ N (B) The Old South Dredge Exemption Area is open from May 1–October 31, and closed to all mobile bottom-tend ing gear November 1–April 30. (iv) Fishing Rip Dredge Exemption Area. (A) The Fishing Rip Dredge Ex emption Area is defined by the fol lowing points connected in the order listed by straight lines: FISHING RIP DREDGE EXEMPTION AREA Point Longitude Latitude 1 ........................ 69°28.829′ W 41°10.963′ N 2 ........................ 69°27.106′ W 41°10.485′ N 3 ........................ 69°29.311′ W 41°6.699′ N 4 ........................ 69°27.034′ W 41°6.609′ N 5 ........................ 69°27.376′ W 41°3.198′ N 6 ........................ 69°29.905′ W 41°1.297′ N 7 ........................ 69°32.579′ W 41°5.368′ N 8 ........................ 69°31.193′ W 41°7.356′ N 1 ........................ 69°28.829′ W 41°10.963′ N (B) The Fishing Rip Dredge Exemp tion Area is open year-round. (i) Transiting. Unless otherwise re stricted, a vessel may transit the habi tat management areas described in this section provided that its gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in § 648.2. (j) Other habitat protection measures. The Inshore Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Restricted Roller Gear Area de scribed in § 648.80(a)(3)(vii) is considered a habitat protection measure and the restrictions outlined in that section apply to all bottom trawl gear. (k) Review of habitat management measures. The New England Fishery Management Council will develop a strategic process to evaluate the boundaries, scope, characteristics, and timing of habitat and spawning protec tion areas to facilitate review of these areas at 10-year intervals. [83 FR 15275, Apr. 9, 2018, as amended at 85 FR 29876, May 19, 2020] § 648.371 Dedicated Habitat Research Areas. (a) Dedicated Habitat Research Area (DHRA) topics. The areas defined in this section are intended to facilitate co ordinated research on gear impacts, habitat recovery, natural disturbance, and productivity. (b) Stellwagen Dedicated Habitat Re search Area. (1) The Stellwagen DHRA is defined by the straight lines con necting the following points in the order stated: STELLWAGEN DHRA Point N latitude W longitude SDHRA1 ........... 42°15.0′ N 70°00.0′ W SDHRA2 ........... 42°15.0′ N 70°15.0′ W SDHRA3 ........... 42°45.2′ N 70°15.0′ W SDHRA4 ........... 42°46.0′ N 70°13.0′ W SDHRA5 ........... 42°46.0′ N 70°00.0′ W SDHRA1 ........... 42°15.0′ N 70°00.0′ W (2) Vessels fishing with bottom-tend ing mobile gear, sink gillnet gear, or demersal longline gear are prohibited from fishing in the Stellwagen DHRA, unless otherwise exempted. (c) Georges Bank Dedicated Habitat Re search Area. (1) The Georges Bank DHRA is defined by straight lines con necting the following points in the order stated: GEORGES BANK DHRA Point Latitude Longitude GBDHRA1 ......... 40°54.95′ N 68°53.37′ W GBDHRA2 ......... 40°58′ N 68°30′ W GBDHRA3 ......... 40°45′ N 68°30′ W GBDHRA4 ......... 40°45′ N 68°45′ W (2) Vessels fishing with bottom-tend ing mobile gear are prohibited from fishing in the Georges Bank DHRA, un less otherwise exempted. (d) Transiting. Unless otherwise re stricted or specified in this paragraph (d), a vessel may transit the Dedicated Habitat Research Areas of this section provided that its prohibited gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in § 648.2. (e) Dedicated Habitat Research Areas review. (1) The Regional Administrator shall initiate a review of the DHRAs defined in this section three years after implementation. (2) After initiation of the review and consultation with the New England 1023 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.372 Fishery Management Council, the Re gional Administrator may remove a DHRA. The following criteria will be used to determine if DHRA should be maintained: (i) Documentation of active and on going research in the DHRA area, in the form of data records, cruise reports or inventory samples with analytical objectives focused on the DHRA topics, described in paragraph (a) of this sec tion; and (ii) Documentation of pending or ap proved proposals or funding requests (including ship time requests), with ob jectives specific to the DHRA topics, described in paragraph (a) of this sec tion. (3) The Regional Administrator will make any such determination in ac cordance with the APA through notifi cation in the FEDERAL REGISTER. (f) Jordan Basin Dedicated Habitat Re search Area. (1) The Jordan Basin DHRA is defined by the following co ordinates, connected in the order listed by straight lines: TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (f)(1) Point Longitude Latitude DHRA1 ............................... ¥67°51.38′ 43°27.47′ DHRA2 ............................... ¥67°47.38′ 43°27.46′ DHRA3 ............................... ¥67°47.18′ 43°16.92′ DHRA4 ............................... ¥67°51.05′ 43°17.05′ DHRA1 ............................... ¥67°51.38′ 43°27.47′ (2) Fishing vessels, regardless of gear type, may fish within the Jordan Basin DHRA. [83 FR 15275, Apr. 9, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 33558, June 25, 2021] § 648.372 Frank R. Lautenberg Deep Sea Coral Protection Area. (a) Restrictions. No vessel may fish with bottom-tending gear within the Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area described in this sec tion, unless transiting pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section, fishing lobster trap gear in accordance with § 697.21 of this chapter, or fishing red crab trap gear in accordance with § 648.264. Bottom-tending gear includes but is not limited to bottom-tending otter trawls, bottom-tending beam trawls, hydraulic dredges, non-hydrau lic dredges, bottom-tending seines, bot tom longlines, pots and traps, and sink or anchored gillnets. The Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area consists of the Broad and Discrete Deep-Sea Coral Zones defined in para graphs (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone. The Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone is bounded on the east by the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, and bounded on all other sides by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart de picting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Discrete Zone column means the point is shared with a Discrete Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as de fined in paragraph (c) of this section. BROAD ZONE Point Latitude Longitude Discrete zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 36°33.02′ N 71°29.33′ W 2 ........................................................................................................ 36°33.02′ N 72°00′ W 3 ........................................................................................................ 36°33.02′ N 73°00′ W 4 ........................................................................................................ 36°33.02′ N 74°00′ W 5 ........................................................................................................ 36°33.02′ N 74°42.14′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 36°34.44′ N 74°42.23′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 36°35.53′ N 74°41.59′ W 8 ........................................................................................................ 36°37.69′ N 74°41.51′ W 9 ........................................................................................................ 36°42.09′ N 74°39.07′ W 10 ...................................................................................................... 36°45.18′ N 74°38′ W 11 ...................................................................................................... 36°45.69′ N 74°38.55′ W 12 ...................................................................................................... 36°49.17′ N 74°38.31′ W 13 ...................................................................................................... 36°49.56′ N 74°37.77′ W 14 ...................................................................................................... 36°51.21′ N 74°37.81′ W 15 ...................................................................................................... 36°51.78′ N 74°37.43′ W 16 ...................................................................................................... 36°58.51′ N 74°36.51′ W (*) 17 ...................................................................................................... 36°58.62′ N 74°36.97′ W (*) 18 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.43′ N 74°41.03′ W (*) 19 ...................................................................................................... 37°5.83′ N 74°45.57′ W (*) 1024 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.372 BROAD ZONE—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Discrete zone 20 ...................................................................................................... 37°6.97′ N 74°40.8′ W (*) 21 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.52′ N 74°37.77′ W (*) 22 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.02′ N 74°33.83′ W (*) 23 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.52′ N 74°33.51′ W (*) 24 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.4′ N 74°33.11′ W (*) 25 ...................................................................................................... 37°7.38′ N 74°31.95′ W 26 ...................................................................................................... 37°8.32′ N 74°32.4′ W 27 ...................................................................................................... 37°8.51′ N 74°31.38′ W 28 ...................................................................................................... 37°9.44′ N 74°31.5′ W 29 ...................................................................................................... 37°16.83′ N 74°28.58′ W 30 ...................................................................................................... 37°17.81′ N 74°27.67′ W 31 ...................................................................................................... 37°18.72′ N 74°28.22′ W 32 ...................................................................................................... 37°22.74′ N 74°26.24′ W (*) 33 ...................................................................................................... 37°22.87′ N 74°26.16′ W (*) 34 ...................................................................................................... 37°24.44′ N 74°28.57′ W (*) 35 ...................................................................................................... 37°24.67′ N 74°29.71′ W (*) 36 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.93′ N 74°30.13′ W (*) 37 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.25′ N 74°30.2′ W (*) 38 ...................................................................................................... 37°28.6′ N 74°30.6′ W (*) 39 ...................................................................................................... 37°29.43′ N 74°30.29′ W (*) 40 ...................................................................................................... 37°29.53′ N 74°29.95′ W (*) 41 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.68′ N 74°28.82′ W (*) 42 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.06′ N 74°28.76′ W (*) 43 ...................................................................................................... 37°26.39′ N 74°27.76′ W (*) 44 ...................................................................................................... 37°26.3′ N 74°26.87′ W (*) 45 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.69′ N 74°25.63′ W (*) 46 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.83′ N 74°24.22′ W (*) 47 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.68′ N 74°24.03′ W (*) 48 ...................................................................................................... 37°28.04′ N 74°23.17′ W 49 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.72′ N 74°22.34′ W 50 ...................................................................................................... 