[Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Part III
Department of Commerce
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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50 CFR Part 660
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial
Specifications and Management Measures; Proposed Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 040830250-4250-01; I.D. 081304C]
RIN 0648-AS27
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States
and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial
Specifications and Management Measures
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes a rule to implement the 2005-2006 fishery
specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California. The proposed rule includes the levels of the acceptable
biological catch (ABC) and optimum yields (OYs). The commercial OYs
(the total catch OYs reduced by tribal allocations and by amounts
expected to be taken in recreational and resource survey compensation
fisheries) proposed in this rule would be allocated between the limited
entry and open access fisheries and between different sectors of the
limited entry fleet. Proposed management measures for 2005-2006 are
intended to: achieve but not exceed OYs; prevent overfishing; rebuild
overfished species; reduce and minimize the bycatch and discard of
overfished and depleted stocks; provide equitable harvest opportunity
for the recreational and commercial fishing sectors; and, within the
commercial fisheries, achieve harvest guidelines and limited entry and
open access allocations to the extent practicable.
DATES: Comments on all issues except on the 2006 Oregon commercial/
recreational black rockfish harvest guidelines must be received no
later than 5 p.m., local time (l.t.,) on October 21, 2004. Comments on
the 2006 Oregon commercial/recreational black rockfish harvest
guidelines must be received no later than 5 p.m., l.t. on December 30,
2004.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by I.D. 081304C, by any
of the following methods:
E-mail: Groundfish0506.nwr@noaa.gov Include 081304C in the
subject line of the message.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 206-526-6736, Attn: Yvonne deReynier
Mail: D. Robert Lohn, Administrator, Northwest Region,
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-0070, Attn: Yvonne
deReynier.
Information relevant to this proposed rule, which includes a draft
environmental impact statement, a regulatory impact review, and an
initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) are available for public
review during business hours at the office of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council), at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Portland, OR
97220, phone: 503-820-2280. Copies of additional reports referred to in
this document may also be obtained from the Council.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne deReynier (Northwest Region,
NMFS), phone: 206-526-6129; fax: 206-526-6736 and; e-mail:
yvonne.dereynier@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
The proposed rule also is accessible via the Internet at the Office
of the Federal Register's website at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
Background information and documents are available at the
NMFS Northwest Region website at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1sustfsh/gdfsh01.htm and at the Council's website at http://www.pcouncil.org.
Background
The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) requires
the Council to set harvest specifications and management measures for
groundfish at least biennially. In some cases, the Council may choose
to set harvest specifications and management measures for some species,
such as Pacific whiting, on an annual basis. For most of the 80+
species managed under the FMP, however, fishery specifications will be
set biennially. The Council moved to this biennial management process
via Amendment 17 to the FMP, which NMFS approved on August 19, 2003.
The first biennial fishing period to which this process applies is
January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2006.
In 2004 and prior years, the groundfish harvest specifications and
management measures were implemented via publication in the Federal
Register. Similar to 2004, the 2005-2006 harvest specifications and
management measures will be implemented through a final rule published
in the Federal Register. However, that final rule will codify the
harvest specifications and management measures in Federal regulations
at 50 CFR part 660, subpart G for Pacific Coast groundfish, not simply
via publication in the Federal Register itself. In order to ensure that
the agency would have space in the codified regulations for the
groundfish harvest specifications and management measures, NMFS
published a correcting amendment at 69 FR 42345 (July 15, 2004) to
reorganize those regulations. As a result of this reorganization, more
broadly applicable management measures are found in 50 CFR 660.370,
followed by season frameworks and regulations for black rockfish,
660.373. Groundfish harvest specifications for 2005 and beyond will be
found in Sec. 660.380, followed by fishery-specific management
measures in Sec. Sec. 660.381 through 660.385. Coordinates delineating
the Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs) are found in Sec. Sec.
660.390 through 660.394. Commercial fisheries allocations, which were
formerly codified in Sec. 660.323(b)(4) and Sec. 660.332, are now
found in Sec. Sec. 660.320 through 660.323. As in 2004 and prior
years, the Council's ABC and OY policies, new stock assessments since
the setting of the 2004 specifications, bycatch reduction measures,
fishery-specific management measures, and other issues related to this
2005-2006 management package are discussed later in the preamble to
this proposed rule.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the FMP require that NMFS implement actions
to prevent overfishing and to rebuild overfished stocks. Specifications
and management measures proposed for 2005-2006 are designed to rebuild
overfished stocks consistent with statutory requirements through
constraining direct and incidental mortality, and to achieve as much of
the OYs as practicable for healthier groundfish stocks managed under
the FMP. In order to protect overfished species, allowable harvest
levels of healthy species will only be achieved where such harvest will
not deter rebuilding of overfished and depleted stocks. Commercial
management measures for 2005-2006 include landings limits, size limits,
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restrictions, and time/area closures. Recreational management measures
include bag limits, size limits, gear restrictions, and time/area
closures. NMFS is proposing to continue the coastwide depth-based
management program that it introduced in 2003, which closes portions of
the continental shelf to fishing for groundfish and to fishing for many
non-groundfish species in fisheries that take groundfish incidentally.
These closures are intended to protect and rebuild overfished
groundfish species.
ABC Policy and Overfished Species Rebuilding
The Council assesses the biological condition of the Pacific Coast
groundfish fishery and develops annual estimates of the acceptable
biological catch (ABC) for major groundfish stocks and identifies the
annual harvest levels or OYs for the species or species groups that it
manages. When setting the 2005 and 2006 ABCs, the Council maintained a
policy of using a default harvest rate as a proxy for the fishing
mortality rate that is expected to achieve the maximum sustainable
yield (FMSY). The OYs were set at levels that are expected to prevent
overfishing; they are equal to or less than the ABCs. For overfished
species, the OYs were set to allow each stock to rebuild within a
period of time specific to that stock.
The ABC for a species or species group is generally derived by
multiplying the harvest rate proxy by the current estimated biomass. In
2005 and 2006, the following default harvest rate proxies, based on the
Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) recommendations,
were used: F40% for flatfish and Pacific Whiting, F50% for rockfish
(including thornyheads), and F45% for other groundfish such as
sablefish and lingcod. A rate of F40% may be explained as that which
reduces spawning potential per female to 40 percent of what it would
have been under natural conditions (if there were no mortality due to
fishing), and is therefore a more aggressive rate than F45% or F50%.
The FMP allows default harvest rate proxies to be modified as
scientific knowledge improves for a particular species.
A fishing mortality or harvest rate will mean different things for
different stocks, depending on the productivity of a particular
species. For fast growing species (those with individuals that mature
quickly and produce many young that survive to an age where they are
caught in the fishery) a higher fishing mortality rate may be used,
such as F40%. Fishing mortality rate policies must account for several
complicating factors, including the capacity of mature individuals to
produce young over time and the optimal stock size necessary for the
highest level of productivity within that stock.
For some groundfish species, there was little or no detailed
biological data available on which to base ABCs, and therefore only
rudimentary stock assessments were prepared. For other species, the ABC
levels were established on the basis of historical landings. As
described below, a precautionary approach has been taken in setting
ABCs and OYs for species with no, or only rudimentary, stock
assessments.
For stocks with less rigorous or rudimentary stock assessments, the
Council's policy had been to assume that fishing mortality was equal to
natural mortality (F=M); however, further analysis by the SSC in 2000
established that assuming fishing mortality to be 75 percent of natural
mortality (F=0.75M) was a more appropriate risk-neutral proxy for
fishing mortality. This proxy was therefore adopted by the Council to
establish ABCs for stocks with less rigorous assessments. As described
below, a precautionary approach has been taken in setting ABCs and OYs
for species with no, or only rudimentary, stock assessments.
The 2005 and 2006 ABCs are based on the best scientific information
available to the Council at its April and June 2004 meetings. The ABCs
in Tables 1 and 2 represent total fishing mortality (landed catch plus
discards). Where the stock assessments included Canadian waters, the
ABCs are appropriately reduced from the coastwide ABC, and apply only
to U.S. waters. Stock assessment information considered in determining
the ABCs may be obtained from the Council. Stock assessment documents
and related reports were made available to the public prior to the
Council's April 2004 meeting. Additional information on the groundfish
stocks may be found in the EIS prepared for this action and in
documents that were available at the April and June 2004 Council
meetings (see ADDRESSES).
OY Policy
The Council uses a precautionary policy, which was adopted in 1999,
for setting OYs. The precautionary policy, referred to as the 40-10
policy, is intended to prevent species or stocks from becoming
overfished. If the stock biomass is larger than the biomass needed to
produce MSY (BMSY), the OY may be set equal to or less than
ABC. The Council uses 40 percent of the unfished biomass as a default
proxy for BMSY, also referred to as B40[percnt].
A stock with a current biomass between 25 percent of the unfished level
and B MSY (the precautionary threshold) is said to be in the
``precautionary zone.'' The Council's 40-10 policy reduces the fishing
mortality rate when a stock is at or below its precautionary threshold.
The further the stock is below the precautionary threshold, the greater
the reduction in OY relative to the ABC, until, at B10%, the OY would
be set at zero. This is, in effect, a default rebuilding policy that
will foster a more rapid return to the BMSY level than would
fishing at the ABC level. The Council generally uses this default
policy for species in the precautionary zone. For overfished species,
those that have been assessed as below
B25[percnt], the Council has developed species-
specific rebuilding plans. For further information on the 40-10 policy
see the preamble of the final rule to implement Amendment 16-1 to the
FMP (February 26, 2004, 69 FR 8861) or the FMP at Section 4.5.
The Council may recommend setting the OY higher than what the
default OY harvest policy specifies, if justified, and as long as the
OY does not exceed the ABC (which is set at FMSY), complies
with the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is consistent
with the National Standard Guidelines. On a case-by-case basis,
additional precaution may be warranted if there is uncertainty in the
data or a higher risk of a species being overfished. If a stock falls
below 25 percent of its unfished biomass
(B25[percnt]) and is declared overfished, the
Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the Council to develop a rebuilding plan
within one year from the declaration date. Rebuilding plans for
overfished species generally have stock-specific allowable harvest
rates based on a rebuilding analysis.
Based on its SSC's recommendations, the Council has used a
precautionary adjustment policy that requires the OYs for those stocks
with rudimentary stock assessments to be set at 75 percent of their
ABCs. For further information on precautionary adjustments for
rudimentarily assessed stocks, see the preamble discussion of the
Annual Specification and Management Measures published on January 11,
2001 (66 FR 2338).
When determining numerical OYs for individual species and species
groups for which the ABC is based on a non-quantitative assessment, the
Council may apply precautionary adjustments. Since 2000, the Council
has adjusted the OYs for several unassessed stocks to 50 percent of the
historical average catch levels.
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ABCs and OYs under Multi-year Management
A biennial management cycle adopted under Amendment 17 to the FMP,
is being used to establish the 2005 and 2006 harvest specifications and
management measures. At the beginning of the two year management cycle,
two one-year ABCs and OYs will be adopted for each species or species
group the Council proposes to manage. The annual OYs will be applied in
the same manner as has been done in previous years. If an OY is not
achieved or is exceeded in the first year, the underage or overage will
not be transferred to the following year, as this could result in
severe fishing and management problems in the second year. However,
when appropriate, management measures will be adjusted in order to
achieve, but not exceed, OYs the following year.
New stock assessments will be prepared during the first year of the
biennial cycle. In the second year, the new assessments will be
reviewed and adopted for use in the next biennial management cycle.
During the fall of 2004, the Council plans to develop a process for
reviewing current harvest levels in the middle of a biennial cycle
based on new stock assessments information.
2005 and 2006 ABCs and OYs
The species that had ABCs and OYs in 2004 continue to have ABCs and
OYs in 2005 and 2006. Changes that have been made since 2004 that
affect the ABCs and OYs for 2005 and 2006 include: (1) the completion
of full stock assessments for cabezon and lingcod; (2) the Council's
approval of FMP Amendment 16-3, which includes rebuilding plans for
widow rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod and yelloweye rockfish; (3) the
signing of the U.S.-Canada catch sharing agreement for whiting and a
2004 assessment that estimates the whiting stock biomass to be above
the rebuilding threshold; (4) changes in the catch distribution of
canary rockfish between commercial and recreational fisheries; (5) the
application of precautionary adjustments to Pacific Cod, ``other
flatfish'' and ``other fish'' OYs; and (6) the adoption of state
specific harvest guidelines for black rockfish.
Cabezon
The first stock assessment for cabezon was prepared in 2003 and
used an age structured model fitted to data on harvest levels,
abundance, and catch length. Due to differences in catch history,
trends in fishing effort, and biological parameters (mainly growth
rates), the coastwide stock assessment was divided into northern and
southern portions with the division being made at the Oregon-California
border (42[deg] N. lat.). This division allowed state-specific data,
where available, to be incorporated into the assessment. Because few
data were available to assess the stock in waters north of the Oregon-
California border, the Stock Assessment Team (STAT) recommended that
only the southern portion of the assessment be used for 2005 and 2006
harvest specifications. North of 42[deg] N. Lat., cabezon will continue
to be managed as part of the ``other fish'' complex for 2005 and 2006.
Although considerable effort was taken to compile relevant data and
information on cabezon, the lack of a dedicated fishery-dependent
biomass index resulted in a cabezon specific assessment that differs
from assessments for most other West Coast groundfish stocks. The
cabezon assessment relies on fishery dependent abundance indices based
on recreational CPUE, and limited information on larval abundance.
Although no dedicated biomass indices exist for cabezon, the alternate
data sources used in the assessment were considered sufficient for use
in a stock assessment model. Various types of uncertainty resulting
from limited data were recognized and dealt with through the use of
sensitivity analyses.
Because of uncertainty in deriving assessment parameters for
natural mortality and stock productivity, three different model
scenarios in which these parameters varied were brought forward for
consideration. The model variation recommended by the SSC (referred to
as the ``posterior distribution nine'' analysis in the original
assessment) was considered to be a reasonable way to incorporate
uncertainty. However, the SSC indicated that a full Bayesian analysis
would be preferred in the future.
At its November 2003 meeting, the Council and the SSC reviewed the
results of the new stock assessment. The SSC expressed concern that the
time series of recreational logbook data used in the model may have
been incorrectly truncated to 1960 rather than extending back to 1947,
excluding the 1947-1959 time period when cabezon harvests were highest.
The SSC believed that inclusion of these data could change the model
output relevant to stock depletion. Following consideration of the
model, the Council recommended that the recreational logbook data be
re-evaluated for the March 2004 meeting.
On February 25, 2004, the SSC held a public teleconference to
review revisions to the cabezon stock assessment. The new assessment
results presented by the STAT indicated that inclusion of the earlier
years' data (1947-1959) did not have a major impact on the conclusions
of the assessment, particularly in regard to stock depletion. For
example: the 2003 spawning biomass was estimated to be 34.7 percent of
the unfished biomass with the inclusion of the earlier years of logbook
data and 33.4 percent with the data truncated to 1960. Because the
application of the 40-10 harvest policy is linked to the percent of
unfished biomass, the OY would increase from 60.5 mt to 74.5 mt with
the inclusion of the earlier data (a 23-percent increase).
The STAT recommended not including the pre-1960 data, because they
believed that the pre-1960 data were self-reported by the fishermen and
had not been verified by independent sampling. However, the
recreational logbook data from 1947-1951 for the areas between San
Francisco and San Diego have been reviewed by (CDFG) and the data were
found to have been very accurate (within 4 percent for all species and
10 percent for cabezon). After reviewing the available information, the
SSC indicated that there was adequate evidence to believe that the pre-
1960s data should be included in the assessment model. The SSC
recommended, and the Council adopted for 2005 and 2006, the model runs
that included the new catch data and CPUE index dating back to 1947.
For 2005 and 2006, the Council considered cabezon ABC alternatives
based on the newly adopted stock assessment with the application of
different harvest rate proxies. These included: a low ABC alternative
of 88 mt for 2005 and a 94 mt ABC for 2006, based on a harvest rate
proxy of F50[percnt]; and a high ABC alternative
of 103 mt for 2005 and 108 mt for 2006, based on a harvest rate proxy
of F45[percnt].
Three alternative OYs were considered for each year. The low OY
alternatives of 44 mt for 2005 and 63 mt for 2006 were based on a
harvest rate proxy of F50[percnt] with the
application of the 60-20 harvest policy. The 60-20 harvest policy is
used by the state of California for nearshore species in which the
biomass is estimated to be within their precautionary zone, below 60
percent of their unfished biomass. The 60-20 harvest policy is similar
to the 40-10 harvest policy described above, in that it reduces the
fishing mortality rate when a stock is at or below its precautionary
threshold. The difference is that the precautionary threshold is set at
60 percent of a stocks' unfished biomass rather than at 40
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percent. The OY is reduced in relation to the ABC, until, at
B20[percnt], the OY would be set at zero. The
mid-range OY alternatives of 69 mt for both 2005 and for 2006 were
based on a constant harvest level recommended by the California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). The high OY alternatives of 91 mt
for 2005 and 107 mt for 2006 were based on the harvest rate proxy of
F45[percnt] with the application of the 40-10
harvest policy.