37°30.13′ N 74°17.77′ W 51 ...................................................................................................... 37°33.83′ N 74°17.47′ W 52 ...................................................................................................... 37°35.48′ N 74°14.84′ W 53 ...................................................................................................... 37°36.99′ N 74°14.01′ W 54 ...................................................................................................... 37°37.23′ N 74°13.02′ W 55 ...................................................................................................... 37°42.85′ N 74°9.97′ W 56 ...................................................................................................... 37°43.5′ N 74°8.79′ W 57 ...................................................................................................... 37°45.22′ N 74°9.2′ W 58 ...................................................................................................... 37°45.15′ N 74°7.24′ W (*) 59 ...................................................................................................... 37°45.88′ N 74°7.44′ W (*) 60 ...................................................................................................... 37°46.7′ N 74°5.98′ W (*) 61 ...................................................................................................... 37°49.62′ N 74°6.03′ W (*) 62 ...................................................................................................... 37°51.25′ N 74°5.48′ W (*) 63 ...................................................................................................... 37°51.99′ N 74°4.51′ W (*) 64 ...................................................................................................... 37°51.37′ N 74°3.3′ W (*) 65 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.63′ N 74°2.69′ W (*) 66 ...................................................................................................... 37°49.62′ N 74°2.28′ W (*) 67 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.28′ N 74°0.67′ W (*) 68 ...................................................................................................... 37°53.68′ N 73°57.41′ W (*) 69 ...................................................................................................... 37°55.07′ N 73°57.27′ W (*) 70 ...................................................................................................... 38°3.29′ N 73°49.1′ W (*) 71 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.19′ N 73°51.59′ W (*) 72 ...................................................................................................... 38°7.67′ N 73°52.19′ W (*) 73 ...................................................................................................... 38°9.04′ N 73°52.39′ W (*) 74 ...................................................................................................... 38°10.1′ N 73°52.32′ W (*) 75 ...................................................................................................... 38°11.98′ N 73°52.65′ W (*) 76 ...................................................................................................... 38°13.74′ N 73°50.73′ W (*) 77 ...................................................................................................... 38°13.15′ N 73°49.77′ W (*) 78 ...................................................................................................... 38°10.92′ N 73°50.37′ W (*) 79 ...................................................................................................... 38°10.2′ N 73°49.63′ W (*) 80 ...................................................................................................... 38°9.26′ N 73°49.68′ W (*) 81 ...................................................................................................... 38°8.38′ N 73°49.51′ W (*) 82 ...................................................................................................... 38°7.59′ N 73°47.91′ W (*) 83 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.96′ N 73°47.25′ W (*) 84 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.51′ N 73°46.99′ W (*) 85 ...................................................................................................... 38°5.69′ N 73°45.56′ W (*) 86 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.35′ N 73°44.8′ W (*) 87 ...................................................................................................... 38°7.5′ N 73°45.2′ W (*) 88 ...................................................................................................... 38°9.24′ N 73°42.61′ W (*) 89 ...................................................................................................... 38°9.41′ N 73°41.63′ W 90 ...................................................................................................... 38°15.13′ N 73°37.58′ W 91 ...................................................................................................... 38°15.25′ N 73°36.2′ W (*) 1025 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.372 BROAD ZONE—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Discrete zone 92 ...................................................................................................... 38°16.19′ N 73°36.91′ W (*) 93 ...................................................................................................... 38°16.89′ N 73°36.66′ W (*) 94 ...................................................................................................... 38°16.91′ N 73°36.35′ W (*) 95 ...................................................................................................... 38°17.63′ N 73°35.35′ W (*) 96 ...................................................................................................... 38°18.55′ N 73°34.44′ W (*) 97 ...................................................................................................... 38°18.38′ N 73°33.4′ W (*) 98 ...................................................................................................... 38°19.04′ N 73°33.02′ W (*) 99 ...................................................................................................... 38°25.08′ N 73°34.99′ W (*) 100 .................................................................................................... 38°26.32′ N 73°33.44′ W (*) 101 .................................................................................................... 38°29.72′ N 73°30.65′ W (*) 102 .................................................................................................... 38°28.65′ N 73°29.37′ W (*) 103 .................................................................................................... 38°25.53′ N 73°30.94′ W (*) 104 .................................................................................................... 38°25.26′ N 73°29.97′ W (*) 105 .................................................................................................... 38°23.75′ N 73°30.16′ W (*) 106 .................................................................................................... 38°23.47′ N 73°29.7′ W (*) 107 .................................................................................................... 38°22.76′ N 73°29.34′ W (*) 108 .................................................................................................... 38°22.5′ N 73°27.63′ W (*) 109 .................................................................................................... 38°21.59′ N 73°26.87′ W (*) 110 .................................................................................................... 38°23.07′ N 73°24.11′ W 111 .................................................................................................... 38°25.83′ N 73°22.39′ W 112 .................................................................................................... 38°25.97′ N 73°21.43′ W 113 .................................................................................................... 38°34.14′ N 73°11.14′ W (*) 114 .................................................................................................... 38°35.1′ N 73°10.43′ W (*) 115 .................................................................................................... 38°35.94′ N 73°11.25′ W (*) 116 .................................................................................................... 38°37.57′ N 73°10.49′ W (*) 117 .................................................................................................... 38°37.21′ N 73°9.41′ W (*) 118 .................................................................................................... 38°36.72′ N 73°8.85′ W (*) 119 .................................................................................................... 38°43′ N 73°1.24′ W (*) 120 .................................................................................................... 38°43.66′ N 73°0.36′ W (*) 121 .................................................................................................... 38°45′ N 73°0.27′ W (*) 122 .................................................................................................... 38°46.68′ N 73°1.07′ W (*) 123 .................................................................................................... 38°47.54′ N 73°2.24′ W (*) 124 .................................................................................................... 38°47.84′ N 73°2.24′ W (*) 125 .................................................................................................... 38°49.03′ N 73°1.53′ W (*) 126 .................................................................................................... 38°48.45′ N 73°1′ W (*) 127 .................................................................................................... 38°49.15′ N 72°58.98′ W (*) 128 .................................................................................................... 38°48.03′ N 72°56.7′ W (*) 129 .................................................................................................... 38°49.84′ N 72°55.54′ W (*) 130 .................................................................................................... 38°52.4′ N 72°52.5′ W (*) 131 .................................................................................................... 38°53.87′ N 72°53.36′ W (*) 132 .................................................................................................... 38°54.17′ N 72°52.58′ W (*) 133 .................................................................................................... 38°54.7′ N 72°50.26′ W (*) 134 .................................................................................................... 38°57.2′ N 72°47.74′ W (*) 135 .................................................................................................... 38°58.64′ N 72°48.35′ W (*) 136 .................................................................................................... 38°59.3′ N 72°47.86′ W (*) 137 .................................................................................................... 38°59.22′ N 72°46.69′ W (*) 138 .................................................................................................... 39°0.13′ N 72°45.47′ W (*) 139 .................................................................................................... 39°1.69′ N 72°45.74′ W (*) 140 .................................................................................................... 39°1.49′ N 72°43.67′ W (*) 141 .................................................................................................... 39°3.9′ N 72°40.83′ W (*) 142 .................................................................................................... 39°7.35′ N 72°41.26′ W (*) 143 .................................................................................................... 39°7.16′ N 72°37.21′ W (*) 144 .................................................................................................... 39°6.52′ N 72°35.78′ W (*) 145 .................................................................................................... 39°11.73′ N 72°25.4′ W (*) 146 .................................................................................................... 39°11.76′ N 72°22.33′ W 147 .................................................................................................... 39°19.08′ N 72°9.56′ W (*) 148 .................................................................................................... 39°25.17′ N 72°13.03′ W (*) 149 .................................................................................................... 39°28.8′ N 72°17.39′ W (*) 150 .................................................................................................... 39°30.16′ N 72°20.41′ W (*) 151 .................................................................................................... 39°31.38′ N 72°23.86′ W (*) 152 .................................................................................................... 39°32.55′ N 72°25.07′ W (*) 153 .................................................................................................... 39°34.57′ N 72°25.18′ W (*) 154 .................................................................................................... 39°34.53′ N 72°24.23′ W (*) 155 .................................................................................................... 39°33.17′ N 72°24.1′ W (*) 156 .................................................................................................... 39°32.07′ N 72°22.77′ W (*) 157 .................................................................................................... 39°32.17′ N 72°22.08′ W (*) 158 .................................................................................................... 39°30.3′ N 72°15.71′ W (*) 159 .................................................................................................... 39°29.49′ N 72°14.3′ W (*) 160 .................................................................................................... 39°29.44′ N 72°13.24′ W (*) 161 .................................................................................................... 39°27.63′ N 72°5.87′ W (*) 162 .................................................................................................... 39°28.26′ N 72°2.2′ W (*) 163 .................................................................................................... 39°29.88′ N 72°3.51′ W (*) 1026 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.372 BROAD ZONE—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Discrete zone 164 .................................................................................................... 39°30.57′ N 72°3.47′ W (*) 165 .................................................................................................... 39°31.28′ N 72°2.63′ W (*) 166 .................................................................................................... 39°31.46′ N 72°1.41′ W (*) 167 .................................................................................................... 39°37.15′ N 71°55.85′ W (*) 168 .................................................................................................... 39°39.77′ N 71°53.7′ W (*) 169 .................................................................................................... 39°41.5′ N 71°51.89′ W 170 .................................................................................................... 39°43.84′ N 71°44.85′ W (*) 171 .................................................................................................... 39°48.01′ N 71°45.19′ W (*) 172 .................................................................................................... 39°49.97′ N 71°39.29′ W (*) 173 .................................................................................................... 39°55.08′ N 71°18.62′ W (*) 174 .................................................................................................... 39°55.99′ N 71°16.07′ W (*) 175 .................................................................................................... 39°57.04′ N 70°50.01′ W 176 .................................................................................................... 39°55.07′ N 70°32.42′ W 177 .................................................................................................... 39°50.24′ N 70°27.78′ W 178 .................................................................................................... 39°42.18′ N 70°20.09′ W 179 .................................................................................................... 39°34.11′ N 70°12.42′ W 180 .................................................................................................... 39°26.04′ N 70°4.78′ W 181 .................................................................................................... 39°17.96′ N 69°57.18′ W 182 .................................................................................................... 39°9.87′ N 69°49.6′ W 183 .................................................................................................... 39°1.77′ N 69°42.05′ W 184 .................................................................................................... 38°53.66′ N 69°34.53′ W 185 .................................................................................................... 38°45.54′ N 69°27.03′ W 186 .................................................................................................... 38°37.42′ N 69°19.57′ W 187 .................................................................................................... 38°29.29′ N 69°12.13′ W 188 .................................................................................................... 38°21.15′ N 69°4.73′ W 189 .................................................................................................... 38°13′ N 68°57.35′ W 190 .................................................................................................... 38°4.84′ N 68°49.99′ W 191 .................................................................................................... 38°2.21′ N 68°47.62′ W ........................ (c) Discrete Deep-Sea Coral Zones—(1) Block Canyon. Block Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone 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). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. BLOCK CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°55.08′ N 71°18.62′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 39°55.99′ N 71°16.07′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 39°49.51′ N 71°12.12′ W 4 ........................................................................................................ 39°38.09′ N 71°9.5′ W 5 ........................................................................................................ 39°37.4′ N 71°11.87′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 39°47.26′ N 71°17.38′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 39°52.6′ N 71°17.51′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°55.08′ N 71°18.62′ W (*) (2) Ryan and McMaster Canyons. Ryan and McMaster Canyons discrete deep sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart de picting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone col umn means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-sea Coral Zone, as de fined in paragraph (b) of this section. RYAN AND MCMASTER CANYONS Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°43.84′ N 71°44.85′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 39°48.01′ N 71°45.19′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 39°49.97′ N 71°39.29′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 39°48.29′ N 71°37.18′ W 1027 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.372 RYAN AND MCMASTER CANYONS—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 5 ........................................................................................................ 39°42.96′ N 71°35.01′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 39°33.43′ N 71°27.91′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 39°31.75′ N 71°30.77′ W 8 ........................................................................................................ 39°34.46′ N 71°35.68′ W 9 ........................................................................................................ 39°40.12′ N 71°42.36′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°43.84′ N 71°44.85′ W (*) (3) Emery and Uchupi Canyons. Emery and Uchupi Canyons discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depict ing this area are available from the Re gional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. EMERY AND UCHUPI CANYONS Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°37.15′ N 71°55.85′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 39°39.77′ N 71°53.7′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 39°39.55′ N 71°47.68′ W 4 ........................................................................................................ 39°30.78′ N 71°36.24′ W 5 ........................................................................................................ 39°27.26′ N 71°39.13′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 39°28.99′ N 71°45.47′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 39°33.91′ N 71°52.61′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°37.15′ N 71°55.85′ W (*) (4) Jones and Babylon Canyons. Jones and Babylon Canyons discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depict ing this area are available from the Re gional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. JONES AND BABYLON CANYONS Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°28.26′ N 72°2.2′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 39°29.88′ N 72°3.51′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 39°30.57′ N 72°3.47′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 39°31.28′ N 72°2.63′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 39°31.46′ N 72°1.41′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 39°30.37′ N 71°57.72′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 39°30.63′ N 71°55.13′ W 8 ........................................................................................................ 39°23.81′ N 71°48.15′ W 9 ........................................................................................................ 39°23′ N 71°52.48′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°28.26′ N 72°2.2′ W (*) (5) Hudson Canyon. Hudson Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the fol lowing points in the order stated (cop ies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Adminis trator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. 1028 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.372 HUDSON CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°19.08′ N 72°9.56′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 39°25.17′ N 72°13.03′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 39°28.8′ N 72°17.39′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 39°30.16′ N 72°20.41′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 39°31.38′ N 72°23.86′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 39°32.55′ N 72°25.07′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 39°34.57′ N 72°25.18′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 39°34.53′ N 72°24.23′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 39°33.17′ N 72°24.1′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 39°32.07′ N 72°22.77′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 39°32.17′ N 72°22.08′ W (*) 12 ...................................................................................................... 39°30.3′ N 72°15.71′ W (*) 13 ...................................................................................................... 39°29.49′ N 72°14.3′ W (*) 14 ...................................................................................................... 