The Council considered these cabezon alternatives at its April 2004
meeting and recommended an ABC of 103 mt for 2005 and 108 mt for 2006,
with a constant harvest OY of 69 mt for each year. Using a constant
harvest level over the 2 year period is expected to help stabilize the
fishery, which primarily occurs in state waters off California, and
management measures.
Lingcod
A new coastwide stock assessment, based on a Coleraine statistical
catch-at-age model, was prepared for lingcod in 2003. Although there
appears to be no genetic difference between fish in the north and
south, separate northern and southern assessment models were used to
describe the population trends. The northern assessment applied to the
stock in the Vancouver and Columbia areas (U.S. waters north of 43[deg]
N. lat.), and the southern assessment applied to the stock in the
Eureka, Monterey, and Conception areas (U.S. waters south of 43[deg] N.
lat.). The coastwide biomass was calculated by summing the outputs of
the two models. Because historical data are more sparse for the
southern areas than for the northern areas, model uncertainty was
higher in the south than in the north.
At the Council's November meeting, the SSC discovered that
recruitment variability, a key parameter specified in the model, was
mis-specified (too low) in both the northern and southern models. As a
result, the recruitment values used in the rebuilding analysis were too
small and suggested that the stock was rebuilding at a slower rate.
Because the error in recruitment variability could have affected the
STAR panel recommendation, the SSC recommended that the model be re-
evaluated by the STAR panel. The SSC specifically requested that the
recruitment variability parameter and the improvement in fit that
accompanied the shift to dome shaped selectivity curves be evaluated.
The SSC also recommended that the rebuilding analysis be recalculated
using the output of the revised model. The Council adopted the SSC
recommendations that the revisions be completed and reviewed by the
STAR panel in time for the Council's March 2004 meeting.
On February 25, 2004, the SSC held a public tele-conference to
review revisions to the lingcod stock assessment. The STAT reviewed the
increase in the recruitment variable at increments of 0.1. The model
fit improved as the recruitment variable increased, but deteriorated
above 0.5. Overall, larger recruitment variables better accounted for
the observed data, with 0.5 indicating a strong 1999 year class,
consistent with catch at age data from the shelf survey and commercial
fisheries. As a result of the revised assessment, the spawning stock
biomass was estimated to be at 31 percent of its unfished biomass in
the north and 19 percent of its unfished biomass in the south.
The STAT ran the rebuilding analysis with the new recruitment
variable of 0.5, and computed coastwide rebuilding values based on the
sum of the output of the two models. Rebuilding projections for the
northern areas, if considered in isolation, indicate that the stock is
above the rebuilt threshold of B40%. However, the southern portion of
the stock has not yet rebuilt. When the total biomass is viewed
coastwide, the stock is less than 1 percent below the rebuilt target of
B40[percnt].
Due to the different biological characteristics between the areas,
the SSC continues to support summing the results of the two assessments
to derive the coastwide value. The coastwide ABCs based on the newly
adopted stock assessment are 2,922 mt (1,874 north and 1,048 south) in
2005 and 2,716 mt, (1,694 north and 1,021 south) in 2006.
The SSC recommended using different harvest rates for the two
areas. When specific data are available, region-specific regulations
could be beneficial to the biology of the stock. If regional
differences are not recognized, overfishing could occur in the south.
The coastwide OY alternatives considered by the Council included: a
low OY of 918 mt (574 mt for the north and 344 mt for the south) for
2005 and 940 mt (574 mt for the north and 366 mt for the south) for
2006; a mid-range OY of 2,588 mt (1,874 mt for the north and 714 mt for
the south) for 2005 and 2,414 mt (1,694 mt for the north and 719 mt for
the south)for 2006; and a high OY of 2,626 mt (1,874 mt for the north
and 762 mt for the south) for 2005 and 2,459 mt (1,694 mt for the north
and 764 mt for the south) for 2006. The low OY alternative, which was
consistent with the lingcod rebuilding plan adopted under Amendment 16-
2, was based on the harvest control rules of F=0.0531 in the north and
F=0.0610 in the south and a >70 percent probability of rebuilding
within the maximum allowable time (TMAX). The mid-range OY
alternative was based on a harvest control rule of F=0.17 in the north
and F=0.15 in the south and a 70 percent probability of rebuilding
within TMAX. The high OY was based on a harvest control rule
of F=0.18 in the north and F=0.16 in the south, and a 60 percent
probability of rebuilding within TMAX.
The Council considered the alternative OYs and recommended the mid-
range OY, with the modification that the OY be fixed at 2,414 mt (the
2006 value which was the lower of the two values) for both years. A
constant harvest level over the two year period is expected to better
stabilize the fishery and the management measures. The Council
indicated that the lingcod harvest guidelines needed to be conservative
because: the 1999 year class is moving through the fishery and
recruitment is uncertain, there is uncertainty in catch projections and
assessment, and they do not want an increase in effort in the fishery.
Although lingcod is considered to be a coastwide stock, the Council
indicated that the OY should be set to avoid the disproportionate catch
of lingcod coming from the northern or southern areas.
The OY of 2,414 mt for both 2005 and 2006 results in the same
target rebuilding year as is currently in regulation at 50 CFR
660.365(c) (69 FR 19347, April 13, 2004). However taking into account
the new stock assessment, this action proposes to revise the harvest
control rule from F=0.0531 to F=0.17 in the north and from F=0.061 to
F=0.15 in the south. Further discussion on rebuilding measures can be
found in the ``Overfished Species'' section of this document.
The Council recommended establishing separate northern and southern
lingcod OYs, with the north-south division occurring at 42[deg] N. lat,
the Oregon-California border. Because this north-south division is
different from the north-south division used in the stock assessment
(43[deg] N. lat), a formula based on the catch-per-unit-of-effort data
from the Alaska Fishery Science Center's 1995-2001 shelf survey was
used to estimate the proportion of lingcod in the southern assessment
that is found in the area between 42[deg] N. lat and 43[deg] N. lat. As
a result, 107 mt was deducted from the OY based on the southern stock
assessment and was added to the OY based on the northern stock
assessment. The resulting OYs are: 612 mt for southern area in waters
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California, and 1,801 mt for northern area waters off Washington and
Oregon.
For the states to better manage their recreational fisheries to
stay within their respective OYs, the Council also recommended setting
recreational harvest guidelines for the same areas. With state specific
harvest guidelines, each state can monitor their recreational catches
and adjust state management measures to keep the harvests within the
harvest guideline. For the recreational fisheries in the northern area
the harvest guideline will be 206 mt in 2005 and 239 mt in 2006. For
the recreational fisheries in the southern area, the harvest guideline
will be 422 mt in both 2005 and 2006. For further detail see Tables 1
and 2 and the associated footnotes.
For the commercial fishery harvest guideline, the amount of lingcod
remaining in the northern and southern OY after the deductions for the
recreational harvest guideline, will be combined into a single
coastwide harvest guideline. The commercial fisheries will then be
managed on a coastwide basis.
Widow Rockfish
Widow rockfish was declared an overfished species in 2001. In 2003,
a coastwide stock assessment and rebuilding analysis were prepared and
the widow rockfish biomass was estimated to be at 24.7 percent of its
unfished biomass coastwide in 2002.
Three different model scenarios, which used different power
coefficients to estimate juvenile mortality in survey data, were the
basis for the 2005 and 2006 ABC and OY alternatives. A juvenile
mortality power coefficient is a measure for estimating the amount of
juvenile fish that could mature and enter the fishery in the future.
The three model scenarios chosen by the SSC were called models 7, 8
(the base model), and 9. The use of power coefficients for estimating
juvenile mortality using the midwater juvenile trawl survey data was
discussed by the SSC. The SSC concluded that the different values were
equally likely, leaving no statistical basis for choosing among the
three different models. However, the SSC determined that there was a
biological basis for recommending a power coefficient range between the
values of 2.0 and 4.0.
The ABC alternatives were based on the different model scenarios
discussed above with the application of an F50[percnt]
FMSY proxy. The ABCs for 2005 were: 2,833 mt from model 7
with a power coefficient of 2.0, 3,218 mt from model 8 with a power
coefficient of 3.0, and 3,668 mt from model 9 with a power coefficient
of 4.0. The ABCs for 2006 were: 2,670 mt from model 7 with a power
coefficient of 2.0, 3,059 mt from model 8 with a power coefficient of
3.0, and 3,510 mt from model 9 with a power coefficient of 4.0.
The OYs considered by the Council were consistent with the
rebuilding plan parameters adopted for widow rockfish under Amendment
16-3. Amendment 16-3 considered rebuilding plan alternatives that
included each of the three model scenarios (7, 8, & 9) and an array of
PMAX probabilities, between 60 and 90 percent.
The OY alternatives considered by the Council for 2005 and 2006
were as follows: a low OY of 0 mt for both years based on model 7 with
a 90 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX, a target
rebuilding year of 2030, and with a harvest rate of F=0; the mid-range
OYs of 285 mt for 2005 and 289 mt for 2006 based on model 8 with a 60
percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX, a target rebuilding year of
2038, and with a harvest rate of F=0.0093; and the high OYs of 505 mt
for 2005 and 513 mt for 2006 based on model 9 with a 60 percent
probability of rebuilding by TMAX, a target rebuilding year
of 2034, and with a harvest rate of F=0.0146. After consideration of
the widow rockfish rebuilding plan under Amendment 16-3, the Council
recommended adopting the ABC and OYs resulting from the application of
model 8 and a TMAX of 60 percent. The recommended ABCs were
3,218 mt for 2005 and 3,059 mt for 2006 and the recommended OYs were
285 mt for 2005 and 289 mt for 2006.
Amendment 16-3 to the FMP was adopted by the Council in April 2004.
NMFS is in the process of developing final regulations to implement
widow rockfish rebuilding parameters in Federal regulations. The
rebuilding plan establishes a target rebuilding year of 2038 and a
harvest control rule of F=0.0093. A proposed rule was published on July
7, 2004 (69 FR 40851) and will be followed by a final rule in autumn
2004. The 2005 OY of 285 mt and the 2006 OY of 289 mt results in the
same target rebuilding year and harvest control rule as proposed in the
widow rockfish rebuilding plan. Further discussion on rebuilding
measures may be found in the ``Overfished Species'' section of this
document.
Bocaccio
The ABC and OY alternatives considered for 2005 and 2006 were based
on the most recent bocaccio assessment, which was prepared in 2003 for
the Conception and Monterey areas. The bocaccio rockfish spawning stock
biomass was estimated to be at 7.4 percent of its unfished biomass in
the Monterey and Conception areas in 2002.
In 2003, two different base-run assessment models were developed to
address contradictions between the recreational data, which showed a
substantial increase in abundance of bocaccio, and the triennial survey
data, which has remained relatively flat and showed little change in
abundance in the last three years of assessment data. The first model
(STARb1) omitted data from the triennial survey and held the estimated
recruitment constant to 1959, whereas the second model (STARb2) omitted
the recreational CPUE data and held the recruitment constant to 1969.
In addition, a third model (STATc), was recommended by the assessment
author after the STAR panel review had been completed and reviewed by
Statistical Assessment Team. The STATc model combined the attributes of
both models and both data sources, the estimated recruitment held
constant to 1959, and placing a lower emphasis on the stock-recruitment
relationship. For 2004, after an in-depth discussion that considered
the trade offs among the alternative model approaches and other
factors, the SSC concluded that an intermediate alternative warranted
consideration, and that the STATc model was a reasonable approach.
The Council considered three ABCs for each year based on the
different stock assessment models with the application of an
FMSY proxy of F50[percnt]. First, the
low ABC alternatives of 447 mt for 2005 and 443 mt for 2006, which were
based on the STARb2 model. Second, the mid-range ABC alternatives of
566 mt for 2005 and 549 mt for 2006 which were based on the STATc
model. Third, the high ABC alternatives value of 745 mt for 2005 and
733 mt for 2006 which were from the STARb1 model. The Council
recommended the mid-range ABC of 566 mt for 2005 and 549 mt for 2006.
NMFS prepared a bocaccio rebuilding analysis for the Council in
2004. The OYs considered by the Council were based on the results of
the 2003 assessment and the rebuilding plans proposed under Amendment
16-3. The Council considered a range of OYs for 2005 and 2006 that was
consistent with the range of alternatives being considered for the
bocaccio rebuilding plan under Amendment 16-3. The rebuilding plan
alternatives were based on different base-run assessment models and a
range of probabilities, between 60 and 90 percent, of rebuilding within
the maximum allowable time (TMAX). The following OY
alternatives were considered by the Council: the low OYs
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of 134 mt for 2005 and 140 mt for 2006, based on the STARb2 model with
an 90 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX; the mid-
range OYs of 307 mt for 2005 and 308 mt for 2006, based on the STATc
model with an 70 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX; and the
high OYs of 713 mt for 2005 and 704 mt for 2006, based on the STARb1
model with an 60 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX.
After consideration of the bocaccio rebuilding plan under Amendment
16-3 to the FMP, the Council recommended a rebuilding plan, based on
the STATc model, with a 70 percent probability of rebuilding the stock
to its spawning stock biomass by 2032 (TMAX) with a
targetrebuilding year of 2032, and a harvest control rule of F=0.0498.
The resulting ABCs, which are equivalent to the mid-range alternative
above, are 566 mt for 2005 and 549 mt for 2006. The resulting OYs are
307 mt for 2005 and 289 mt for 2006. The final rule to implement
Amendment 16-3 will implement in Federal regulations rebuilding
parameters for bocaccio that establish a target rebuilding year (2023)
and a harvest control rule (F=0.0093).
Cowcod
The 2005 and 2006 ABC and OY alternatives for cowcod were based on
the most recent stock assessment which was prepared in 1999, for the
Conception area. In 1999, the cowcod spawning stock biomass was
estimated to be at less than 10 percent of its unfished biomass and was
therefore declared as overfished on January 4, 2000 (65 FR 221).
In 2003, a rebuilding review was conducted for cowcod. This review
thoroughly examined the recreational and commercial fishery removals in
relation to the ABC and OY levels that were established for rebuilding.
The review concluded that the total removals of cowcod have declined in
accordance with the rebuilding-based harvest specifications that were
first established in 2000. In addition, fishery closures in the Cowcod
Conservation Areas (CCAs) were expected to add further protection to
the stock. However, data were not available from the CCA areas to
estimate the benefit of these closures to the cowcod stock. For further
information on the 2003 rebuilding review for cowcod, see the preamble
discussion of the proposed Annual Specifications and Management
Measures published on January 8, 2004 (69 FR 1380).
The cowcod ABC in the Conception area (5 mt) is based on the 1999
assessment, while the ABC for the Monterey (19 mt) is based on average
landings from 1993-1997. The OYs considered by the Council were based
the 2000 rebuilding analysis and the rebuilding plans proposed under
Amendment 16-3. At the Council's April 2004 meeting, the 2005 and 2006
harvest specifications for cowcod were considered at the same time as
the cowcod rebuilding plan under Amendment 16-3. The range of OYs for
2005 and 2006 were consistent with the parameters adopted for the
cowcod rebuilding plan under Amendment 16-3. The low OY alternative was
4.2 mt (2.1 mt in the Monterey area and 2.1 mt in the Conception area)
for both 2005 and 2006 and was based on a 60 percent probability of
rebuilding by TMAX. The high OY was 4.8 mt (2.4 mt in the
Monterey area and 2.4 mt in the Conception area) for both 2005 and 2006
and was based on a 55 percent probability of rebuilding by
TMAX. Due to limited data and the limitations of the stock
assessment model, alternatives with rebuilding probabilities greater
than 60 percent could not be derived. The final rule to implement
Amendment 16-3 will implement in Federal regulations rebuilding
parameters for cowcod that establish a target rebuilding year as 2090,
which is consistent with a 60 percent probability of rebuilding the
stock to Bmsy by TMAX (2099), and a harvest control rule of
F=0.009. Further discussion on rebuilding measures can be found in the
``Overfished Species'' section of this document.
Yelloweye Rockfish
A full stock assessment was last prepared for yelloweye rockfish in
2001 and was updated for 2002. In 2002 following the assessment update,
yelloweye rockfish was believed to be at 24.1 percent of its unfished
biomass coastwide. On January 11, 2002 yelloweye rockfish was declared
overfished (67 FR 1555), after which NMFS prepared a yelloweye rockfish
rebuilding analysis.
The 2005 yelloweye rockfish ABC of 54 mt and the 2006 ABC of 55 mt
were projected from the 2002 stock assessment update with the
application of a harvest rate proxy of F50%. The OYs
considered by the Council were based on the 2002 revised rebuilding
analysis (August 2002) and the rebuilding plan proposed under Amendment
16-3. The Council considered the following range of OYs for 2005 and
2006 that encompassed the range of rebuilding parameters being
considered for the yelloweye rockfish rebuilding plan under Amendment
16-3: the low OYs of 24 mt for 2005 and 25 mt for 2006, which were
based on a 90 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX (2071); the
mid-range OYs of 27 mt for 2005 and 28 mt for 2006, which were based on
a 70 percent probability of rebuilding by TMAX; and the high OYs of 28
mt for 2005 and 29 mt for 2006, which were based on a 60 percent
probability of rebuilding by TMAX.
At the Council's April 2004 meeting, the 2005 and 2006 harvest
specifications for yelloweye rockfish were considered at the same time
as the yelloweye rockfish rebuilding plan under Amendment 16-3. The
rebuilding plan recommended by the Council would specify that the
target rebuilding year (2058) be consistent with a 80 percent
probability of rebuilding the stock to Bmsy by TMAX (2071),
and a harvest control rule of F=0.0153 be applied to determine the
annual OYs. When the rebuilding parameters recommended under Amendment
16-3 were applied, the resulting OYs were 26 mt for 2005 and 27 mt for
2006 (the mid range OY), which falls between the low and mid-range OYs
initially considered by the Council. Further discussion on rebuilding
measures may be found in the ``Overfished Species'' section of this
document.
Pacific Whiting
In general, whiting is a very productive species with highly
variable recruitment (the biomass of fish that mature and enter the
fishery each year) patterns and a relatively short life span when
compared to other overfished groundfish species. In 1987, the whiting
biomass was at a historical high level due to an exceptionally large
number of fish that spawned in 1980 and 1984 (fish spawned during a
particular year are referred to as a year class). As these large year
classes of fish passed through the population and were replaced by
moderate sized year classes, the stock declined. The whiting stock
stabilized between 1995 and 1997, but then declined to its lowest level
in 2001.
In 2002, a whiting stock assessment was prepared. It estimated the
female spawning biomass to be less than 20 percent of the unfished
biomass. As a result of the 2002 assessment, the whiting stock was
believed to be below the overfished threshold in 2001 and was,
therefore, declared overfished on April 15, 2002 (67 FR 18117). Since
2001, while the whiting stock was managed under the 40-10 default
harvest policy discussed earlier, the biomass increased substantially
as a strong 1999 year class had matured and entered the spawning
population.
An age-structured assessment model was used to prepare a new
coastwide stock assessment in 2004. The stock
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assessment was examined by a joint U.S./Canada Pacific Hake (Whiting)
Stock Assessment Review (STAR) panel in early February of 2004 and
considered to be complete and suitable for use by the Council and its
advisory bodies for ABC projections. However, the amount of whiting
that the hydroacoustic survey was able to measure relative to the total
whiting in the surveyed area (survey catchability coefficient or ``q'')
was identified as a major source of uncertainty in the stock
assessment.
At the Council's March 2004 meeting, two sets of ABC/OY
projections, with different assumptions about the survey catchability,
were brought forward for decision making. This range of projections was
intended to represent a plausible range of the stock's status. The more
optimistic or less risk averse model run assumed that q equaled 0.6,
while the less optimistic or more risk averse model run assumed that q
equaled 1.0. A catchability coefficient of 1.0 is the value that had
been used in the previous assessments.
As a result of the new whiting stock assessment, the estimated
abundance of whiting has increased substantially since the last
assessment. The stock was estimated to be 47 percent of its unfished
biomass in 2003 (2.7 million mt of age 3+ fish) when a survey
catchability coefficient of 1.0 was applied and at 51 percent (4.2
million mt of age 3+ fish) of its unfished biomass in 2003 when a
survey catchability coefficient of 0.6 was applied. Under both
scenarios, the whiting biomass in 2003 was estimated to be above the
target rebuilding biomass. However, in the absence of a large year
class after 1999, the stock is projected to decline. With the
publication of the 2004 harvest specifications for whiting (April 30,
2004; 69 FR 23667), NMFS announced that the whiting stock was estimated
to above the target rebuilding biomass in 2003 and is no longer
considered to be an overfished stock. Consequently, the adoption of a
whiting rebuilding plan as an FMP amendment is no longer necessary.
During 2003, while whiting was under NMFS's overfished designation,
the Court entered an order in the case of Natural Resources Defense
Council v. Evans, 290 F. Supp. 2d 1051, 1057 (N.D. Calif. 2003),
requiring NMFS to approve or adopt a rebuilding plan for whiting by
November 30, 2004 pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1854(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. After concluding that whiting was rebuilt, NMFS asked the Court to
amend its order. The Court granted the request by lifting the
requirement that NMFS prepare a rebuilding plan for whiting on June 30,
2004.
In November 2003, the U.S. and Canada signed an agreement regarding
the conservation, research, and catch sharing of whiting. The whiting
catch sharing arrangement that was agreed upon provides 73.88 percent
of the total catch OY to the U.S. fisheries and 26.12 percent to the
Canadian fisheries. At this time, both countries are taking steps to
bring this agreement into force. Until the agreement is ratified and
implementing legislation effective, the negotiators recommended that
each country informally implement the agreed upon provisions.
In anticipation of the ratification of the U.S.-Canada agreement
and a new stock assessment, and given the small amount of whiting that
is typically landed under trip limits prior to the April 1 start of the
primary season, the Council is delaying adoption of a final ABC and OY
until its March 2005 meeting. If the international agreement is
ratified and implementing legislation is effective, ABC and OY values
that are consistent with the agreement will be adopted. If the
international agreement is not in force by March 2005, the Council will
adopt final ABC and OY values for 2005 that are based on the new stock
assessment and within the range that was considered in the EIS for the
2005 and 2006 management measures. The final ABC and OY values for 2005
and 2006 would be implemented through two final rules that are separate
from the final rule for the rest of the groundfish specifications.
The range of ABCs and OYs considered by the Council and analyzed in
the EIS for both 2005 and 2006 included: a low ABC/OY of 181,287 mt,
which represents 50 percent of the medium ABC/OY; a medium ABC/OY of
362,573 mt, based on the results of the 2004 assessment with the OY
being set equal to the ABC because the stock biomass is greater than 40
percent of the unfished biomass; and a high OY of 725,146 mt, which is
twice the amount of the medium ABC/OY. The availability of overfished
species as incidental catch, particularly Pacific ocean perch (POP),
canary, darkblotched, and widow rockfish, will likely constrain the
whiting OY during 2005 and 2006. In recent years, the most constraining
overfished species for the whiting fishery have been canary and widow
rockfish. Under this proposed rule, the amount of canary rockfish that
would be available to the whiting fishery was estimated to be 7.3 mt
and the amount of widow rockfish was estimated to be 231.8 mt in 2005
and 243.2 mt in 2006.
Canary Rockfish
A coastwide canary rockfish stock assessment and rebuilding
analysis were prepared in 2002. The ABC of 270 mt for 2005 and 279 mt
for 2006 were forecast from the 2002 assessment with the application a
F50% harvest rate proxy.
On April 13, 2004, a canary rockfish rebuilding plan was adopted
under Amendment 16-2 to the FMP (69 FR 19347). Regulations implementing
this rebuilding plan established a target rebuilding year of 2074 with
a harvest control rule of F=0.0220. There is a 60 percent probability
that canary rockfish will rebuild to BMSY by
TMAX. To allow the stock to rebuild, the OY must be set very
low. Because canary rockfish are distributed coastwide and are
incidentally caught with a wide variety of fishing gears, the low OYs
will be constraining the groundfish fisheries for several years.
The Council considered alternative OYs based on different
arrangements for dividing catch between the commercial and recreational
fisheries. How the catch is divided between the commercial and
recreational sectors results in different OYs. This difference is
because the recreational fisheries take smaller-sized canary rockfish
than the commercial fisheries, resulting in a greater per ton impact on
the canary stock over the rebuilding period. The alternative OYs are
based on the newly adopted canary rockfish rebuilding plan and have the
same rebuilding impacts on canary rockfish as anticipated by the plan.
The catch sharing arrangements initially considered by the Council for
2005 and 2006 included: a 50 percent recreational/50 percent commercial
division that results in a 43 mt OY, and a 39 percent recreational/61
percent commercial division that results in a 48 mt OY. At its June
2004 meeting, the Council developed management measures that were
expected to result in a 39 percent recreational/61 percent commercial
division of the canary rockfish OY. The total catch of canary rockfish
was then projected for the directed commercial and recreational
groundfish fisheries under the new management measures. The amount
estimated to be taken in non-groundfish and tribal fisheries, and the
amount estimated to be taken during research activities that are
scheduled to occur in 2005 and 2006 were also projected. When the total
catch projections were summed for each year, they were less than the 48
mt OY. The OYs for 2005 and 2006 were calculated using the projected
catch estimates under the proposed management measures, the
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resulting OYs were 46.8 mt for 2005 and 47.1 mt for 2006.
A residual amount remained in each year and was divided, with 50
percent going to the recreational fisheries and 50 percent going to the
commercial fisheries. The 2005 residual amount of 2.5 mt will be held
in reserve, with 1.25 mt being available as needed for the recreational
and 1.25 mt being available as needed for the commercial fisheries.
Similarly, the 2006 residual amount of 1.8 mt will be held in reserve,
with 0.9 mt being available as needed for the recreational and 0.9 mt
being available as needed for the commercial fisheries.
For the recreational fishery, two regional harvest guidelines will
be established for canary rockfish in both 2005 and 2006. These
recreational harvest guidelines are needed to give the states more
ability and direct responsibility for managing the recreational
fisheries that occur off their coasts to prevent overfishing. For the
area north of 42[deg] N. lat., the recreational harvest guideline will
be 8.5 mt and for the area south of 42[deg] N. lat, the recreational
harvest guideline will be 9.3 mt.
Pacific Cod, ``other flatfish'' and ``other fish''
Of the 80 plus groundfish species managed under the groundfish FMP,
ABC values have been established for only about 25 species. Many of the
remaining species are managed within complexes and are not usually not
listed by species on fish landing receipts. Information from fishery
independent surveys is generally lacking for these stocks, because of
their low abundance or because they are not vulnerable to survey
sampling gear. Detailed biological information is generally lacking for
these stocks (typically, the spawning biomass, level of recruitment, or
the current fishing mortality rate are unknown and not routinely
available), and ABC levels have typically been established on the basis
of average historical landings.
The ABC levels for Pacific cod, ``other flatfish'' and ``other
fish'' have been based on historical landings. When determining
numerical OYs for individual species and species groups for which the
ABC is based on non-quantitative assessment, the Council may apply
precautionary adjustments. Since 2000, the Council has adjusted the OYs
for several unassessed stocks to 50 percent of the historical average
catch levels. Although the ABCs for Pacific cod, ``other flatfish'' and
``other fish'' have been based on historical landings, precautionary
adjustments have not been used in the past to establish OYs.
For 2005 and 2006, the Council considered alternative OYs for
Pacific cod, ``other flatfish'' and ``other fish'' that were based on a
50 percent precautionary adjustment. The range of OYs considered by the
Council and analyzed in the EIS for Pacific cod in both 2005 and 2006
included: a low OY of 1,600 mt, which represents the ABC with a 50
percent precautionary adjustment and a high OY of 3,200 mt, in which
the OY is set equal to the ABC. In most years since the mid-1990s, less
than 500 mt of Pacific cod have been landed. Recent harvest levels for
the Canadian fishery have been set as low as 240 mt to allow for the
stock to rebuild and have been combined with closed areas during the
spawning season. The Council considered recent harvest levels as well
as harvest specifications established for what is believed to be the
same Pacific cod stock in Canadian waters and recommended that an OY of
1,600 mt be adopted for Pacific cod. An OY of 1,600 mt would be
adequate to accommodate recent landings, while not being so high as to
encourage targeting.
The range of OYs considered by the Council and analyzed in the EIS
for ``other fish'' in both 2005 and 2006 included: a low OY of 7,350
mt, which represents the ABC with a 50 percent precautionary adjustment
and a high OY of 14,700 mt, in which the OY is set equal to the ABC.
The Council considered the recent landings, which ranged between
approximately 2,500 mt in 1999 and 1,300 mt in 2002, prior to
recommending that an OY of 7,350 mt be adopted for ``other fish''.
``Other flatfish'' is an aggregate species group of unassessed
flatfish species that includes pacific sanddab, rex sole, curlfin sole,
starry flounder, butter sole, rock sole, sand sole and flathead sole.
Since implementation of the FMP in 1982, an ABC of 7,700 mt has been
used. This is a landed catch value based on historical landings that
are believed to have occurred during the 1970s. Landings of ``other
flatfish'' species have varied considerably since 1981, with declines
observed for most species. The reasons for the reductions are unknown,
but could reflect lower abundance, a shift in the availability of the
``other flatfish'' species, fishing fleet changes, reduced market
demand or a combination of these factors.
For 2005 and 2006, the Council considered total catch ABCs that
were also based on historical landings. The total catch ABC is based on
historical landed catch values but also incorporates estimated discard
mortality for species in the complex. The range of ABCs and OYs
considered by the Council and analyzed in the EIS for ``other
flatfish'' in both 2005 and 2006 are: a low ABC/OY of 4,400 mt/2,200
mt, in which the OY has a 50 percent precautionary adjustment; a mid-
range ABC of 6,781, based on the highest 1981-2003 landings of sanddabs
and rex sole and on the 1994-1998 average landings for the remaining
species in the group with an OY of 4,909 mt, which has a 25 percent
precautionary adjustment for 0sanddabs and rex sole and a 50 percent
precautionary adjustment to the remaining species; and a high ABC/OY of
12,000 mt in which the OY is set equal to the ABC.
The Council recommended adopting the mid-range ABC of 6,781 mt with
the OY value of 4,909 mt. Landings of ``other flatfish'' between 1981
and 2003 have ranged between 3,917 in 1982 to 1,600 in 2000 and 2003.
Therefore the proposed OY is not expected to have a substantial impact
on the fishery participants. With reduced opportunities in other
fisheries, this more conservative OY is less likely to encourage new
interest in targeting these species.
Black Rockfish
In 2005 and 2006 state harvest guidelines will be specified for
black rockfish. Because black rockfish is primarily taken in state
waters, state specific harvest guidelines are expected to allow the
states to better manage their respective recreational and commercial
fisheries. For the area north of 46[deg]16' N. lat. (Washington/Oregon
boarder), the OY is 540 mt. For the area south of 46[deg]16' N. lat
(waters off Oregon and California) the OY is 753 mt. The black rockfish
OY for the waters off Oregon and California is being subdivided with
437 mt (58 percent) being applied to the waters off Oregon (between
46[deg]16' N. lat and 42[deg] N. lat). and 316 mt (42 percent) being
applied to the waters off California (south of 42[deg] N. lat.)
For the waters off Oregon, 332 mt is estimated to be taken in the
recreational fishery in 2005 and 290-360 mt in 2006, resulting in a
commercial harvest guideline of 105 mt in 2005 and a range of 67-137 mt
for 2006. The 2006 Oregon values are being presented as a range because
the Oregon State rulemaking process did not coincide with the Council's
2004 management measures development process. The Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission will make recommendations on in-state allocation
issues in December 2004. Therefore, the division of Oregon black
rockfish harvest guideline between commercial and recreational
fisheries is presented as a range at this time and the proposed rule
comment period for this issue only
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will be held until December 30, 2004. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission will meet on December 10 at the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW) office in Salem. The schedule of meetings, the
process for providing written or oral testimony, as well as the agenda
and meeting materials for the upcoming meeting, are available online at
the following ODFW website address: Information on the Oregon
recommendation can be obtained from the following web site in early
December: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Comm.schedule.htm.
For the waters off California, the 316 mt harvest guideline of
black rockfish will be divided with 190 mt (60 percent) being applied
to the area north of 40[deg]10 min N. lat. and 126 mt (40 percent)
being applied to the area south of 40[deg]10 min N. lat. For the area
between 42[deg] N. lat. and 40[deg]10' N. lat., 74 mt is estimated to
be taken in the recreational fishery, resulting in a commercial harvest
guideline 116 mt. For the area south of 40[deg]10 min N. lat., 101 mt
is estimated to be taken in the recreational fishery, resulting in a
commercial harvest guideline of 25 mt. For the waters off Washington,
30,000 lb (13.6 mt) is being set as a harvest guideline for the tribal
fisheries.
Landed Catch OYs
Landed catch values are not presented in this document. In the
revised 2004 bycatch accounting model, target and overfished species
estimates are based on landed catch amounts. Bycatch rates are no
longer applied to the total catch OY to obtain the landed catch values.
[Note: Discussion of the revised model can be found later in this
document, the bycatch and discard accounting section.]
Overfished Species
The status of the groundfish stocks are evaluated against the
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS's national standard
guidelines, and the FMP. A species or stock is considered to be
overfished if its current biomass is less than 25 percent of the
unfished biomass. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that a rebuilding
plan be prepared within one year after the Council is notified by NMFS
that a particular species is overfished.