39°29.44′ N 72°13.24′ W (*) 15 ...................................................................................................... 39°27.63′ N 72°5.87′ W (*) 16 ...................................................................................................... 39°13.93′ N 71°48.44′ W 17 ...................................................................................................... 39°10.39′ N 71°52.98′ W 18 ...................................................................................................... 39°14.27′ N 72°3.09′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 39°19.08′ N 72°9.56′ W (*) (6) Mey-Lindenkohl Slope. Mey Lindenkohl Slope discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depict ing this area are available from the Re gional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. MEY-LINDENKOHL SLOPE Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°43′ N 73°1.24′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°43.66′ N 73°0.36′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°45′ N 73°0.27′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°46.68′ N 73°1.07′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°47.54′ N 73°2.24′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°47.84′ N 73°2.24′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 38°49.03′ N 73°1.53′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 38°48.45′ N 73°1′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 38°49.15′ N 72°58.98′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 38°48.03′ N 72°56.7′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 38°49.84′ N 72°55.54′ W (*) 12 ...................................................................................................... 38°52.4′ N 72°52.5′ W (*) 13 ...................................................................................................... 38°53.87′ N 72°53.36′ W (*) 14 ...................................................................................................... 38°54.17′ N 72°52.58′ W (*) 15 ...................................................................................................... 38°54.7′ N 72°50.26′ W (*) 16 ...................................................................................................... 38°57.2′ N 72°47.74′ W (*) 17 ...................................................................................................... 38°58.64′ N 72°48.35′ W (*) 18 ...................................................................................................... 38°59.3′ N 72°47.86′ W (*) 19 ...................................................................................................... 38°59.22′ N 72°46.69′ W (*) 20 ...................................................................................................... 39°0.13′ N 72°45.47′ W (*) 21 ...................................................................................................... 39°1.69′ N 72°45.74′ W (*) 22 ...................................................................................................... 39°1.49′ N 72°43.67′ W (*) 23 ...................................................................................................... 39°3.9′ N 72°40.83′ W (*) 24 ...................................................................................................... 39°7.35′ N 72°41.26′ W (*) 25 ...................................................................................................... 39°7.16′ N 72°37.21′ W (*) 26 ...................................................................................................... 39°6.52′ N 72°35.78′ W (*) 27 ...................................................................................................... 39°11.73′ N 72°25.4′ W (*) 28 ...................................................................................................... 38°58.85′ N 72°11.78′ W 29 ...................................................................................................... 38°32.39′ N 72°47.69′ W 30 ...................................................................................................... 38°34.88′ N 72°53.78′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°43′ N 73°1.24′ W (*) 1029 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.372 (7) Spencer Canyon. Spencer Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the fol lowing points in the order stated (cop ies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Adminis trator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. SPENCER CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°34.14′ N 73°11.14′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°35.1′ N 73°10.43′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°35.94′ N 73°11.25′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°37.57′ N 73°10.49′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°37.21′ N 73°9.41′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°36.72′ N 73°8.85′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 38°36.59′ N 73°8.25′ W 8 ........................................................................................................ 38°28.94′ N 72°58.96′ W 9 ........................................................................................................ 38°26.45′ N 73°3.24′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°34.14′ N 73°11.14′ W (*) (8) Wilmington Canyon. Wilmington Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone 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 Ad ministrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. WILMINGTON CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°19.04′ N 73°33.02′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°25.08′ N 73°34.99′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°26.32′ N 73°33.44′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°29.72′ N 73°30.65′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°28.65′ N 73°29.37′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°25.53′ N 73°30.94′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 38°25.26′ N 73°29.97′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 38°23.75′ N 73°30.16′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 38°23.47′ N 73°29.7′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 38°22.76′ N 73°29.34′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 38°22.5′ N 73°27.63′ W (*) 12 ...................................................................................................... 38°21.59′ N 73°26.87′ W (*) 13 ...................................................................................................... 38°18.52′ N 73°22.95′ W 14 ...................................................................................................... 38°14.41′ N 73°16.64′ W 15 ...................................................................................................... 38°13.23′ N 73°17.32′ W 16 ...................................................................................................... 38°15.79′ N 73°26.38′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°19.04′ N 73°33.02′ W (*) (9) North Heyes and South Wilmington Canyons. North Heyes and South Wil mington Canyons discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depict ing this area are available from the Re gional Administrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. NORTH HEYES AND SOUTH WILMINGTON CANYONS Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°15.25′ N 73°36.2′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°16.19′ N 73°36.91′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°16.89′ N 73°36.66′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°16.91′ N 73°36.35′ W (*) 1030 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.372 NORTH HEYES AND SOUTH WILMINGTON CANYONS—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°17.63′ N 73°35.35′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°18.55′ N 73°34.44′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 38°18.38′ N 73°33.4′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 38°19.04′ N 73°33.02′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 38°15.79′ N 73°26.38′ W 10 ...................................................................................................... 38°14.98′ N 73°24.73′ W 11 ...................................................................................................... 38°12.32′ N 73°21.22′ W 12 ...................................................................................................... 38°11.06′ N 73°22.21′ W 13 ...................................................................................................... 38°11.13′ N 73°28.72′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°15.25′ N 73°36.2′ W (*) (10) South Vries Canyon. South Vries Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone 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 Ad ministrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. SOUTH VRIES CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°6.35′ N 73°44.8′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°7.5′ N 73°45.2′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°9.24′ N 73°42.61′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°3.22′ N 73°29.22′ W 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°2.38′ N 73°29.78′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°2.54′ N 73°36.73′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°6.35′ N 73°44.8′ W (*) (11) Baltimore Canyon. Baltimore Can yon discrete deep-sea coral zone is de fined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Ad ministrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. BALTIMORE CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°3.29′ N 73°49.1′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 38°6.19′ N 73°51.59′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°7.67′ N 73°52.19′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 38°9.04′ N 73°52.39′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 38°10.1′ N 73°52.32′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 38°11.98′ N 73°52.65′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 38°13.74′ N 73°50.73′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 38°13.15′ N 73°49.77′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 38°10.92′ N 73°50.37′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 38°10.2′ N 73°49.63′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 38°9.26′ N 73°49.68′ W (*) 12 ...................................................................................................... 38°8.38′ N 73°49.51′ W (*) 13 ...................................................................................................... 38°7.59′ N 73°47.91′ W (*) 14 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.96′ N 73°47.25′ W (*) 15 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.51′ N 73°46.99′ W (*) 16 ...................................................................................................... 38°5.69′ N 73°45.56′ W (*) 17 ...................................................................................................... 38°6.35′ N 73°44.8′ W (*) 18 ...................................................................................................... 38°2.54′ N 73°36.73′ W 19 ...................................................................................................... 37°59.19′ N 73°40.67′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 38°3.29′ N 73°49.1′ W (*) 1031 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.372 (12) Warr and Phoenix Canyon Com plex. Warr and Phoenix Canyon Com plex discrete deep-sea coral zone is de fined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Ad ministrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. WARR AND PHOENIX CANYON COMPLEX Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°53.68′ N 73°57.41′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 37°55.07′ N 73°57.27′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 38°3.29′ N 73°49.1′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 37°59.19′ N 73°40.67′ W 5 ........................................................................................................ 