Eight Pacific coast groundfish stocks continue to be designated as
``overfished'': POP, bocaccio, lingcod, canary rockfish, cowcod,
darkblotched rockfish, widow rockfish, and yelloweye rockfish. Pacific
whiting is no longer designated as overfished.
Amendment 16-1 to the FMP was prepared in part to respond to a
Court order in Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Evans (N.D.
Cal. 2001). Amendment 16 1 established a process for and standards by
which the Council will specify rebuilding plans for groundfish stocks
that are declared overfished. Amendment 16-1 also amended the FMP to
require that Pacific Coast groundfish overfished species rebuilding
plans be added into the FMP via FMP amendment, and implemented through
Federal regulations. Amendment 16 1 was intended to ensure that
overfished species rebuilding plans meet the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, in particular national standard 1 on overfishing
and section 304(e), which addresses rebuilding of overfished fisheries.
NMFS approved Amendment 16-1 on November 17, 2003.
For each approved overfished species rebuilding plan, the following
parameters will be specified in the FMP: estimates of unfished biomass
(B0) and target biomass (BMSY), the year the
stock would be rebuilt in the absence of fishing (TMIN), the
year the stock would be rebuilt if the maximum time period permissible
under the national standard guidelines were applied (TMAX)
and the year in which the stock would be rebuilt under the adopted
rebuilding plan (TTarget). These estimated rebuilding
parameters serve as management benchmarks in the FMP and the FMP will
not be amended if the values for these parameters change after new
stock assessments are completed, as is likely to happen.
NMFS approved Amendment 16-2 on January 30, 2004, and published a
final rule for Amendment 16-2 on April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19347).
Amendment 16-2 added the rebuilding parameters for lingcod, canary
rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, and POP to section 4.5.4. of the FMP,
along with other relevant information on each of these overfished
stocks, such as stock distribution, fishery interaction, and rebuilding
strategy.
Amendment 16-1 specified two rebuilding parameters (of those that
are listed above in the FMP) that are to be codified in Federal
regulations for individual species rebuilding plans, the target year
for rebuilding and the harvest control rule that is to be used during
the rebuilding period. Amendment 16-2 added these rebuilding parameters
to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 660.370. The target
rebuilding year is the year in which there is a 50 percent likelihood
that the stock will have been rebuilt with a given mortality rate. The
harvest control rule expresses a given fishing mortality rate that is
to be used over the course of rebuilding. These parameters are to be
used to establish the annual OYs. Conservation and management goals
defined in the FMP require the Council and NMFS to manage to the
appropriate harvest levels for a species or species groups, including
those harvest levels established for rebuilding overfished species.
The FMP provides that after a new stock assessment, the Council and
NMFS may conclude that either or both of the parameters defined in
regulation should be revised. Revisions will be implemented through the
Federal rulemaking process, and the updated values codified in the
Federal regulation. Generally, the target year should only be changed
in unusual circumstances. Two such unusual circumstances include (1)
if, it is determined, based on new information, that the existing
target year is later that the maximum rebuilding time (TMAX), (2) or if
the harvest control rule calculated from the new information is
estimated to result in such a low OY as to cause substantial socio-
economic impacts. Any change to a harvest control rule must be fully
supported by a corresponding analysis and updated through the Federal
rulemaking process which would include opportunity for public notice
and comment.
An approved rebuilding plan will be implemented through setting OYs
and establishing management measures necessary to maintain the fishing
mortality within the OYs to achieve objectives related to rebuilding
requirements.
Amendment 16-2 has been followed by Amendment 16-3. At the
Council's April 2004 meeting, rebuilding plans under Amendment 16-3 for
bocaccio, cowcod, widow rockfish and yelloweye rockfish were adopted
and include the parameters listed below.
A notice of availability for the EIS for Amendment 16-3 was
published on June 18, 2004 (69 FR 34116). A proposed rule to codify
provisions of Amendment 16-3 was published in the Federal Register on
July 7, 2004 (69 FR 40851), and will be followed by a final rule in
autumn 2004.
2005-2006 Management of Overfished Species
Rebuilding plans adopted under Amendments 16 2 and 16-3 are
implemented through Federal regulations. The new stock assessments for
lingcod (discussed above in the ``2005 and 2006 ABCs and OYs'' section)
have resulted in revisions to some of the rebuilding parameters
specified by Amendment 16 2.
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Preliminary rebuilding measures for the overfished species are
summarized below. Management measures designed to rebuild overfished
species, or to prevent species from becoming overfished, may restrict
the harvest of relatively healthy stocks that are harvested with
overfished species. As a result of the constraining management measures
imposed to protect and rebuild overfished species, a number of the OYs
may not be achieved in 2005 or 2006.
OY Management for Overfished Species
Management measures adopted for 2005 and 2006 are expected to keep
the incidental catch of overfished species within the adopted OYs.
Managing a fishery inseason is dependent on the availability and
accuracy of catch data. As new data become available and are used to
track catch levels throughout the year, management strategies may need
to be adjusted to keep the harvest of healthy stocks and the incidental
catch of overfished species at or below their specified OYs.
Managing the fishery to stay within the OYs of overfished species
is difficult because the OYs of many overfished species are low. After
reviewing the estimated mortality from all directed and incidental
groundfish fisheries and research activities, the Council recommended
adopting management measures that are predicted to result in total
fishing mortality levels that are lower than the annual OYs for some
overfished species. Designing management measures for certain
overfished species that result in total mortality levels that are lower
than that species' OY leaves a residual amount of fish from the OY.
Leaving this residual amount at the beginning of the fishing year can
reduce the risk that the fisheries will exceed the OY, particularly
when there are difficulties in catch accounting or when new information
becomes available that changes NMFS' understanding of total catch. The
residual amounts below OYs for each overfished species are provided in
the footnotes to Tables 1a and 2a.
POP
Date declared overfished: March 3, 1999
Areas affected: Vancouver and Columbia
Status of stock: Following the 2003 assessment, the stock was
believed to be at 25 percent of unfished biomass level.
B0: 37,230 units of spawning output
BMSY: 14,892 units of spawning output
TMIN: 2011
TMAX: 2042
PMAX: >70 percent
TTARGET: 2027
Harvest control rule: F=0.0257
ABC: 966 mt in 2005, 934 mt in 2006
OY: 447 mt in 2005, 447 mt in 2006
Management measures for 2005 and 2006: POP is a slope species that
occurs in similar depths as darkblotched rockfish, although POP has a
more northern geographic distribution than darkblotched rockfish. The
2005 and 2006 management measures that are intended to limit the
bycatch of POP include the continued use of RCAs, cumulative trip
limits, and routine management authority to close the primary whiting
fisheries if there are overfished species bycatch concerns.
POP are primarily taken with trawl gear north of 40[deg]10' N. lat.
The seaward boundary of the trawl RCA was set at a depth that was
likely to keep fishing effort in deeper waters and away from areas
where the bycatch of POP was historically highest. However, the
boundaries of the RCAs vary by season and fishing sector and may be
modified in response to new information about geographical and seasonal
distribution of bycatch.
Minor slope rockfish and POP limits are set at levels that are
expected to allow vessels targeting DTS species (Dover sole,
thornyheads, sablefish) to retain their incidentally caught slope
rockfish while being low enough to discourage targeting. Measures that
constrain the DTS trawl fishery to stay within the shortspine
thornyhead OY are also expected to keep the catch of POP in both 2005
and 2006 well below its OYs. As needed, trip limits for co-occurring
species may be adjusted to reduce POP rockfish bycatch.
With this action, NMFS is establishing routine management measure
authority to close a whiting primary season fishery, before the
sector's whiting allocation is reached, to address concerns about the
impacts on overfished species, including POP.
POP are not an important component of the tribal or recreational
fisheries.
Darkblotched Rockfish
Date declared overfished: January 11, 2001 (66 FR 2338)
Areas affected: Coastwide
Status of the stock: Following a 2003 stock assessment, the
coastwide stock was believed to be at 11 percent of its unfished
biomass level.
B0: 30,775 mt
BMSY: 12,310 mt
TMIN: 2011
TMAX: 2047
PMAX: >80 percent
TTARGET: 2030
Harvest control rule: F=0.032
ABC: 269 mt in 2005, 294 mt in 2006
OY: 269 mt in 2005, 294 mt in 2006
Management measures in 2005 and 2006: Darkblotched rockfish occur
on the outer continental shelf (shelf) and continental slope (slope),
mainly north of Point Reyes, CA (38[deg] N. lat). Because of their
deeper distribution, they are caught exclusively by commercial vessels.
Most landings have been made by bottom trawl vessels targeting flatfish
on the shelf and minor rockfish and DTS species on the continental
slope. Management measures intended to limit bycatch of darkblotched
rockfish and keep fishing mortality within the OYs specified for 2005
and 2006 include the continued use of RCAs, cumulative trip limits, and
routine management authority to close the primary whiting fisheries
when there are overfished species bycatch concerns.
The seaward boundary of the trawl RCA was set at a depth that was
likely to keep fishing effort in deeper waters and away from areas
where the bycatch of darkblotched rockfish was highest. The boundaries
of the RCAs vary by season and fishing sector and may be modified in
response to new information about geographical and seasonal
distribution of bycatch.
Minor slope rockfish cumulative trip limits are set at levels that
are expected to allow vessels targeting DTS species to retain their
incidentally caught slope rockfish while being low enough to discourage
targeting. Measures that constrain the DTS trawl fishery to stay within
the shortspine thornyhead OY are also expected to keep the catch of
darkblotched rockfish in both 2005 and 2006 well below its OYs. As
needed, trip limits for co-occurring species may be adjusted to reduce
the catch of darkblotched rockfish.
With this action, NMFS is establishing routine management measure
authority to close a whiting primary season fishery, before the
sector's whiting allocation is reached, to address concerns about the
impacts on overfished species, including darkblotched rockfish.
Canary Rockfish
Date declared overfished: January 4, 2000 (65 FR 221)
Affected area: Coastwide
Status of the stock: 8 percent of its unfished biomass level in
2002.
B0: 31,550 mt
BMSY: 12,620 mt
TMIN: 2057
TMAX: 2076
PMAX: 60 percent
TTARGET: 2074
Harvest control rule: F=0.0220
ABC: 270 mt in 2005, 279 mt in 2006
OY: 46.8 mt in 2005, 47.1 mt in 2006
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Management measures in 2005 and 2006: Canary rockfish prefer rocky
areas on the shelf and are encountered in a wide variety of commercial
and recreational fisheries. Management measures intended to limit
bycatch of canary rockfish include the use of RCAs, cumulative trip
limits, gear restrictions, reduced seasons, and routine management
authority to close the primary whiting fisheries when there are
overfished species bycatch concerns.
Bottom trawling is prohibited in the trawl RCA, which covers much
of the shelf and depths where canary rockfish have been most frequently
caught. The nontrawl RCA boundaries are intended to move the nontrawl
fleets off of the continental shelf, where overfished species
susceptible to nontrawl gear are found.
Cumulative limits are structured to discourage targeting while
allowing very low levels of incidental take to be landed. For the area
south of 40[deg]10' N. lat., limited entry fixed gear trip limits are
set so that they draw vessels away from continental shelf species,
placing emphasis on available slope species. The limited entry fixed
gear fleet north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. will be prohibited from
retaining canary rockfish. Differential trip limits have been used for
large and small footrope trawl gear throughout the year. Trawl flatfish
trip limits are lower inshore of the trawl RCA, where canary rockfish
are most commonly distributed, than offshore of the RCA. By allowing
greater limits for large footrope gear and prohibiting its use in
nearshore areas, there is an incentive for vessels to fish in deeper
waters, beyond the range of canary rockfish. To reduce incidental take
of canary rockfish inshore of the RCA, flatfish vessels operating in
that area are required to use selective flatfish trawl gear and are
allowed to access lower trip limits than those fishing offshore of the
RCA. Because NMFS is proposing to require trawlers to use selective
flatfish trawl gear in the nearshore areas, flatfish trawl trip limits
for vessels using small footrope trawl gear north of 40[deg]10' N. lat
are higher than in recent years. This new trawl net design, which was
tested in 2003 through an exempted fishing permit, features a headrope
set back from a flattened net body to capture low-swimming flatfish
while allowing rockfish, including canary rockfish, to escape over the
upper edge of the trawl net.
Trawling with open access non-groundfish gear for pink shrimp will
be allowed within the RCA because they use state required finfish
excluder devices to reduce their groundfish bycatch, particularly
bycatch of canary and other rockfishes. Off California, trawling for
California halibut, and sea cucumber will be prohibited within the
trawl RCA. Ridgeback prawn trawling will south of 34[deg]27' N. lat.
will be constrained by an RCA between boundary lines approximating the
100 fm (183 m) and 150 fm (274 m) depth contours throughout the year.
Recreational fisheries are managed through bag limits, size limits
and seasons. As necessary, seasons can be shortened and bag limits
reduced to stay within the OYs. The retention of canary rockfish, in
Washington waters, will be prohibited. Off Oregon, recreational fishing
for groundfish will be depth-restricted June through September, when
the fishery will be closed offshore of a boundary line approximating
the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour. Recreational fisheries participation is
heaviest during these months and this closure is intended to move the
groundfish fisheries inshore to protect canary rockfish. The California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) proposed for 2005 and 2006 a package
of management measures to strongly constrain their recreational
fisheries (see recreational section below). Season and area closures
differ between California regions to better protect overfished species
according to where those species occur and where fishing effort is
strongest. Retention of canary rockfish in the California and Oregon
recreational fisheries will not be permitted.
With this action, NMFS is establishing routine management measure
authority to close a whiting primary season fishery, before the
sector's whiting allocation is reached, to address concerns about the
impacts on overfished species.
Lingcod
Date declared overfished: March 3, 1999.
Areas affected: Coastwide
Status of the stock: A coastwide assessment was conducted in 2003
and estimated that the stock was at 25 percent of its unfished biomass
coastwide in 2002, 31 percent in the north and 19 percent in the south.
B0: 41,071 mt coastwide, 20,801 mt north and 20,270 mt
south
BMSY: 16,428 mt coastwide, 8,321 mt north and 8,108 mt
south
TMIN: 2004 north and 2006 south
TMAX: 2009
PMAX: 70 percent
TTARGET: 2009
Harvest control rule: F=0.17 north and F=0.15 south
ABC: 2,922 mt in 2005, 2,716 mt in 2006
OY: 2,414 mt in 2005 and in 2006
Management measures in 2005 and 2006: Lingcod are irregularly
distributed coastwide in hard bottom areas and around rocky reefs and
are encountered in a variety of commercial and recreational fisheries.
While lingcod is not yet rebuilt, it is abundant enough that it does
not seriously constrains fisheries for co-occurring species.
Management measures intended to limit bycatch of lingcod for 2005
and 2006 include the continued use of RCAs, cumulative trip limits,
reduced seasons, and gear restrictions. Measures to reduce the catch of
canary rockfish are also expected to provide protection to co-occurring
overfished species such as lingcod. Similarly, the trip limit
structures intended to constrain the incidental catch of canary
rockfish is expected to benefit lingcod.
Trawl limits for lingcod are still at incidental take levels to
discourage vessels from targeting lingcod while accommodating true
incidental catch. As in past years, in the northern area limited entry
fixed gear and open access fisheries will be prohibited from landing
lingcod in January-April and in November-December to protect lingcod
during their spawning and nest-guarding season. Similar to the northern
area, lingcod retention is only permitted during May-October in the
south. Lingcod are vulnerable to these gears during the winter nesting
period, but have a high rate of survival when released alive. RCA
restrictions described above for canary rockfish also protect lingcod.
Lingcod is also an important recreational species coastwide.
Recreational bag limits, size limits and season restrictions will
continue to be used. Regional management of the California recreational
fisheries is expected to better protect overfished species by allowing
the most restrictive management actions to be taken in the areas where
typical fishing effort and overfished species impacts are strongest.
Recreational fishing for lingcod will be closed in the winter months
throughout to protect lingcod during its spawning and nesting season.
Bocaccio
Date declared overfished: March 3, 1999
Areas affected: Monterey and Conception
Status of stock: 7.4 percent of its unfished biomass in 2003
BMY: 13,387 Billion eggs in 2003
BMSY: 5,355 Billion eggs in 2003
TMIN: 2018
TMAX: 2032
PMAX: 70 percent
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TTARGET: 2023
Harvest control rule: 0.0498
ABC: 566 mt in 2005, 549 mt in 2006
OY: 307 mt in 2005, 309 mt in 2005
Management measures for 2005 and 2006: Bocaccio is a shelf species
that is most commonly found from 54 fm (99 m) to 82 fm (150 m) of water
over the shelf. Bocaccio have historically been taken in the commercial
trawl and fixed gear and recreational fisheries. To reduce bocaccio
bycatch, fishing opportunities in the depths where bocaccio are most
commonly encountered have been reduced though the use of RCAs,
cumulative trip limits, and gear restrictions.