37°52.5′ N 73°35.28′ W 6 ........................................................................................................ 37°50.92′ N 73°36.59′ W 7 ........................................................................................................ 37°49.84′ N 73°47.11′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°53.68′ N 73°57.41′ W (*) (13) Accomac and Leonard Canyons. Accomac and Leonard Canyons discrete deep-sea coral zone 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). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. ACCOMAC AND LEONARD CANYONS Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°45.15′ N 74°7.24′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 37°45.88′ N 74°7.44′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 37°46.7′ N 74°5.98′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 37°49.62′ N 74°6.03′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 37°51.25′ N 74°5.48′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 37°51.99′ N 74°4.51′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 37°51.37′ N 74°3.3′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 37°50.63′ N 74°2.69′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 37°49.62′ N 74°2.28′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.28′ N 74°0.67′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.2′ N 74°0.17′ W 12 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.52′ N 73°58.59′ W 13 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.99′ N 73°57.17′ W 14 ...................................................................................................... 37°50.4′ N 73°52.35′ W 15 ...................................................................................................... 37°42.76′ N 73°44.86′ W 16 ...................................................................................................... 37°39.96′ N 73°48.32′ W 17 ...................................................................................................... 37°40.04′ N 73°58.25′ W 18 ...................................................................................................... 37°44.14′ N 74°6.96′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°45.15′ N 74°7.24′ W (*) (14) Washington Canyon. Washington Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone 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 Ad ministrator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. WASHINGTON CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°22.74′ N 74°26.24′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 37°22.87′ N 74°26.16′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 37°24.44′ N 74°28.57′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 37°24.67′ N 74°29.71′ W (*) 1032 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.373 WASHINGTON CANYON—Continued Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 5 ........................................................................................................ 37°25.93′ N 74°30.13′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 37°27.25′ N 74°30.2′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 37°28.6′ N 74°30.6′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 37°29.43′ N 74°30.29′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 37°29.53′ N 74°29.95′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.68′ N 74°28.82′ W (*) 11 ...................................................................................................... 37°27.06′ N 74°28.76′ W (*) 12 ...................................................................................................... 37°26.39′ N 74°27.76′ W (*) 13 ...................................................................................................... 37°26.3′ N 74°26.87′ W (*) 14 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.69′ N 74°25.63′ W (*) 15 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.83′ N 74°24.22′ W (*) 16 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.68′ N 74°24.03′ W (*) 17 ...................................................................................................... 37°25.08′ N 74°23.29′ W 18 ...................................................................................................... 37°16.81′ N 73°52.13′ W 19 ...................................................................................................... 37°11.27′ N 73°54.05′ W 20 ...................................................................................................... 37°15.73′ N 74°12.2′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 37°22.74′ N 74°26.24′ W (*) (15) Norfolk Canyon. Norfolk Canyon discrete deep-sea coral zone is defined by straight lines connecting the fol lowing points in the order stated (cop ies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Adminis trator upon request). An asterisk (*) in the Broad Zone column means the point is shared with the Broad Deep Sea Coral Zone, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. NORFOLK CANYON Point Latitude Longitude Broad zone 1 ........................................................................................................ 36°58.51′ N 74°36.51′ W (*) 2 ........................................................................................................ 36°58.62′ N 74°36.97′ W (*) 3 ........................................................................................................ 37°4.43′ N 74°41.03′ W (*) 4 ........................................................................................................ 37°5.83′ N 74°45.57′ W (*) 5 ........................................................................................................ 37°6.97′ N 74°40.8′ W (*) 6 ........................................................................................................ 37°4.52′ N 74°37.77′ W (*) 7 ........................................................................................................ 37°4.02′ N 74°33.83′ W (*) 8 ........................................................................................................ 37°4.52′ N 74°33.51′ W (*) 9 ........................................................................................................ 37°4.40′ N 74°33.11′ W (*) 10 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.16′ N 74°32.37′ W 11 ...................................................................................................... 37°4.40′ N 74°30.58′ W 12 ...................................................................................................... 37°3.65′ N 74°3.66′ W 13 ...................................................................................................... 36°57.75′ N 74°3.61′ W 14 ...................................................................................................... 36°59.77′ N 74°30′ W 15 ...................................................................................................... 36°58.23′ N 74°32.95′ W 16 ...................................................................................................... 36°57.99′ N 74°34.18′ W 1 ........................................................................................................ 36°58.51′ N 74°36.51′ W (*) (d) Transiting. Vessels may transit the Broad and Discrete Deep-Sea Coral Zones defined in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, provided bottom-tend ing trawl nets are out of the water and stowed on the reel and any other fish ing gear that is prohibited in these areas is onboard, out of the water, and not deployed. Fishing gear is not re quired to meet the definition of ‘‘not available for immediate use’’ in § 648.2, when a vessel transits the Broad and Discrete Deep-Sea Coral Zones. § 648.373 New England Deep-Sea Coral Protection Areas (a) Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Pro tection Area. (1) No vessel may fish with bottom-tending gear within the Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Protec tion Area described in this section, un less transiting pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section or fishing red crab trap gear in accordance with § 648.264. Bottom-tending gear includes, but is not limited to, bottom-tending otter trawls, bottom-tending beam trawls, hydraulic dredges, non-hydraulic 1033 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.373 dredges, bottom-tending seines, bottom longlines, pots and traps, and sink or anchored gillnets. (2) The Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area is bound on the west by the New England/Mid-Atlantic Inter-council Boundary line (detailed in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section); bound on the north by a simplified line (detailed in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section) following the 600m depth con tour along the southern flank of Georges Bank; and bound on the east and south by the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary and the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (de tailed in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section). (i) The western boundary is defined by the following coordinates, con nected in the order listed, south to north, by straight lines: TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(i) Point Longitude Latitude Note 1 ............. ¥68°47.62′ 38°2.21′ (1) 2 ............. ¥68°49.99′ 38°4.84′ 3 ............. ¥68°57.35′ 38°13.00′ 4 ............. ¥69°4.73′ 38°21.15′ 5 ............. ¥69°12.13′ 38°29.29′ 6 ............. ¥69°19.57′ 38°37.42′ 7 ............. ¥69°27.03′ 38°45.54′ 8 ............. ¥69°34.53′ 38°53.66′ 9 ............. ¥69°42.05′ 39°1.77′ 10 ........... ¥69°49.60′ 39°9.86′ 11 ........... ¥69°57.18′ 39°17.96′ 12 ........... ¥70°4.78′ 39°26.04′ 13 ........... ¥70°12.42′ 39°34.11′ 14 ........... ¥70°20.09′ 39°42.18′ 15 ........... ¥70°27.78′ 39°50.24′ 16 ........... ¥70°31.64′ 39°54.26′ 17 ........... ¥70°32.09′ 39°54.72′ (2) Notes: (1) POINT 1 represents the outer limit of the US EEZ. (2) POINT 17 represents where the western and northern boundaries meet. (ii) The northern (nearshore) bound ary is defined by the following coordi nates, connected in the order listed, west to east, by straight lines. TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii) Point Longitude Latitude Note 17 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°32.09′ 39°54.72′ (3) 18 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°29.83′ 39°59.78′ 19 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°28.72′ 39°54.41′ 20 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°27.52′ 39°53.44′ 21 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°26.05′ 39°53.13′ 22 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°23.81′ 39°53.13′ 23 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°22.44′ 39°53.72′ 24 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°21.97′ 39°54.94′ 25 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°20.12′ 39°53.97′ 26 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°16.98′ 39°53.60′ 27 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°17.35′ 39°54.55′ 28 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°16.99′ 39°54.77′ 29 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°17.55′ 39°57.01′ 30 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°16.69′ 39°57.06′ 31 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°14.54′ 39°57.75′ 32 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°13.64′ 39°58.44′ 33 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°12.58′ 39°58.82′ 34 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°12.16′ 39°58.32′ 35 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°13.85′ 39°56.68′ 36 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°14.29′ 39°56.56′ 37 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°12.51′ 39°55.18′ 38 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°11.17′ 39°55.2′ 39 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°11.19′ 39°54.34′ 40 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°10.33′ 39°53.64′ 41 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°7.98′ 39°54.17′ 42 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°6.99′ 39°54.94′ 43 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°6.56′ 39°53.85′ 44 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°4.99′ 39°53.24′ 45 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°02.97′ 39°52.62′ 46 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°02.70′ 39°53.66′ 47 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°01.24′ 39°54.69′ 48 ....................................................................................................................... ¥70°00.34′ 39°53.26′ 49 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°59.41′ 39°52.49′ 50 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°57.88′ 39°52.61′ 51 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°57.05′ 39°53.05′ 52 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°56.35′ 39°53.59′ 53 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°56.11′ 39°54.94′ 54 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°55.76′ 39°55.08′ 55 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°54.62′ 39°53.23′ 56 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°53.02′ 39°54.29′ 1034 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 57 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°52.21′ 39°54.39′ 58 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°52.34′ 39°53.64′ 59 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°50.97′ 39°53.36′ 60 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°50.65′ 39°53.73′ 61 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°49.45′ 39°52.85′ 62 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°49.63′ 39°52.32′ 63 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°48.88′ 39°52.96′ 64 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°47.91′ 39°52.54′ 65 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°48.06′ 39°51.85′ 66 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°42.35′ 39°52.03′ 67 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°42.19′ 39°52.68′ 68 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°41.32′ 39°52.27′ 69 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°39.66′ 39°52.33′ 70 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°40.03′ 39°53.03′ 71 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°39.34′ 39°53.81′ 72 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°38.51′ 39°53.04′ 73 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°38.11′ 39°53.27′ 74 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°37.59′ 39°52.38′ 75 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°36.93′ 39°51.89′ 76 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°36.99′ 39°53.42′ 77 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°37.44′ 39°53.85′ 78 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°37.02′ 39°54.34′ 79 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°37.52′ 39°55.59′ 80 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°37.01′ 39°57.70′ 81 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°36.71′ 39°56.34′ 82 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°36.27′ 39°55.53′ 83 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°34.57′ 39°54.60′ 84 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°33.63′ 39°52.98′ 85 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°32.47′ 39°52.93′ 86 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°31.87′ 39°53.95′ 87 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°30.29′ 39°53.10′ 88 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°29.48′ 39°53.43′ 89 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°28.95′ 39°54.14′ 90 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°27.35′ 39°54.43′ 91 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°27.56′ 39°53.86′ 92 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°26.77′ 39°53.38′ 93 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°26.07′ 39°53.97′ 94 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°25.88′ 39°53.50′ 95 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°24.94′ 39°53.79′ 96 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°24.47′ 39°53.50′ 97 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°23.95′ 39°54.81′ 98 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°23.32′ 39°54.05′ 99 ....................................................................................................................... ¥69°21.95′ 39°54.09′ 100 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°21.07′ 39°54.38′ 101 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°20.72′ 39°54.97′ 102 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°19.83′ 39°54.78′ 103 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°19.16′ 39°55.00′ 104 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°18.60′ 39°56.03′ 105 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°18.28′ 39°55.46′ 106 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°17.12′ 39°55.53′ 107 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°16.92′ 39°56.20′ 108 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°16.27′ 39°55.87′ 109 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°15.58′ 39°56.29′ 110 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°14.44′ 39°57.54′ 111 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°13.82′ 39°57.37′ 112 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°13.47′ 39°58.01′ 113 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°12.44′ 39°56.95′ 114 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°12.06′ 39°57.69′ 115 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°11.10′ 39°56.69′ 116 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°10.92′ 39°57.04′ 117 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°10.86′ 39°58.26′ 118 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°10.40′ 39°58.14′ 119 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°10.07′ 39°59.85′ 120 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°08.70′ 39°59.01′ 121 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°07.72′ 39°59.00′ 122 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°07.97′ 39°58.50′ 123 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°07.00′ 39°57.74′ 124 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°06.31′ 39°57.59′ 125 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°05.31′ 39°58.82′ 126 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°04.61′ 39°58.14′ 127 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°04.44′ 39°58.88′ 128 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°03.89′ 39°58.95′ 1035 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 129 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°04.27′ 40°00.04′ 130 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°03.33′ 40°00.15′ 131 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°03.04′ 40°00.45′ 132 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°03.43′ 40°02.96′ 133 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°02.67′ 40°04.10′ 134 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°03.34′ 40°05.17′ 135 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°02.91′ 40°05.86′ 136 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°02.12′ 40°04.15′ 137 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°01.85′ 40°02.32′ 138 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°01.28′ 40°01.87′ 139 ..................................................................................................................... ¥69°00.75′ 40°01.92′ 140 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°59.76′ 40°00.83′ 141 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°59.08′ 40°01.51′ 142 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°58.63′ 40°00.89′ 143 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°57.67′ 40°00.45′ 144 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°56.65′ 40°00.44′ 145 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°56.3′ 40°00.92′ 146 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°55.27′ 40°00.56′ 147 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°55.34′ 40°01.22′ 148 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°53.97′ 40°01.40′ 149 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°53.58′ 40°00.82′ 150 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°53.14′ 40°01.24′ 151 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°52.73′ 40°00.99′ 152 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°51.53′ 40°02.81′ 153 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°50.76′ 40°03.08′ 154 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°50.10′ 40°03.77′ 155 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°50.40′ 40°04.73′ 156 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°48.94′ 40°04.35′ 157 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°49.05′ 40°05.84′ 158 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°48.11′ 40°05.05′ 159 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°47.58′ 40°03.99′ 160 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°47.90′ 40°03.25′ 161 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°47.71′ 40°02.93′ 162 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°46.96′ 40°03.36′ 163 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°46.51′ 40°04.02′ 164 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°46.21′ 40°03.41′ 165 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°45.61′ 40°03.36′ 166 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°45.44′ 40°03.86′ 167 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°45.08′ 40°03.60′ 168 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°45.11′ 40°04.24′ 169 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°44.63′ 40°04.06′ 170 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°44.12′ 40°04.58′ 171 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°43.78′ 40°02.68′ 172 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°42.97′ 40°03.02′ 173 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°42.28′ 40°01.90′ 174 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°41.01′ 40°02.72′ 175 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°41.16′ 40°03.54′ 176 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°41.50′ 40°04.04′ 177 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°41.06′ 40°04.02′ 178 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°40.15′ 40°05.30′ 179 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°39.31′ 40°04.19′ 180 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°38.69′ 40°04.57′ 181 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°37.78′ 40°03.47′ 182 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°37.07′ 40°04.08′ 183 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°36.76′ 40°03.68′ 184 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°36.36′ 40°04.02′ 185 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°36.55′ 40°04.82′ 186 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°35.91′ 40°05.56′ 187 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°35.16′ 40°04.83′ 188 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°33.63′ 40°04.04′ 189 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°32.76′ 40°04.76′ 190 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°32.44′ 40°05.91′ 191 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°31.58′ 40°05.48′ 192 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.88′ 40°05.81′ 193 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.89′ 40°06.29′ 194 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.29′ 40°06.40′ 195 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°31.11′ 40°06.95′ 196 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.46′ 40°07.60′ 197 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.46′ 40°08.19′ 198 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°29.29′ 40°08.05′ 199 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°29.48′ 40°09.55′ 200 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°30.08′ 40°11.48′ 1036 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 201 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°28.16′ 40°10.69′ 202 