RCAs will continue to be used in 2005 and 2006 to restrict fishing
on the shelf. Because bocaccio are more frequently caught by fixed
gears in waters off the central California coast, proposed closures for
the non-trawl fleet are more broad in this area. Off California,
trawling for California halibut, and sea cucumber is prohibited within
the trawl RCA. Pink shrimp trawling will be allowed within the RCA
providing the vessels use state required finfish excluder devices.
Ridgeback prawn trawling will south of 34[deg] 27' N. lat. will be
constrained by an RCA between boundary lines approximating the 100 fm
(183 m) and 150 fm (274 m) depth contours throughout the year.
NMFS expects that management measures to protect canary rockfish
will restrict the incidental catch of bocaccio and keep it well below
the OY. Because of this, the Council is allowing some targeting of the
co-occurring chilipepper rockfish stock. Vessels that target
chilipepper with large footrope gear offshore of the RCA or with
midwater trawl gear will be allowed higher chilipepper landings limits
in May-August. Only minimal levels of bocaccio retention, to
accommodate incidental catch, will be permitted.
For the recreational fisheries, CDFG proposes to strongly constrain
their recreational fisheries through the use of season and area
closures that differ between California regions. Regional management of
the California recreational fisheries is expected to better protect
overfished species by allowing restrictive management actions to be
taken in the areas where fishing effort and overfished species impacts
are greatest.
Cowcod
Date declared overfished: January 4, 2000
Areas affected: Point Conception to the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Status of stock: 4-11 percent of unfished biomass in 1999
B0: 3.367 mt
BMSY: 1,350 mt
TMIN: 2062
TMAX: 2099
PMAX: 60 percent
TTARGET: 2090
Harvest control rule: F=0.009
ABC: 24 mt in 2005 and 2006
OY: 4.2 mt in 2005 and 2006
Management measures in 2005 and 2006: All directed cowcod fishing
opportunities have been eliminated since 2001. Retention of cowcod is
prohibited for all commercial and recreational fisheries. In addition,
management measures to reduce canary and bocaccio rockfish catch are
also expected to benefit cowcod.
To protect cowcod from incidental harvest, two Cowcod Conservation
Areas (CCAs) (the Eastern CCA and the Western CCA) in the Southern
California Bight have been delineated to encompass key cowcod habitat
areas and known areas of high catches. Fishing for groundfish is
prohibited within the CCAs, except that minor nearshore rockfish,
cabezon, and greenling may be taken from waters where the bottom depth
is less than 20 fathoms (36.9 m).
In 2003, a rebuilding review was conducted for cowcod. This was a
thorough examination of the recreational and commercial fishery related
removals in relation to the ABC and OY levels that were established for
rebuilding. The review concluded that the total removals of cowcod have
declined in accordance with the rebuilding based harvest
specifications.
Widow Rockfish
Date declared overfished: January 11, 2001
Areas affected: Coastwide
Status of stock: 22.4 percent of the unfished biomass in 2002
B0: 43,530 million eggs
BMSY: 17,432 million eggs
TMIN: 2026
TMAX: 2042
PMAX: 60 percent
TTARGET: 2038
Harvest control rule: F=0.0093
ABC: 3,218 mt in 2005, 3,059 mt in 2006
OY: 285 mt in 2005, 289 mt in 2006
Management measures in 2005 and 2006: Management measures intended
to limit bycatch of widow rockfish and keep fishing mortality within
the OYs specified for 2005 and 2006 included the continued use of RCAs,
cumulative trip limits, and routine management authority to close the
primary whiting fisheries when there are bycatch concerns.
Because bottom trawl opportunities for shelf rockfish continue to
be extremely limited outside the RCAs, the use of RCAs are expected to
be beneficial to the recovery of widow rockfish. Cumulative trip limits
for commercial limits for widow rockfish are intended to accommodate
incidental catch and do not provide an incentive for directed fishing.
Similarly, cumulative limits for yellowtail rockfish, a species that
co-occurs with widow rockfish, have been severely constrained.
An incidental catch allowance of widow rockfish will continue to be
provided for the primary whiting season. Final whiting ABCs and OYs are
expected to be adopted at the Council's March 2005 and 2006 meetings.
NMFS anticipates setting the 2005 and 2006 Pacific whiting OYs so that
they are constrained by the amount of widow rockfish available for
incidental retention, as the agency did in 2004 (April 30, 2004, 69 FR
23667).
With this action, NMFS is establishing routine management measure
authority to close a whiting primary season fishery, before the
sector's whiting allocation is reached, to address concerns about the
impacts on overfished species.
Yelloweye Rockfish
Date declared overfished: January 11, 2002
Areas affected: Coastwide
Status of stock: 24.1 percent of its unfished biomass in 2002
B0: 3,875 mt
BMSY: 1,550 mt
TMIN: 2027
TMAX: 2071
PMAX: 80 percent
TTARGET: 2058
Harvest control rule: F=0.0153
ABC: 54 mt in 2005, 55 mt in 2006
OY: 26 mt in 2005, 27 mt in 2006
Management measures in 2005 and 2006: Yelloweye rockfish are more
available to the fixed gears and recreational fisheries than to the
trawl fishery. Management measures intended to limit bycatch of
yelloweye rockfish and to keep fishing mortality within the OY
specified for 2005 and 2006 include the continued use of RCAs and
cumulative trip limits in the commercial fisheries and bag limits in
the recreational fisheries.
The retention of yelloweye rockfish in the commercial nontrawl
fisheries will continue to be prohibited throughout the year. In
addition, sublimits for yelloweye rockfish will be applied to the minor
nearshore shelf rockfish trip limit for the limited entry trawl
fisheries to discourage any interest in targeting yelloweye rockfish.
The yelloweye rockfish conservation area (YRCA) will continue to be
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2004 in waters off the coast of Washington. Off Washington,
recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut will continue to be
prohibited inside the YRCA, a C-shaped closed area off the northern
Washington coast. Off Oregon, recreational fishing for groundfish will
be depth-restricted June through September, when the fishery will be
closed offshore of a boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth
contour. Recreational fisheries participation is heaviest during these
months and this closure is intended to move the groundfish fisheries
inshore to protect canary and yelloweye rockfish. Regional management
of the California recreational fisheries is expected to better protect
overfished species by allowing the restrictive management actions to be
taken in the areas where fishing effort and overfished species impacts
are greatest. Retention of yelloweye rockfish in the California and
Oregon recreational fisheries will not be permitted.
Overfishing
None of the 2005-2006 ABCs are set higher than FMSY or its proxy,
none of the OYs are set higher than the corresponding ABCs, and the
management measures in this proposed rule are designed to keep harvest
levels within specified OYs. Overfishing is difficult to detect
inseason for many groundfish, particularly for minor rockfish species,
because most species are not individually identified on landing.
Species compositions, based on proportions encountered in samples of
landings and extrapolated observer data, are applied during the year.
However, final results are not available until after the end of the
year. Thus, this proposed rule discusses overfishing that occurred in
2003, not 2004. If overfishing occurred on any groundfish species in
2004, it will be listed in NMFS's annual report to Congress on the
status of U.S. Fisheries.
During the 2003 fishing season, overfishing occurred on lingcod and
black rockfish. There are no formal allocations for lingcod between the
commercial and recreational fisheries; however the 2003 total catch OY
of 651 mt for lingcod was separated into: 355 mt expected catch for the
recreational fisheries, 3 mt for the amount estimated to be taken in
research, 4.3 mt for the amount estimated to be taken in commercial
non-groundfish fisheries, 5.2 mt expected catch in the tribal
fisheries, resulting in a 284 mt non-tribal commercial OY. Catch of
lingcod in 2003 research fisheries is estimated to have been 4.5 mt.
Non-tribal and tribal commercial catch for 2003 is estimated to have
been 165.7 mt, which is well beneath the combined 289.2 mt expected for
those fisheries. Recreational lingcod landings for 2003 are estimated
to have been 1,012 mt, exceeding the expected recreational fisheries
take by 657 mt. With this large overharvest in the recreational
fisheries, total lingcod landings are estimated to have been 1,182.2
mt, exceeding the 841 mt coastwide lingcod ABC by 341.2 mt. Under the
FMP, ABCs are set at FMSY and the lingcod ABC is set with an FMSY proxy
of F45%. Fishing at a level that exceeds the MSY harvest rate is
considered overfishing under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Because the black rockfish stock is above the FMP's precautionary
level indicator of B40[percnt], the black
rockfish OY is set equal to its ABC. In 2003, the black rockfish
coastwide ABC/OY was 1,115 mt. The available 2003 black rockfish
harvest was not as tightly delineated as the 2003 lingcod harvest. Of
the 1,115 mt available coastwide, 615 mt was estimated to be available
from the Vancouver and Columbia management areas (north of 43[deg] N.
lat.) and 500 mt from the Eureka area (40[deg] 10'--43[deg] N. lat.)
Black rockfish is a northern stock occurring primarily north of 40[deg]
10' N. lat. The 2003 non-tribal and tribal commercial fisheries took
174.4 mt of black rockfish, 128.9 mt of which was landed in the Eureka
area. Data for the recreational fisheries are separated by state,
rather than by fishery management area. The 2003 recreational fisheries
took 516 mt off Oregon and Washington (waters north of 42[deg] N. lat.)
and 497 mt off California. Cumulatively, the fisheries landed 1,187.4
mt of black rockfish in 2003, exceeding that species' ABC by 72.4 mt.
For both the lingcod and black rockfish ABCs, the California
recreational fisheries had the greatest effect in exceeding those ABCs.
The 2003 California recreational fisheries landed 840 mt of the 1,012
mt of coastwide lingcod landings. Of the 1,016 mt of black rockfish
available to the recreational fisheries coastwide, the California
recreational fisheries took 497 mt.
Before finalizing the 2004 fishery specifications and management
measures, NMFS reviewed preliminary data on the 2003 fisheries. The
2003 landings data available at that time, February 2004, were not
considered complete for either the recreational or commercial
fisheries. There was enough information on the California recreational
fisheries, however, to give NMFS concern that those fisheries could
again overharvest lingcod, black rockfish, and perhaps other species in
2004. NMFS discussed the California recreational fisheries data with
CDFG in February 2004, and implemented restrictive lingcod management
measures for those fisheries with its 2004 specifications and
management measures final rule (69 FR 11064, March 9, 2004.) Effective
April 1, 2004, NMFS and California reduced the lingcod bag limit off
California from two fish to one fish and increased the size limit from
24 inches (61.4 cm) to 30 inches (76.8 cm).
Both the Council and the California Fish and Game Commission
(Commission) discussed the need to further restrict California's
recreational fisheries to protect lingcod, black rockfish, and other
nearshore rockfish species at their meetings in March and April 2004.
CDFG conveyed the Commission's recommendations to the Council at the
Council's April meeting. The Council concurred with the Commission that
both state and Federal regulations for California's recreational
fishery needed to be more constraining to prevent overharvest of these
species and other overfished stocks. Based on the Council's
recommendations, NMFS made a series of bag limit reductions, area
closures and season closures that were effective May 1, 2004, and which
are detailed in two NMFS inseason action documents that were published
on April 29, 2004 (69 FR 23440) and May 5, 2004 (69 FR 25013). The
revised 2004 California recreational fisheries management measures
provided the basis for the more restrictive and area-specific
management measures proposed for 2005-2006 California fisheries. NMFS,
the Council, and CDFG will monitor 2004 recreational fisheries data as
they become available to assess whether 2005-2006 recreational
fisheries management measures are sufficiently constraining to prevent
the California fishery from excessive harvests in those years. In both
2005 and 2006, the commercial and recreational fisheries have been
constrained to protect canary rockfish. NMFS and the Council expect
that canary rockfish protections will constrain lingcod harvest. In
both 2005 and 2006, a residual amount of lingcod remains in the lingcod
OY beyond those amounts expected to be taken in commercial,
recreational, tribal and scientific fishing. In 2005, that residual
amount is 1,504.5 mt and in 2006, it is 1,528.3 mt. These residual
amounts of available lingcod harvest may provide a buffer against
overharvest in the California recreational fisheries.
Bycatch and Discard Management
The Magnuson-Stevens Act defines bycatch as ``fish which are
harvested in
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a fishery, which are not sold or kept for personal use, and include
economic discards and regulatory discards.'' By contrast, Pacific Coast
groundfish fishery management and many other fishery management regimes
commonly use the term bycatch to describe non-targeted species that are
caught in common with (co-occur with) target species, some of which are
landed and sold or otherwise used and some of which are discarded. The
term ``discard'' is used to describe those fish harvested that are
neither landed nor used.
NMFS's bycatch reduction program for West Coast groundfish is
primarily intended to address the two major Magnuson-Stevens Act goals
on bycatch:
(1) ``Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent
practicable, (A) minimize bycatch and (B) to the extent bycatch cannot
be avoided, minimize the mortality of such bycatch'' (Sec. 301(a)(9)).
(2) [FMP's shall] ``establish a standardized reporting methodology
to assess the amount and type of bycatch occurring in the fishery, and
include conservation and management measures that, to the extent
practicable and in the following priority (A) minimize bycatch; and (B)
minimize the mortality of bycatch which cannot be avoided'' (Sec.
303(a)(11)).
NMFS uses a three-part strategy to meet these Magnuson-Stevens Act
mandates: (1) gather data through a standardized reporting methodology
on the amount and type of bycatch occurring in the fishery; (2) assess
this data through bycatch models to estimate when, where, and with
which gear types bycatch of varying species occurs; and (3) implement
management measures through Federal fisheries regulations that minimize
bycatch and bycatch mortality to the extent practicable, and that keep
the total mortality of groundfish within the OYs of the various
groundfish species and species groups. This section of the preamble to
this proposed rule describes recent NMFS activities in each of the
three parts of this strategy.
Gathering Bycatch and Discard Data
NMFS uses the West Coast groundfish observer program (WCGOP,)
established in August 2001 and required in the FMP in Section 6.5.1.2,
as its primary standardized reporting methodology for bycatch in the
groundfish fisheries. The WCGOP focuses on vessels participating in the
shore-delivery cumulative limit fisheries for non-whiting groundfish.
Although WCGOP deploys observers on vessels of all major gear types,
the program initially focused on observing trawl vessel fishing
activity. Over 90 percent of commercial West Coast groundfish landings,
by weight, are taken by the limited entry trawl fleet. As WCGOP has
developed, it has expanded into more observations in the limited entry
nontrawl fleet. About 75 percent of WCGOP's observer hours tend to be
spent on trawl vessels, with the remaining 25 percent primarily focused
on limited entry longline and pot vessels. Through 2003, NMFS's
observer coverage of the limited entry fixed gear fleet focused on
vessels participating in the primary sablefish fishery. Participants in
this fishery landed approximately 44 percent of the commercial
groundfish taken by vessels other than groundfish trawlers in 2003. In
2004 and beyond, the agency will be adding observer coverage to the
remainder of limited entry fixed gear fishing strategies and to the
open access directed groundfish fisheries. These two sectors, the open
access directed fishery and the limited entry fishery outside of the
primary sablefish season, have similar fishing strategies. WCGOP is
experimenting with ways to deploy observers on the small (< 18 ft length
overall) boats of the open access groundfish fisheries. More
information on WCGOP is available online at: http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/Observer/
.
Vessels participating in the at-sea whiting fisheries (catcher-
processors and motherships) have been voluntarily carrying observers
since 1991. NMFS made observer coverage mandatory for at-sea processors
on July 7, 2004 (69 FR 31751, June 27, 2004). For the shore-based
whiting fisheries, NMFS experimented in 2004 with electronic monitoring
in combination with dockside monitors. The Council will make its final
recommendation on a full retention and monitoring program for the
shore-based whiting fisheries at its October 31-November 5, 2004,
meeting in Portland, OR. (A draft Environmental Assessment for this
program is available online at: ww.nwr.noaa.gov/1sustfsh/groundfish/
gfNEPA.htm). NMFS expects to implement regulations for this program in
time for the 2005 whiting season. The WCGOP and the whiting observer
programs, in combination with state fish ticket and logbook programs
and fisheries-independent data, are used to support groundfish bycatch
assessment models. Together, these programs comprise the first part of
NMFS' bycatch management strategy, gathering scientific data on bycatch
in the groundfish fisheries. In addition to these Federal programs, the
Council relies on state recreational fisheries sampling programs, which
use a combination of at-sea and at-dock samplers to gather catch and
discard data on the recreational fisheries. These state-run programs
are described in the DEIS for this action.
Modeling Bycatch and Discard Data
The second part of NMFS's bycatch management strategy is to use
data on bycatch and discard in models intended to estimate the amount
and type of bycatch occurring in the groundfish fisheries. NMFS first
introduced a groundfish fisheries total catch assessment model (known
as ``the bycatch model'') in late 2001 for the 2002 fishing season.