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°27.41′ 40°10.95′ 203 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°27.66′ 40°10.26′ 204 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°26.67′ 40°09.09′ 205 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°26.81′ 40°07.63′ 206 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°25.20′ 40°06.46′ 207 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°24.46′ 40°06.12′ 208 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°24.07′ 40°07.70′ 209 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°23.39′ 40°07.29′ 210 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°22.17′ 40°07.15′ 211 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°21.86′ 40°08.26′ 212 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°22.03′ 40°08.77′ 213 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°21.58′ 40°08.86′ 214 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°20.52′ 40°09.57′ 215 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°19.88′ 40°09.36′ 216 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°19.14′ 40°10.44′ 217 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°18.51′ 40°10.02′ 218 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°17.72′ 40°09.64′ 219 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°17.76′ 40°10.66′ 220 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°16.86′ 40°10.68′ 221 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°16.78′ 40°11.65′ 222 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°16.70′ 40°12.27′ 223 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°16.81′ 40°13.24′ 224 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°16.29′ 40°14.68′ 225 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°14.75′ 40°13.04′ 226 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°14.00′ 40°12.79′ 227 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°13.88′ 40°12.21′ 228 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°13.14′ 40°11.49′ 229 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°13.30′ 40°12.07′ 230 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°12.84′ 40°12.48′ 231 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°12.54′ 40°13.08′ 232 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°12.20′ 40°12.80′ 233 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°11.51′ 40°13.48′ 234 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°10.65′ 40°12.05′ 235 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°10.05′ 40°13.00′ 236 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.65′ 40°12.16′ 237 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.33′ 40°13.06′ 238 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.60′ 40°14.17′ 239 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.15′ 40°15.30′ 240 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.33′ 40°15.56′ 241 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°09.02′ 40°16.17′ 242 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.73′ 40°16.56′ 243 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°09.02′ 40°17.94′ 244 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.82′ 40°18.63′ 245 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°09.14′ 40°21.96′ 246 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°09.19′ 40°22.96′ 247 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°07.89′ 40°24.16′ 248 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.53′ 40°22.91′ 249 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°08.36′ 40°21.85′ 250 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°07.94′ 40°20.88′ 251 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°07.22′ 40°19.75′ 252 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°06.28′ 40°17.81′ 253 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°05.00′ 40°16.41′ 254 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°03.61′ 40°17.70′ 255 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°03.27′ 40°15.88′ 256 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°02.93′ 40°15.07′ 257 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°01.95′ 40°14.69′ 258 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°00.78′ 40°15.22′ 259 ..................................................................................................................... ¥68°00.67′ 40°15.85′ 260 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°59.14′ 40°14.75′ 261 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°58.80′ 40°15.83′ 262 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°58.28′ 40°15.58′ 263 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°57.85′ 40°16.63′ 264 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°57.58′ 40°17.38′ 265 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°56.51′ 40°16.19′ 266 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°55.99′ 40°16.45′ 267 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°55.23′ 40°14.90′ 268 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°54.31′ 40°16.24′ 269 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°53.88′ 40°17.41′ 270 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.96′ 40°16.95′ 271 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.29′ 40°17.18′ 272 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.46′ 40°19.25′ 1037 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 273 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.26′ 40°19.59′ 274 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.88′ 40°20.05′ 275 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°52.54′ 40°20.86′ 276 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°53.31′ 40°21.24′ 277 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°53.07′ 40°22.08′ 278 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°51.62′ 40°21.24′ 279 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°51.26′ 40°20.48′ 280 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°49.97′ 40°18.81′ 281 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°49.29′ 40°18.78′ 282 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°49.49′ 40°18.49′ 283 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°49.40′ 40°18.13′ 284 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°49.12′ 40°18.09′ 285 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°47.94′ 40°15.79′ 286 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°46.47′ 40°16.00′ 287 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°46.23′ 40°16.37′ 288 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°45.61′ 40°16.18′ 289 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°45.80′ 40°16.54′ 290 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°45.66′ 40°17.53′ 291 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°45.34′ 40°18.75′ 292 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°44.52′ 40°18.25′ 293 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°44.13′ 40°18.39′ 294 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°43.50′ 40°18.84′ 295 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°43.42′ 40°18.00′ 296 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°42.81′ 40°18.27′ 297 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°42.61′ 40°17.62′ 298 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°41.69′ 40°17.88′ 299 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°41.81′ 40°19.20′ 300 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°42.61′ 40°20.29′ 301 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.96′ 40°22.27′ 302 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°40.38′ 40°24.07′ 303 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.92′ 40°25.32′ 304 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.77′ 40°24.13′ 305 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.64′ 40°23.12′ 306 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.20′ 40°21.31′ 307 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.88′ 40°20.41′ 308 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°39.06′ 40°19.39′ 309 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°37.75′ 40°18.86′ 310 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°37.54′ 40°19.41′ 311 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°36.18′ 40°19.12′ 312 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°35.49′ 40°20.23′ 313 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°34.74′ 40°19.65′ 314 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°34.16′ 40°21.13′ 315 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°33.06′ 40°20.46′ 316 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°32.36′ 40°21.41′ 317 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°31.99′ 40°20.77′ 318 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°30.93′ 40°20.91′ 319 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°30.69′ 40°20.52′ 320 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°30.02′ 40°21.66′ 321 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°29.38′ 40°21.09′ 322 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°28.94′ 40°21.57′ 323 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°28.35′ 40°22.81′ 324 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°27.79′ 40°22.19′ 325 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°26.75′ 40°21.57′ 326 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.66′ 40°22.31′ 327 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.43′ 40°22.61′ 328 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.30′ 40°23.42′ 329 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.36′ 40°24.34′ 330 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.16′ 40°24.64′ 331 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°25.53′ 40°24.93′ 332 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°24.73′ 40°25.43′ 333 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°24.13′ 40°27.58′ 334 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°23.69′ 40°24.23′ 335 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°22.74′ 40°23.27′ 336 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°21.70′ 40°23.12′ 337 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°21.33′ 40°23.77′ 338 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°20.68′ 40°23.40′ 339 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°20.05′ 40°24.39′ 340 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°19.11′ 40°23.85′ 341 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°18.75′ 40°25.17′ 342 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°18.09′ 40°24.77′ 343 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°17.32′ 40°25.14′ 344 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°17.33′ 40°25.59′ 1038 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 345 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°16.37′ 40°25.50′ 346 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°15.62′ 40°25.40′ 347 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°15.19′ 40°25.64′ 348 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°14.76′ 40°26.24′ 349 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°14.99′ 40°26.93′ 350 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°13.99′ 40°26.63′ 351 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°13.29′ 40°27.31′ 352 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°12.58′ 40°26.87′ 353 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°12.77′ 40°27.74′ 354 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°12.23′ 40°28.01′ 355 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°12.05′ 40°27.56′ 356 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°11.37′ 40°27.75′ 357 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°10.84′ 40°27.12′ 358 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°10.19′ 40°27.14′ 359 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°09.05′ 40°28.84′ 360 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°07.83′ 40°28.25′ 361 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°07.55′ 40°28.65′ 362 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°07.58′ 40°29.49′ 363 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°05.80′ 40°28.71′ 364 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°04.83′ 