NMFS has annually described the development and evolution of this model
in its proposed rules to implement fishery specifications and
management measures. [See 67 FR 1555, January 11, 2002, 68 FR 936,
January 7, 2003, and 69 FR 1380, January 8, 2004 for historical
information on the bycatch model.] As the WCGOP has evolved, so has the
bycatch model. During its first year, the bycatch model focused on
overfished species taken incidentally in the trawl fisheries, and was
populated with data from observation experiments from the mid-1990s and
prior years. By January 2003, NMFS had analyzed data from the first
year of the WCGOP and the bycatch models for fishing years 2003 and
2004 were updated with WCGOP-generated data. Prior to 2004, the bycatch
model had focused on co-occurrence ratios for overfished species taken
in target species fisheries without also looking at potential discard
of target species. For the 2004 fishing year, NMFS expanded the bycatch
model to set discard rates for target species by depth. Like initial
WCGOP efforts, the models for the 2002-2003 fishing years also focused
on the trawl fisheries. For 2005-2006, NMFS has again updated the trawl
bycatch model with trawl fisheries data from WCGOP. NMFS has also
revised the new fixed gear bycatch model, initially used in 2004, for
the 2005-2006 fisheries that analyzes observer data from the limited
entry fixed gear fisheries.
Data in the trawl bycatch model comes from WCGOP and state fish
ticket and logbook programs. The trawl bycatch model for the 2005-2006
fishing years includes updated data from these sources, with data from
more recent years weighted more heavily in the model. In addition to
updating the data supporting the model, NMFS made three minor revisions
to the model's methods used to calculate and apply bycatch ratios.
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NMFS's first revision to the trawl model was to calculate bycatch
ratios with reference to the total catch of target species, rather than
with reference to the landed catch of target species. This refinement
has been made possible by observer data, which has given the agency
better estimates of total catch. This revision does not change the
amounts by which the ratios indicate managers should deduct discards
from total catch. However, because the ratios are applied to the larger
target (as opposed to landed) catch amounts of target species, there
will not be a straightforward comparison between bycatch ratios for the
fisheries in 2005 and beyond with those for 2004 and prior.
NMFS's second revision is based on improved data on overfished
species distribution. For fisheries in 2005 and beyond, bycatch rates
for the northern and southern areas will be divided at 40[deg] 10' N.
lat. for all species except darkblotched rockfish. Northern and
southern area bycatch rates for darkblotched rockfish, a slope species,
will be divided at 38[deg] N. lat. for depths greater than 150 fm (274
m), where darkblotched commonly occurs. Bycatch rates for trawlers
operating north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat. have also been adjusted to
account for new 2005-2006 gear requirements for vessels operating in
the northern area and shoreward of the trawl RCA. Vessels operating in
this northern area will be required to use ``selective flatfish trawl
gear,'' which the ODFW developed in cooperative experiments with the
fishing industry.
NMFS's third revision is to reinstate seasonal distributions of
bycatch rates. When NMFS had relied on pre-WCGOP observer data to
populate its bycatch model, that data had been abundant enough to
seasonally stratify co-occurrence ratios for overfished species taken
in target species' fisheries. The model for the 2004 fishing year
eliminated observer data from programs other than WCGOP in order to use
the most recent data on the fishery. Because there was not enough WCGOP
data for that model to show seasonal trends in co-occurrence ratios,
the model was initially applied to the fisheries in 2004 without
seasonal stratification of those ratios. Now that NMFS has sufficient
WCGOP data to detect seasonal trends in co-occurrence ratios, the model
revised inseason for 2004 fisheries and used to develop 2005-2006
management measures allows NMFS to reintroduce seasonally-stratified
management. By seasonally-stratifying fishing effort, NMFS is better
able to develop landings limits for target species that emphasize
fishing in times and areas where those species may be taken with lower
bycatch of overfished species.
NMFS expects to continue to review and evaluate its trawl bycatch
model, and to update that model with new WCGOP data. For 2004 and
beyond, NMFS also developed an independent bycatch model for the
limited entry, primary fixed gear sablefish fishery. The trawl bycatch
model is based in part on the two-month cumulative limit period
structure of the trawl fishery. For these two-month periods, the
Council and NMFS set landings limits for a range of species with the
expectation that not all trawl participants will attain the limits for
all species during each period. Conversely, the limited entry primary
sablefish season is a 7-month cumulative limit period with limits set
for one species. Few participants in this fishery fail to attain their
tier limits within the 7 month season. Additionally, most participants
are able to take their tier limits within several weeks' time, which
allows each participant to choose when during the season he or she will
directly target sablefish. The trawl bycatch model is essentially a
model of the expected behavior of fishery participants how much of each
species will be retained or discarded given varying cumulative limits
for target species. The limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish
season has a structure that allows different and more flexible behavior
than the trawl cumulative limit fishery. As a result, NMFS needed to
modify its approach to bycatch modeling to better reflect fishermen's
behavior in the primary sablefish fishery.
NMFS faced several challenges in developing a bycatch model for the
primary sablefish fishery. Unlike the trawl cumulative limit periods,
the 7 month season is a new development. Prior to 2001, this fishery
was an open competition derby of 5-10 days in duration. In 2001, NMFS
approved Amendment 14 to the FMP, which allowed vessels with limited
entry permits and sablefish endorsements to participate in a lengthened
season during which they would have ample opportunity to take their
tier limits. The 2001 season was 2.5 months long, but the seasons in
2002 and 2003 were 7 months long. The flexibility of these longer
seasons, coupled with the relative lack of historical data on how
vessels might behave during the longer season has made modeling vessel
behavior more challenging than for the trawl fishery. And, unlike
participants in the trawl fishery, primary sablefish season
participants are not required to carry state logbooks. State trawl
logbook data is used in the trawl bycatch model to assess basic fishing
behavior across the fleet, such as where and when vessels are fishing.
To address the longer fixed gear sablefish season, the fixed gear
bycatch model uses fleetwide, season-long estimates of discard and
bycatch, applying those estimated rates to the total catch of sablefish
allocated to the fishery. NMFS accounted for the newness of the longer
sablefish season by weighting the observer data within the model such
that data from 2003 observations was more heavily weighted than data
from 2002 and 2001. At the April 2004 Council meeting, NMFS reported to
the Council on its new fixed gear bycatch model and the results of its
WCGOP observations of the primary sablefish season. The Council
recommended that NMFS use observer program data in a model specific to
the fixed gear fisheries to re-calculate 2004 sablefish tier limits
based on revised estimates of sablefish discard. NMFS initially made
the revised sablefish tier limits effective May 1 (69 FR 25013, May 5,
2004) and later had to revise those limits to correct a calculation
error (69 FR 38857, June 29, 2004).
Proposed tier limits for the 2005-2006 primary sablefish season
were based on the results of WCGOP observations of this fishery and on
the fixed gear bycatch model. The tier limits were set to account for
the sablefish discard in the primary fishery, with nontrawl RCA
boundaries set to reduce bycatch of overfished species. For fishing in
depths greater than 100 fm (183 m), the offshore boundary of the
nontrawl RCA, the bycatch model showed bycatch of canary, darkblotched
and yelloweye rockfish to be less than 0.2 percent of the catch of
sablefish in weight, regardless of gear type or time of year fished.
The bycatch of widow rockfish and POP was less than 0.1 percent of the
catch of sablefish in weight, regardless of gear type or time of year
fished. The bycatch of lingcod was higher, up to 1.6 percent of the
weight of the sablefish catch, for vessels using pot gear. Observer
data showed no catch of bocaccio or cowcod, but observations of this
fleet were taken north of Fort Bragg, CA. Bocaccio and cowcod are
southern species and NMFS is expanding its observer coverage southward
to better determine whether they are taken incidentally in the primary
sablefish fishery south of Fort Bragg, CA. Fishing observed in waters
deeper than 150 fm (274 m) showed somewhat lower than expected bycatch
ratios for shelf species and modestly higher than expected bycatch
ratios for slope species, darkblotched rockfish and POP, regardless of
gear type or time of year
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fished. Even at 150 fm (274 m), POP bycatch was under 0.07 percent of
sablefish catch by weight, and darkblotched rockfish bycatch was under
0.4 percent of sablefish catch by weight.
For the 2005-2006 non-trawl fisheries, cumulative trip limits for
species other than sablefish were not changed as a result of the
primary sablefish season bycatch model. NMFS does not believe that
observer data from the primary sablefish season accurately reflects
limited entry fixed gear fleet activities outside of the primary
sablefish season, and is still gathering data to better characterize
bycatch in that fishery. When observer data from the third year of
WCGOP (September 2003 through August 2004) becomes available in early
2005, NMFS will analyze that data to determine whether it can develop a
model for bycatch in the nontrawl limited entry and open access
fisheries outside of the primary sablefish fishery. This nontrawl
bycatch model could then be used to assess 2005-2006 landings limits
and RCA boundaries to determine whether inseason changes were needed to
adequately protect overfished species. Proposed 2005-2006 nontrawl
landings limits for species other than sablefish are connected to trawl
landings limits established by the trawl bycatch model. Nontrawl gear
vessels are prohibited from retaining overfished species that are
routinely caught by nontrawl gear and which cannot sustain incidental
landings limits allowances, such as canary rockfish, yelloweye rockfish
and cowcod.
Management Measures to Reduce Bycatch
As mentioned earlier in this section, the third part of NMFS's
bycatch reduction strategy is a series of management programs intended
to either directly control fishing activities or to create incentives
for bycatch reduction. NMFS has implemented a wide array of fishery
management measures intended to minimize bycatch and bycatch mortality
over the past several years. The agency has supported full retention
and/or full utilization exempted fishing permit (EFP) programs for the
Washington arrowtooth flounder trawl, yellowtail rockfish trawl and
longline dogfish fisheries, and for the California flatfish trawl
fishery. NMFS has also supported an Oregon EFP to experiment with
modifying trawl net design to reduce bycatch. A lower-bycatch trawl net
requirement based on the results of that EFP would be introduced for
2005-2006 through the final rule for this action. This gear features a
headrope set back from a flattened net body to capture low-swimming
flatfish while allowing rockfish to escape over the upper edge of the
trawl net. Because the net tends to be most effective at reducing
rockfish bycatch in nearshore waters, it will be required only
shoreward of the trawl RCA. CDFG will be experimenting with a similar
flatfish-targeting net in 2004 and/or 2005. If the selective flatfish
net proves equally effective at reducing rockfish bycatch south of
40[deg]10' N. lat., NMFS expects to implement future requirements for
this gear in the southern area as well.
In addition to EFP-based experiments with gear types and fishing
areas, NMFS has implemented shorter-than-year-round fishing seasons for
various species and sectors of the groundfish fleet to protect
overfished groundfish species. NMFS and the Council have also reduced
overcapacity in the fleets, ultimately reducing the number of vessels
on the water. Amendment 14 to the FMP implemented a permit stacking
program for the limited entry fixed gear fleet that reduced the number
of vessels participating in the primary sablefish fishery by about 40
percent. In late 2003, NMFS implemented a buyback of limited entry
trawl vessels and their permits, reducing the groundfish trawl fleet by
about 35 percent.
Since 2000, NMFS has required gear modifications that restrict the
use of trawl gear in rockier habitat coastwide, and that constrain the
catching capacity of recreational fishing gear off California. Higher
groundfish landings limits have been made available for trawl vessels
using gear or operating in areas where overfished species are less
likely to be taken. Species-to-species landings limit ratios have been
thoroughly examined in the bycatch model mentioned earlier, and are re-
examined each year as new observer program data become available. And,
NMFS has implemented a suite of coastwide marine protected areas known
collectively as the GCAs, in which different types of groundfish
fishing activities are prohibited.
Some of NMFS's bycatch minimization measures are provided in the
FMP and others have been implemented through regulatory action. NMFS
has been exploring whether to include more of these measures, as well
as new bycatch reduction measures, into the FMP through a draft
programmatic EIS on its bycatch reduction program (69 FR 9313,
February, 27, 2004). In winter 2004-2005, NMFS will work with the
Council to develop amendatory language for the FMP that comports with
the Council's preferred alternative from the FEIS. NMFS anticipates
that this FMP amendment, which will likely be numbered Amendment 18,
will be made available to the public in the Council process this fall
and through the Magnuson-Stevens Act public notice-and-comment process
in 2005.
2005-2006 Fishery Management Measures
As in past years, the Council's overriding goal in developing the
fishery management measures for 2005-2006 was to meet overfished
species rebuilding plan objectives for those years. On April 30, 2004
(69 FR 23667), NMFS declared the Pacific whiting biomass to be above
BMSY, which leaves eight West Coast groundfish species characterized as
overfished. Overfished species rebuilding plans for each species are
discussed earlier in this document. Within the constraints of
protecting overfished species, the Council's management measures
recommendations are also intended to allow fishery participants as much
access to healthy stocks as possible.
Of the management measures intended to protect overfished species,
protective measures for canary rockfish coastwide, yelloweye rockfish
north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat., and bocaccio south of 40[deg] 10' N. lat.
are the most constraining. Canary rockfish and bocaccio in particular
are caught in a wide array of fisheries and are distributed broadly on
the continental shelf. For 2005-2006, the Council has recommended
continuing the use of RCAs that are gear specific and which close
groundfish fishing over much of the continental shelf. As in 2004,
there will be separate RCA closures for commercial trawl fisheries,
commercial nontrawl fisheries, and recreational fisheries. These gear-
and sector-specific closures are intended to reflect the varied effects
that each sector has on particular overfished species. For example,
yelloweye rockfish is a northern species that is taken almost
exclusively with hook-and-line gear. As a result, the Washington
recreational fisheries are still prohibited within the YRCA and
nontrawl commercial fisheries are prohibited over northern continental
shelf areas where yelloweye rockfish are commonly found. Limited entry
vessels will continue to be monitored for compliance with RCA
requirements by the West Coast vessel monitoring system (VMS). The
Council plans to discuss expanding VMS requirements to the open access
fisheries at its September and November 2004 meetings.
In addition to RCAs for the commercial and recreational fisheries,
routine management measures for
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commercial groundfish fisheries will continue to include trip limits,
size limits, differential trip limits by gear type, and closed seasons.
The recreational fisheries will use these same management measures,
with bag limits in lieu of trip limits, plus boat limits, hook limits,
and dressing requirements. On August 3, 2004 (69 FR 46448), NMFS
published an emergency rule to establish routine management measures
authority to close the whiting primary season fisheries by sector
before the sector's whiting allocation is reached, to minimize impacts
on overfished species. The action established a mechanism that can be
used to quickly close the commercial whiting primary season fisheries
if NMFS estimates that the incidental catch of an overfished species is
too high. With this rule, NMFS is proposing to provide that same
routine authority in 2005 and beyond. Also new for 2005 and beyond is a
bycatch-reducing gear requirement for trawlers operating north of
40[deg] 10' N. lat., which is explained below in the section on Limited
Entry Trawl Fishery Management Measures.
In addition to the management measures recommended by the Council,
NMFS is proposing with this rule to prohibit the transfer of fish at
sea, except for vessels participating in either the catcher-processor
or mothership sectors of the whiting fisheries. At-sea transfers of
groundfish are not traditional in West Coast fisheries and the
fisheries data-gathering systems are not designed to accommodate the
transfer and purchase of groundfish at-sea. West Coast groundfish
landings, except for in the at-sea whiting fishery, are monitored as
they are landed on shore. NMFS is proposing this measure to improve
enforcement of landings limits and to better ensure that groundfish
entering the market are tracked and accounted for.
The management measures proposed in this rule are only one piece of
the overall management strategy for West Coast groundfish. NMFS will
continue to require vessels to carry and operate VMS units to monitor
fishing locations, and to carry observers when requested by NMFS. NMFS
and the states will be conducting up to 23 stock assessments over the
next two years, which will inform the 2007-2008 specifications and
management measures process and provide a gauge for rebuilding
progress. In December 2003, NMFS implemented a trawl vessel and permit
buyback program that reduced fleet participation by about 35 percent.
The agency will continue to work with the Council to craft capacity
reduction measures for the different sectors of the fleet. Also in
2005, NMFS plans to complete an environmental impact statement EIS
(EIS) on West Coast groundfish essential fish habitat. Information in
this EIS should be useful to the Council in evaluating and improving
its overfished species rebuilding measures and in setting its 2007-2008
management measures.
As discussed in the introductory Background text for this notice,
NMFS has reorganized its regulations at 50 CFR 660 subpart G to
accommodate codifying the fishery specifications and management
measures into the Code of Federal Regulations. Routine management
measures, as identified at Sec. 660.370 and implemented in Sec. Sec.
660.381 through 660.385 and in Tables 3-5 of subpart G, will continue
to be available for revision through the inseason management process.
Overfished species rebuilding parameters, which were formerly at Sec.
660.370, are now at Sec. 660.365. Overall fishery management measures
are found at Sec. 660.370. In addition to the fishery-specific
management measures provided in Sec. Sec. 660.381 through 660.385 and
Tables 3-5 of subpart G, NMFS plans to continue its past practice of
implementing separate management measures for black rockfish,
sablefish, and Pacific whiting fisheries. Management measures specific
to the black rockfish fisheries are found at Sec. 660.371. Management
measures for the nontrawl sablefish fisheries are found at Sec.
660.372, although daily/weekly sablefish limits are found in Tables 4
and 5 (North) and Tables 4 and 5 (South) of subpart G. Management
measures for the primary Pacific whiting season are found at Sec.
660.373, although trip limits for vessels operating outside of the
primary season are found in Tables 3 (North) and (South) of Subpart G.
Coordinates bounding the Groundfish Conservation Areas are found at
Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394.
Limited Entry Trawl Fishery Management Measures
Limited entry trawl fishery management measures for 2005-2006
reflect recent changes in the composition of the trawl fleet and
information about its activities. As discussed earlier in this notice,
NMFS has incorporated a second year's worth of observer data into the
trawl bycatch model. Using this second year of data allows the model to
better characterize the fishery by seasons by comparing data between
years. This model stability allows NMFS to develop trawl trip limits
that reflect co-occurrence ratios between healthy target species and
overfished species, and which vary based on the size of the trawl RCA.
Trawl trip limits are moderately higher than in recent years, largely
because the trawl vessel/permit buyback program reduced the number of
vessels participating in the fishery by about 35 percent. With fewer
vessels participating in the fishery, each individual vessel may be
allowed to access higher trip limits. Flatfish trawl trip limits for
vessels using small footrope trawl gear shoreward of the trawl RCA and
north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat. are higher than in recent years in part
because NMFS is proposing to require trawlers to use gear that reduces
rockfish bycatch in this area. The CDFG is conducting an experiment in
2004 with this same gear to determine whether it could be effective in
reducing rockfish bycatch in flatfish trawl fisheries that occur south
of 40[deg] 10' N. lat.
Of the overfished species found north of 40[deg]10' N. lat., the
trawl RCA is designed primarily to protect canary rockfish, although
its location also provides protection for other, northern overfished
species such as widow, yelloweye and darkblotched rockfishes and
lingcod. The trawl RCA has an eastern boundary of coordinates
approximating 75 fm (137 m) in the winter months of January-February
and November-December, and eastern boundary of coordinates
approximating 100 fm (183 m) in March-October, and a western boundary
of coordinates approximating 150 fm (274 m) throughout the year.
Flatfish tend to aggregate for spawning in the winter and may be
harvested during winter months with lower bycatch of non-target
species. Trawl trip limits for flatfish are set higher during the
winter months to allow vessels to target flatfish species OYs during
times when bycatch of overfished species is lower.
Throughout the year, flatfish trip limits are lower shoreward of
the trawl RCA than offshore of the RCA. Canary rockfish are most
commonly distributed in 50-100 fm (91-183 m) depths, which means that
vessels operating inshore of the RCA are more likely to encounter
canary rockfish than those operating seaward of the RCA. To reduce
incidental take of canary rockfish shoreward of the RCA, vessels
operating in the area north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat. are required to use
selective flatfish trawl gear. Selective flatfish trawl gear catches
flatfish with lower rockfish bycatch rates; therefore, the flatfish
limits north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. are higher than they would have been
without this gear requirement. Because canary rockfish is more likely
to be taken in the flatfish fisheries than in the deepwater complex
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fisheries, the trawl RCA is larger during the winter months, when trawl
vessels are provided more flatfish fishing opportunities.
Seaward of their RCA, trawlers north of 40[deg] 1'' N. lat. target
continental slope species in addition to flatfish species. Continental
slope species include DTS complex species, minor slope rockfish, and
POP. Of these, darkblotched rockfish (a minor slope rockfish species)
and POP are considered overfished. DTS complex species 2005-2006 limits
are most constrained by the need to keep the fisheries within the
shortspine thornyhead OY. Minor slope rockfish and POP limits are set
at levels that are expected to allow vessels targeting DTS species to
retain their incidentally caught slope rockfish. Because the trawl RCA
includes areas of slope rockfish abundance and because the shortspine
thornyhead OY constrains DTS complex fishing, NMFS expects 2005-2006
darkblotched rockfish and POP catch to stay well below the OYs for
those species. DTS limits for 2005-2006 will be higher during the
summer months when vessels have less access to flatfish. As in past
years, trawl vessels are only permitted to use large footrope gear
seaward of their RCA, but prohibited from using large footrope gear
shoreward of the RCA.
Canary rockfish rebuilding requirements and the shortspine
thornyhead OY are also the most constraining factors for the trawl
fishery south of 40[deg] 10' N. lat. Canary rockfish is a shelf
rockfish species, like bocaccio, and NMFS expects that management
measures to protect canary rockfish will constrain the fisheries such
that the bocaccio OY is not achieved in 2005 or 2006. Off the mainland
coast of California, the trawl RCA boundaries are similar to those
north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat.: bounded by coordinates approximating 75
and 150 fm (137 and 274 m) in January-February and November December,
and by coordinates approximating 100 and 150 fm (183 and 274 m) in
March-October. Between 40[deg] 10' N. lat. and 34[deg] 27' N. lat., the
State of California also prohibits trawling between the shoreline and
the 10 fm (18 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands. South of
34[deg] 27' N. lat., the trawl RCA around islands extends from the
shoreline to a boundary approximating the 150 fm (274 m) depth contour.
As in past years, groundfish trawling will be prohibited within the
Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs), defined at Sec. Sec. 660.390 through
660.394.
Trawl management measures for flatfish trawl fisheries south of
40[deg] 10[deg] N. lat. are similar to those set for the northern area.
Landings limits are higher and the trawl RCA is more restrictive during
winter months to allow vessels access to more abundant flatfish stocks
during their aggregation period without increasing overfished species
bycatch. Trawlers who operate south of 40[deg] 10' N. lat. requested
that the Council develop continental slope species limits that were the
same for each two-month cumulative period throughout the year, within
the constraints of the shortspine thornyhead OY. Southern area trawlers
have less dangerous winter weather than those operating north of
40[deg] 10' N. lat., thus are more able to choose a management strategy
of unchanging landings limits within the constraints of overfished
species rebuilding requirements. Because management measures that
protect canary rockfish will also notably restrict the incidental catch
of bocaccio, the Council is allowing some targeting of a healthy stock
that co-occurs with bocaccio, chilipepper rockfish. Vessels that target
chilipepper with large footrope gear seaward of the RCA or with
midwater trawl gear will be allowed higher chilipepper landings limits
in May-August.
Taken as a whole, trawl management measures to protect canary
rockfish are also expected to provide protections to co-occurring
overfished species coastwide. Continental shelf overfished species
(lingcod, bocaccio, cowcod, widow rockfish, and yelloweye rockfish)
will be protected by RCAs and trip limit structures intended to
constrain the incidental catch of canary rockfish. Cowcod will continue
to be protected by CCA closures off the Southern California Bight.
While lingcod is not yet rebuilt, it is abundant enough that it no
longer constrains fisheries for co-occurring species. Trawl limits for
lingcod are still at incidental take levels to discourage vessels from
targeting lingcod.
Widow rockfish will also benefit from some management measures to
protect canary rockfish; however, widow rockfish is commonly taken in
midwater trawl fisheries and requires additional protective management
measures. Coastwide, landings limits for continental shelf rockfish are
kept at incidental levels for bottom trawl gear, except for the
chilipepper opportunity described earlier. North of 40[deg] 10' N.
lat., where widow rockfish are more commonly found, NMFS proposes to
provide incidental widow rockfish landings limits for the primary
whiting midwater trawl fishery. In 2004, NMFS set the Pacific whiting
OY much lower than the stock's abundance would have allowed in order to
protect co-occurring widow rockfish (69 FR 23367, April 30, 2004). NMFS
anticipates setting the 2005 and 2006 Pacific whiting OYs such that the
whiting harvest levels continue to be constrained by the amount of
widow rockfish available for incidental retention.
Management measures for the limited entry trawl fishery, including
gear requirements, are found at Sec. 660.381, with management measures
specific to the primary Pacific whiting season found at Sec. 660.373.
Trawl trip limits are found in Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of
Subpart G of Part 660.
Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fishery Management Measures
Like their trawler counterparts, participants in the limited entry
fixed gear fishery have their fishing opportunities most constrained by
the need to protect canary rockfish. Darkblotched rockfish and POP are
not as much of a concern for nontrawl gear, as these species are almost
exclusively taken with trawl gear. Yelloweye rockfish, however, tends
to be more susceptible to hook-and-line gear than to trawl gear. Thus,
the Council developed management measures for nontrawl fisheries
primarily oriented at protecting canary rockfish coastwide, yelloweye
rockfish north of 40[deg] 10' N. lat., and bocaccio and cowcod south of
40[deg]10' N. lat.
The nontrawl RCA, which applies to both limited entry and open
access nontrawl gear, would have the same boundaries in 2005-2006 as it
had in 2004. Between the U.S. border with Canada and 46[deg] 16' N.
lat. (Washington/Oregon border), the nontrawl RCA extends from the
shoreline to a boundary approximating the 100 fm (183 m) depth contour.
Between 46[deg] 16' N. lat. and 40[deg] 10' N. lat., the nontrawl RCA
lies between boundaries approximating the 30 fm (55 m) and 100 fm (183
m) depth contours. Between 40[deg] 10' N. lat. and 34[deg] 27' N. lat.,
the shoreward boundary of the nontrawl RCA is a line approximating the
30 fm (55 m) depth contour in January-April and September-December) and
the 20 fm (37 m) in May-August. Throughout the year, the western
boundary of the nontrawl RCA for the area between 40[deg] 10' N. lat.
and 34[deg] 27' N. lat. is a boundary approximating the 150 fm depth
contour. South of 34[deg] 27' N. lat., the nontrawl RCA lies between
boundaries approximating the 60 fm (110 m) and 150 fm (274 m) depth
contours. These RCA boundaries are intended to encourage the nontrawl
fleets to fish off of the continental shelf, to protect overfished
shelf species susceptible to nontrawl gear. Bocaccio is more frequently
caught between 40[deg] 10'
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N. lat. and 34[deg] 27' N. lat. than south of 34[deg] 27' N. lat., thus
the Council proposed a more broad closed area for waters off the
central California coast. The CCAs off the Southern California Bight
will again be closed to commercial groundfish fishing to prevent
vessels from fishing in areas of higher cowcod abundance.
Landings limits for the limited entry fixed gear fleet north of
40[deg]10' N. lat. provide vessels with access to continental slope and
nearshore species, while closing access to continental shelf species.
Retention of canary and yelloweye rockfish is prohibited throughout the
year. As in past years, landing lingcod will be prohibited in January-
April and in November-December to protect lingcod during their spawning
and nest-guarding season.
For waters south of 40[deg] 10' N. lat., the Council also developed
landings limits intended to draw vessels away from continental shelf
species. Retention of canary rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, and cowcod
is prohibited throughout the year and only minimal levels of bocaccio
retention are permitted. Also similar to the northern area, lingcod
retention is only permitted during May-October. Unlike in 2004, closed
seasons in the southern area would be aligned both north and south of
34[deg]27' N. lat. Landings of minor nearshore, minor shelf, bocaccio,
widow, and yellowtail rockfish, as well as of California scorpionfish
will be prohibited in March-April from 40[deg]10' N. lat to the U.S.
border with Mexico.
As discussed earlier in the section on bycatch and discard
management, NMFS has developed a new bycatch model for the limited
entry primary sablefish season. This model indicates somewhat lower
overfished species bycatch rates in the primary sablefish season than
the agency had previously estimated. However, the sablefish stock
assessment, which was prepared in 2001 and updated for 2002, indicates
a declining ABC/OY for sablefish over 2005-2006. Thus the limited entry
sablefish tier limits will be lower in 2005 than in 2004 and lower
again in 2006. The proposed tier limits for 2005 are: Tier 1 at 64,100
lb (29,075 kg), Tier 2 at 29,100 lb (13,200 kg), and Tier 3 at 16,600
lb (7,530 kg). The proposed tier limits for 2006 are: Tier 1 at 62,700
lb (28,440 kg), Tier 2 at 28,500 lb (12,927 kg), and Tier 3 at 16,300
lb (7,394 kg). The primary sablefish season is open from April 1
through October 31, north of 36[deg] N. lat. Both north and south of
36[deg] N. lat., the daily and/or weekly sablefish trip limits are
proposed to be the same in 2005 and 2006 as in 2004. The daily trip
limit fishery often does not reach its full allocation, so NMFS does
not expect that allowing the same landings limits as in 2004 will risk
exceeding the sablefish OY. These and all other landings limits may be
adjusted inseason to keep catch within allowable levels.
Management measures for the limited entry fixed gear fishery,
including gear requirements, are found at Sec. 660.382, with
management measures specific to the primary sablefish season found at
Sec. 660.372. Trip limits are found in Table 4 (North) and Table 4
(South) of Subpart G of Part 660.
Open Access Nontrawl Gear (Hook-and-Line, Troll, Pot, Setnet, Trammel
Net) Fisheries Management Measures
The open access nontrawl fishery is managed separately from the
limited entry fixed gear fishery, but overfished species protection
measures are similar for both sectors. The nontrawl RCA boundaries that
apply to the limited entry fixed gear fleet also apply to the open
access nontrawl fleet, as do the CCAs. Also similar to the limited
entry fleet, greater landings limits are provided for continental slope
and nearshore species, with closed seasons and lower limits for
continental shelf species, including the same closed periods for
lingcod as in the limited entry fixed gear fisheries. North of 40[deg]
10' N. lat., salmon trollers will be permitted to retain and land up to
1 lb (.45 kg) of yellowtail rockfish for every 2 lb (.9 kg) of salmon
landed, up to 200 lb (91 kg) per month, both within and outside of the
RCA. As in past years, thornyheads may not be taken or retained in the
open access fisheries north of 34[deg] 27' N. lat.
Open access cumulative limits may sometimes be set higher than
those for limited entry vessels. If a vessel with a limited entry
permit uses open access gear (including nongroundfish trawl gear) and
the open access cumulative limit is larger, the vessel will be
constrained by the smaller limited entry cumulative limit for the
entire cumulative limit period. Management measures for the open access
fisheries, including gear requirements, are found at Sec. 660.383.
Trip limits are found in Table 5 (North) and Table 5 (South) of Subpart
G of Part 660.
Open Access Non-Groundfish Trawl Gear Fisheries Management Measures
Open access non-groundfish trawl gear (used to harvest ridgeback
prawns, California halibut, sea cucumbers, and pink shrimp) is managed
with ``per trip'' limits, cumulative trip limits, and area closures.
These trip limits are similar to those in 2004. The species-specific
open access limits apply but vessels may not exceed overall groundfish
limits. As in past years, the pink shrimp fishery is subject to
species-specific limits that are different from other open access
limits for lingcod and sablefish. As in past years, thornyheads may not
be taken or retained in the open access fisheries north of 34[deg] 27'
N. lat.
Trawling with open access non-groundfish gear for pink shrimp will
be permitted within the trawl RCA; however, the states require pink
shrimp trawlers to use finfish excluder devices to reduce their
groundfish bycatch, particularly to protect canary and other
rockfishes. Off California, trawling for ridgeback prawns, California
halibut, and sea cucumber is prohibited within the trawl RCA. All open
access trawlers, except for those trawling for pink shrimp coastwide
and ridgeback prawns south of 34[deg] 27' N. lat. are subject to the
same trawl RCA boundaries. South of 34[deg]27' N. lat., ridgeback prawn
trawl vessels, which operate in flat bottom areas, are subject to an
RCA closure between boundaries approximating the 100 fm (183 m) and 150
fm (274 m) depth contours. These finfish excluders and RCA restrictions
off California are particularly intended to protect southern and
coastwide overfished species such as bocaccio, cowcod, canary rockfish,
and lingcod. Cowcod prohibitions and closures continue to apply to all
open access vessels. Management measures for the open access fisheries,
including gear requirements, are found at Sec. 660.383. Trip limits
are found in Table 5 (North) and Table 5 (South) of subpart G of part
660.
Recreational Fisheries Management Measures
Recreational fisheries management measures are designed to protect
overfished and nearshore species while also allowing favorable fishing
seasons. Overfished species that tend to be vulnerable to recreational
fisheries are lingcod, bocaccio, cowcod, and canary and yelloweye
rockfish. Because sport fisheries are more concentrated in nearshore
waters, the 2005-2006 recreational fishery management measures are also
intended to provide protections for nearshore species such as black
rockfish and cabezon. These protections are particularly important for
fisheries off California, where the bulk of West Coast recreational
fishing tends to occur. Washington, Oregon, and California each
proposed, and the Council recommended, different combinations of
seasons, bag limits, and size limits to best fit the needs and
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constraints of their recreational fisheries.