40°29.41′ 365 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°04.52′ 40°29.86′ 366 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°03.56′ 40°29.83′ 367 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°03.27′ 40°31.27′ 368 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°01.67′ 40°30.25′ 369 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°00.06′ 40°31.03′ 370 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°59.48′ 40°31.63′ 371 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°00.01′ 40°32.61′ 372 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°59.56′ 40°32.78′ 373 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°00.34′ 40°34.03′ 374 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°01.15′ 40°34.92′ 375 ..................................................................................................................... ¥67°01.25′ 40°36.83′ 376 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°59.94′ 40°35.55′ 377 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°59.40′ 40°35.40′ 378 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°58.89′ 40°35.52′ 379 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°58.73′ 40°34.91′ 380 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°58.44′ 40°34.94′ 381 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°58.13′ 40°35.50′ 382 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°57.52′ 40°34.93′ 383 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°57.43′ 40°35.42′ 384 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°56.72′ 40°35.16′ 385 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°56.44′ 40°35.81′ 386 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°56.09′ 40°35.36′ 387 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°55.56′ 40°35.65′ 388 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°55.61′ 40°34.90′ 389 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°54.85′ 40°34.42′ 390 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°54.68′ 40°35.40′ 391 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°52.45′ 40°36.18′ 392 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°52.51′ 40°36.80′ 393 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°51.93′ 40°36.82′ 394 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°51.88′ 40°37.40′ 395 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°51.38′ 40°37.30′ 396 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°51.44′ 40°37.81′ 397 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°50.36′ 40°37.77′ 398 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°50.78′ 40°38.81′ 399 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°49.27′ 40°38.41′ 400 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°48.84′ 40°38.70′ 401 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°49.25′ 40°39.85′ 402 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°47.92′ 40°39.57′ 403 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°47.83′ 40°39.82′ 404 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°47.79′ 40°40.82′ 405 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°46.91′ 40°40.33′ 406 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°46.02′ 40°40.07′ 407 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°45.89′ 40°41.47′ 408 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°44.79′ 40°41.19′ 409 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°44.30′ 40°41.37′ 410 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°44.17′ 40°42.32′ 411 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°43.43′ 40°42.42′ 412 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°42.39′ 40°42.67′ 413 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°42.87′ 40°44.75′ 414 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°42.49′ 40°45.21′ 415 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°42.67′ 40°45.83′ 416 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°43.02′ 40°46.23′ 1039 Fishery Conservation and Management § 648.373 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)(ii)—Continued Point Longitude Latitude Note 417 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°41.12′ 40°45.96′ 418 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°40.98′ 40°45.61′ 419 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°40.63′ 40°45.35′ 420 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°39.37′ 40°45.98′ 421 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°39.74′ 40°46.65′ 422 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°39.99′ 40°46.93′ 423 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°39.23′ 40°46.97′ 424 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°38.17′ 40°47.99′ 425 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°37.69′ 40°47.13′ 426 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°36.94′ 40°47.36′ 427 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°37.05′ 40°47.83′ 428 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°36.49′ 40°47.87′ 429 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°36.12′ 40°48.59′ 430 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°35.63′ 40°48.13′ 431 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°35.30′ 40°48.35′ 432 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°35.35′ 40°49.96′ 433 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°34.96′ 40°50.30′ 434 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°34.50′ 40°50.33′ 435 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°34.26′ 40°50.91′ 436 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°34.76′ 40°51.34′ 437 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°33.57′ 40°51.38′ 438 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°34.29′ 40°52.10′ 439 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°33.55′ 40°52.16′ 440 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°33.32′ 40°52.70′ 441 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°32.88′ 40°52.69′ 442 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°32.62′ 40°51.96′ 443 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°32.01′ 40°51.53′ 444 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°30.28′ 40°53.07′ 445 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°30.69′ 40°53.61′ 446 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°30.15′ 40°53.84′ 447 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°30.14′ 40°54.17′ 448 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°30.67′ 40°54.62′ 449 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°28.81′ 40°54.47′ 450 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°28.84′ 40°55.04′ 451 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°28.16′ 40°55.03′ 452 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°27.30′ 40°55.99′ 453 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°25.16′ 40°58.14′ 454 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°24.11′ 40°59.64′ 455 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°24.37′ 41°00.32′ 456 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°23.57′ 41°00.33′ 457 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°22.61′ 41°01.68′ 458 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°23.05′ 41°02.64′ 459 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°24.77′ 41°03.86′ 460 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°24.03′ 41°04.11′ 461 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°24.60′ 41°04.95′ 462 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°22.60′ 41°04.23′ 463 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°21.17′ 41°04.35′ 464 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°21.11′ 41°05.02′ 465 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°19.77′ 41°04.45′ 466 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°18.07′ 41°06.00′ 467 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°18.24′ 41°07.82′ 468 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°17.07′ 41°08.68′ 469 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°16.90′ 41°08.93′ 470 ..................................................................................................................... ¥66°16.86′ 41°08.98′ (4) Notes: (3) POINT 17 represents where the western and northern boundaries meet. (4) POINT 470 represents the U.S.-Canada Maritime Boundary. (iii) The eastern and southern bound ary (from Point 470) follows the U.S. Canada Maritime Boundary southeast erly to its intersection with the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The boundary then follows the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Eco nomic Zone southwesterly back to its origin at POINT 01. (b) Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area. (1) No vessel may fish with bot tom-tending mobile gear, as defined in § 648.2, within the Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area described in this section, unless transiting pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section. Bottom tending mobile gear includes, but is not limited to, otter trawls, beam 1040 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) Pt. 648, Figure 1 trawls, hydraulic dredges, non-hydrau lic dredges, and seines (with the excep tion of a purse seine). (2) The Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area is defined by the fol lowing coordinates, connected in the order listed by straight lines: TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(2) Point Longitude Latitude MDR1 ................................. ¥68°13.16′ 43°56.99′ MDR2 ................................. ¥68°12.00′ 43°57.00′ MDR3 ................................. ¥68°11.45′ 43°56.17′ MDR4 ................................. ¥68°12.21′ 43°52.62′ MDR5 ................................. ¥68°14.32′ 43°52.11′ MDR1 ................................. ¥68°13.16′ 43°56.99′ (c) Outer Schoodic Ridge Coral Protec tion Area. (1) No vessel may fish with bottom-tending mobile gear, as defined in § 648.2, within the Outer Schoodic Ridge Coral Protection Area described in this section, unless transiting pursu ant to paragraph (d) of this section. Bottom-tending mobile gear includes, but is not limited to, otter trawls, beam trawls, hydraulic dredges, non hydraulic dredges, and seines (with the exception of a purse seine). (2) The Outer Schoodic Ridge Coral Protection Area is defined by the fol lowing coordinates, connected in the order listed by straight lines: TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(2) Point Longitude Latitude OSR1 ................................. ¥67°35.60′ 44°13.49′ OSR2 ................................. ¥67°33.10′ 44°12.56′ OSR3 ................................. ¥67°39.70′ 44°02.48′ OSR4 ................................. ¥67°42.29′ 44°03.48′ OSR1 ................................. ¥67°35.60′ 44°13.49′ (d) Transiting. Vessels may transit the New England Deep-Sea Coral Man agement Areas defined in this section, provided bottom-tending trawl nets are out of the water and stowed on the reel and any other fishing gear that is pro hibited in these areas is onboard, out of the water, and not deployed. Fishing gear is not required to meet the defini tion of ‘‘not available for immediate use’’ in § 648.2, when a vessel transits the New England Deep-Sea Coral Man agement Areas. (e) Framework adjustments. The Coun cil may at any time initiate a frame work adjustment to add or adjust man agement measures within the New Eng land Deep-Sea Coral Management Areas if it finds that action is nec essary to meet or be consistent with the goals and objectives of those areas. The Council shall develop and analyze appropriate management actions over the span of at least two Council meet ings. The Council shall provide the public with advance notice of the avail ability of both the proposals and the analyses, and opportunity to comment on them prior to and at the second Council meeting. Measures that may be changed or implemented through framework action include: (1) Adding, revising, or removing coral areas; (2) Changing fishing restrictions in coral areas; and (3) Developing new, or changing ex isting, coral area fishery access or ex ploratory fishing programs. [86 FR 33558, June 25, 2021] FIGURE 1 TO PART 648