Off Washington, recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut
will continue to be prohibited inside the YRCA, a C-shaped closed area
off the northern Washington coast. Coordinates for the YRCA are defined
at 50 CFR 660.390. The groundfish bag limit off Washington will remain
the same as in 2004: 15 aggregate bottomfish bag limit; 10 rockfish
sub-limit with no retention of canary or yelloweye rockfish; 2 lingcod
sub-limit, with a minimum size of 24 inches (61.4 cm). The lingcod
seasons in 2005 and 2006 will be the same as in 2004, beginning on the
Saturday in March closest to March 15th, and ending on the Saturday in
October closest to October 15th. In 2005, recreational fishing for
lingcod off Washington will be open from March 12 through October 15.
In 2006, recreational fishing for lingcod will be open from March 18
through October 14. If the recreational harvest guideline for canary
rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, or lingcod specified for the Washington/
Oregon area is projected to be exceeded, the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will consult with ODFW on whether to take
inseason action to adjust recreational fishery management measures or
close all or parts of the recreational fisheries inseason.
Off Oregon, recreational fishing for groundfish will be depth-
restricted June through September, when the fishery will be closed
offshore of a boundary approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour.
Recreational fisheries participation is heaviest during these months
and this closure is intended to move the groundfish fisheries inshore
of the continental shelf to protect canary and yelloweye rockfish.
Recreational fisheries off Oregon will retain their 10-marine fish bag
limit, which includes all rockfish, greenling species, cabezons, and
other marine species, but excludes salmon, lingcod, halibut, perches,
sturgeon, sanddabs, striped bass, tuna, and baitfish. As in waters off
Washington, retention of yelloweye and canary rockfish will be
prohibited. The lingcod bag limit will remain at 2 fish per day, and
the size limit will remain at 24 inches (61.4 cm). As discussed in the
paragraph on Washington recreational fisheries, ODFW plans to consult
with WDFW on inseason actions if canary rockfish, yelloweye rockfish,
or lingcod harvest guidelines are projected to be exceeded.
The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and its
recreational fisheries constituents developed a series of management
measures intended to constrain the recreational fisheries enough to
keep total mortality within appropriate set asides and harvest
guidelines. For 2005-2006, the Council adopted CDFG's recommendation to
divide the recreational fisheries off California into four separate
regions: the Oregon/California border to 40[deg]10' N. lat.; 40[deg]10'
N. lat. to 36[deg] N. lat.; 36[deg] N. lat. to 34[deg] 27' N. lat.,
and; 34[deg]27' N. lat. to the U.S./Mexico border. Season and area
closures differ between California regions to better protect overfished
species according to where those species occur and where fishing effort
is strongest. In addition to the region-specific management measures,
the Council has proposed a California-wide combined bag limit for the
Rockfish-Cabezon-Greenling complex of 10 fish per day. Bag limits are
only available when seasons are open. Fishing for lingcod will be
closed California-wide in January-March and in December to protect
lingcod during its spawning and nesting season. As in Oregon and
Washington, there will be a 2-fish lingcod bag limit and a size limit
of 24 inches (61.4 cm) for sport fisheries off California. The season
and area closures described below would apply only to ocean fishing
vessels, not to divers or to shore-based anglers.
Between the Oregon/California border (42[deg] N. lat.) and
40[deg]10' N. lat., the recreational fishery will be open July through
October in waters shallower than a boundary approximating the 40 fm (73
m) depth contour. Between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and 36[deg] N. lat., the
recreational fishery will be open July through November, in waters
shallower than a boundary approximating the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour.
These northern California waters seasons and area closures are intended
to protect lingcod and canary rockfish, as well as to limit the catch
of black rockfish. The more shallow closure between 40[deg]10' N. lat.
and 36[deg] N. lat. is also intended to move vessels inshore of areas
of greater bocaccio concentration.
Between 36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27' N. lat., the fishery will be
open May through September in waters between two boundaries
approximating the 20 fm (37 m) and 40 fm (74 m) depth contours. South
of 34[deg]27' N. lat. to the U.S. border with Mexico, the fishery will
be open from March through June, in waters between two boundaries
approximating the 30 fm (55 m) and 60 fm (110 m) depth contours. In
this same region, the fishery will continue to be open from July
through September in waters shallower than a boundary approximating the
40 fm (74 m) depth contour. These time and area closures are intended
to protect canary rockfish in the southern edge of its range and to
protect bocaccio. Cowcod continue to be protected in the area south of
34[deg]27' N. lat. by the CCAs, which are closed throughout the year to
recreational fishing for groundfish.
In the past few years, CDFG and NMFS have had to implement inseason
management measures changes for the recreational fisheries to constrain
fishing effort. Because there are over half a million anglers
participating in California's recreational fisheries, it is often
challenging for CDFG to ensure that all anglers are apprized of changes
to management measures. CDFG proposed for 2005-2006 a package of
management measures to strongly constrain their recreational fisheries
in part to reduce the chance that it will later need to restrict the
fishery and to ensure that participants know of the new restrictions.
CDFG hopes that with their proposed package of restrictions there will
be either no need for inseason actions, or only a need to liberalize
management measures inseason. In March 2004, CDFG launched its new
California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS), which is intended to
replace the Federal Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey
(MRFSS). CDFG has been using new survey techniques to assess
recreational fisheries catch and expects to begin releasing CRFS data
in fall 2004. The MRFSS survey of recreational fisheries was designed
to provide broad annual data on the recreational fisheries. CRFS, by
contrast, is intended in part to support inseason tracking and
management of recreational fisheries. CDFG anticipates reviewing its
CRFS data and the 2005 and 2006 season structures as the seasons
progress to ensure that management measures are adequately restrictive
to protect overfished and other groundfish species.
Management measures for recreational fisheries off all three West
Coast states are found at Sec. 660.384.
Washington Coastal Tribal Fisheries Management Measures
In 1994, the United States formally recognized that the four
Washington coastal treaty Indian tribes (Makah, Quileute, Hoh, and
Quinault) have treaty rights to fish for groundfish in the Pacific
Ocean, and concluded that, in general terms, the quantification of
those rights is 50 percent of the harvestable surplus of groundfish
that pass through the tribes' usual and accustomed fishing areas
(described at 50 CFR 660.324).
For those species with tribal allocations, the tribal allocation is
subtracted from the species OY before
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limited entry and open access allocations are derived. The tribal
fisheries for sablefish, black rockfish, and whiting are separate
fisheries and are not governed by the limited entry or open access
regulations or allocations. The tribes regulate these fisheries so as
to not exceed their allocations.
The tribal harvest guideline for black rockfish is the same in 2005
and 2006 as it was in 2004. Also similar to 2004, the tribal sablefish
allocation is 10 percent of the total catch OY north of 36[deg] N.
lat., less 2.3 percent for estimated discard mortality. For 2005, the
tribal sablefish allocation is 748.6 mt, less 17.2 mt for discard
mortality, or 731.4 mt. For 2006, the tribal sablefish allocation is
736.3 mt, less 16.9 mt for discard mortality, or 719.4 mt.
From 1999 through 2004, the tribal whiting allocation has been
based on a methodology originally proposed by the Makah Tribe in 1998.
The methodology is an abundance-based sliding scale that determines the
tribal allocation based on the overall U.S. OY, up to a maximum 17.5
percent tribal harvest ceiling at OY levels below 145,000 mt. The
tribes have proposed using the same methodology in 2005 and 2006, and
the allocation will be calculated based on that methodology once the
final whiting OY is determined. No other tribes have proposed to
harvest whiting in 2005 or 2006.
The sliding scale methodology used to determine the treaty Indian
share of Pacific whiting is the subject of ongoing litigation. In
United States v. Washington, Subproceeding 96-2, the Court held that
the methodology is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is the
best available scientific method to determine the appropriate
allocation of whiting to the tribes. United States v. Washington, 143
F.Supp.2d 1218 (W.D. Wash. 2001). This ruling was reaffirmed in July
2002, Midwater Trawlers Cooperative v. Daley, C96-1808R (W.D. Wash.)
(Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Supplement Record, July 17,
2002), and again in April 2003, id., Order Granting Federal Defendants'
and Makah's Motions for Summary Judgment and Denying Plaintiffs'
Motions for Summary Judgment, April 15, 2003. The latter ruling has
been appealed to the Ninth Circuit, but no decision has been rendered
as yet. At this time NMFS remains under a Court order in Subproceeding
96-2 to continue use of the sliding scale methodology unless the
Secretary of Commerce finds just cause for its alteration or
abandonment, the parties agree to a permissible alternative, or further
order issues from the Court. Therefore, NMFS is obliged to continue to
use the methodology unless one of the events identified by the Court
occurs. Since NMFS finds no reason to change the methodology, it has
been used to determine the 2005-2006 tribal allocations.
In addition, with respect to the 2005-2006 treaty Indian
allocations of Pacific whiting, NMFS has reviewed the scientific
information set forth in the Declaration of William L. Robinson dated
April 26, 2002, and the Declaration of Dr. Richard D. Methot, Jr.,
dated April 18, 2002, which were submitted with the Federal Defendants'
Statement Regarding Remand in Midwater Trawlers Cooperative v.
Department of Commerce, No. C99-1415BJR and No. C99-1500BJR
(Consolidated) (W.D. Wash.). NMFS has no additional information that
would change the conclusions in these declarations on the distribution
and migratory pattern of the stock. Therefore, NMFS is relying on the
information in those declarations as the best scientific information
currently available. Accordingly, NMFS finds that the 2005-2006 treaty
Indian allocations of Pacific whiting, which are based on the sliding
scale methodology that has been in use since 1999, are based on the
best scientific information available, and are within the Indian treaty
right as described in Midwater Trawlers Cooperative v. Department of
Commerce, 282 F.3d 710, 718 (9th Cir. 2002). NMFS has rejected and
continues to reject the so-called ``biomass'' method of calculating the
treaty right. As stated in U.S. v. Washington, Subproceeding 96-2, 143
F. Supp.2d 1218, 1223-1224 (W.D. Wash. 2001), the biomass method is not
required for conservation and underestimates the quantity of fish that
pass through the tribal usual and accustomed fishing grounds, and hence
it cannot serve as the basis for calculating the treaty share. Also,
application of the biomass method to calculate the treaty Indian
allocation of Pacific whiting would illegally discriminate against
tribal fishing interests, since the biomass method is not used in
management of the non-treaty fishery. Id.; also see Makah v. Brown,
C85-1606R, Order on Five Motions Relating to Treaty Halibut Fishing at
6 (W.D.Wash. Dec. 29, 1993).
For some species, on which the tribes have a modest harvest, no
specific allocation has been determined. Rather than try to reserve
specific allocations for the tribes, NMFS is establishing trip limits
recommended by the tribes and the Council to accommodate modest tribal
fisheries. For lingcod, all tribal fisheries are restricted to 600 lb
(272 kg) per day and 1,800 lb (816 kg) per week, except for in the
treaty salmon troll fishery, which would be limited to 1,000 lb (454
kg) per day and 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) per week. Tribal fisheries will be
managed to a 50 mt lingcod harvest guideline in 2005 and 2006, although
tribal fisheries may take as much as 100 mt if they determine that they
are able to fish in times and areas where additional lingcod harvest
does not result in increased take of canary rockfish above the level
the tribes have projected will be taken in 2005 and 2006 (i.e., 2.6 mt
each year in tribal non-whiting fisheries).
For rockfish species, the 2005-2006 tribal longline and trawl
fisheries will operate under trip and cumulative limits. Tribal
fisheries will operate under a 300 lb (136 kg) per trip limit each for
canary rockfish, thornyheads, and the minor rockfish species groups
(nearshore, shelf, and slope), and under a 100 lb (45 kg) per trip
limit for yelloweye rockfish. A 300 lb per trip (136 kg) limit for
canary rockfish is expected to result in landings of 3.1 mt in both
2005 and 2006. A 300 lb (136 kg) per trip limit for thornyheads is
expected to result in landings of 6.7 mt in 2005 and 6.6 mt in 2006.
Other rockfish limits are expected to result in the following landings
levels: widow rockfish, 40 mt in both years; yelloweye rockfish, 2.4 mt
in both years; yellowtail rockfish, 506 mt in both years; minor shelf
rockfish excluding yelloweye, 1.3 mt in both years; minor slope
rockfish, 23.5 mt. Trace amounts (< 1 mt) of minor nearshore rockfish,
POP, and darkblotched rockfish may also be landed in tribal commercial
fisheries. For 2005 and beyond, tribal fishing regulations as
recommended by the tribes and the Council and adopted by NMFS will be
found in Federal regulations at 50 CFR 660.385.
Fishing Communities and Impacts
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that actions taken to implement
FMPs be consistent with the 10 national standards, one of which
requires that conservation and management measures shall, consistent
with the conservation requirements of the Act, ``take into account the
importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to (A)
provide for the sustained participation of such communities and, (B) to
the extent practicable, minimize adverse economic impacts on such
communities.''
Fishing communities that rely on the groundfish resource and people
who participate in the groundfish fisheries have weathered many
regulatory changes in recent years. NMFS and the Council introduced the
first overfished
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species rebuilding measures in 2000, which severely curtailed the
fisheries from previous fishing levels. Since then, NMFS has
implemented numerous management measures and regulatory programs
intended to rebuild overfished stocks and to better monitor the catch
and bycatch of all groundfish species. These programs are expected to
improve the status of West Coast groundfish overfished stocks over time
and, by extension, the economic health of the fishing communities that
depend on those stocks. Initially, however, the broad suite of new
regulatory programs that NMFS has introduced since 2000 have: reduced
overall groundfish harvest levels, increased costs of participating in
the fisheries, and caused confusion for fishery participants trying to
track new regulatory regimes.
For participants in and communities that depend on the trawl
fisheries, fishing opportunities will be improved in 2005-2006 over
2003-2004. In December 2003, NMFS bought 91 trawl vessels and their
Federal groundfish permits out of the fishery. This buyback reduced the
fleet by about 35 percent, allowing increased landings limits for the
remaining vessels. The Council developed trawl landings limits for 2005
and 2006 based on the trawl bycatch model. In 2005, the trawl bycatch
model will be in its fourth year of use in the fisheries. The model
includes more observer data and more recent fisheries data than in past
years, which has stabilized estimated bycatch rates from past years'
model estimates. Additionally, the Council has recommended a bycatch-
reducing gear requirement for the trawl fisheries. The selective
flatfish trawl net will be required for use in waters shoreward of the
RCA north of 40[deg]10[deg] N. lat. This net has lower rockfish bycatch
rates than traditional trawl gear, allowing the Council to set higher
landings limits for the more abundant flatfish species that tend to co-
occur with some overfished rockfish species. Some trawlers required to
use selective flatfish trawl gear will be able to modify their current
nets to meet the gear requirements, while others may need to purchase
new nets to comply with the regulations. Between a reduced trawl fleet,
a stabilized bycatch model, and reduced bycatch rates with the new gear
requirements, trawlers will have higher target species fishing
opportunities in 2005-2006 than in recent past years. Communities with
processing facilities where trawlers make landings, such as Westport,
Washington; Astoria and Newport, Oregon; and San Francisco and Moss
Landing/Monterey, California, may expect to benefit from higher trawl
landings limits in 2005-2006.
Landings limits in the limited entry fixed gear and open access
commercial fisheries are proposed to remain stable from 2004 levels.
Although the sablefish OY in 2005 is lower than in 2004 and lower still
in 2006, estimated bycatch rates based on observer data are lower than
NMFS's previous bycatch assumptions for the primary sablefish fishery.
Thus, tier limits are lower in accordance with the lower OYs, but
higher than they would have been before NMFS incorporated observer data
into a model specific to this fishery. Communities that tend to receive
non-trawl commercial landings, such as Bellingham and Neah Bay,
Washington; Newport and Port Orford, Oregon; and Moss Landing and
Crescent City, California may expect to see stable non-trawl landings
levels through 2006.
Similar to the non-trawl commercial fleet, the recreational
fisheries off Washington and Oregon are proposed to have the same
management measures in 2005 and 2006 as in 2004. Groundfish taken in
the northern recreational fisheries is often caught by anglers who are
primarily targeting more glamorous trophy species, such as salmon or
halibut. Thus the economic benefits to charter operations and the
social benefits to all anglers of a stabilized groundfish fishery may
be affected by as-yet-undetermined 2005-2006 salmon and halibut harvest
levels. Coastal communities like Neah Bay, Westport, and Ilwaco,
Washington, and Garibaldi, Newport, and Charleston, Oregon support
recreational fishing interests and should benefit from the stable
groundfish management regime.
Groundfish are available to marine anglers along the length of
California's coast, but species composition varies with changing
temperature and ecological regimes. California recreational fisheries
have differing effects on groundfish abundance, depending on locally-
available groundfish species and on alternative target non-groundfish
species. For 2005 and 2006, the Council recommended California
recreational fisheries measures intended to better tailor management to
the species composition and angler participation in the different
sections of California's coast. Off the northern coast, black rockfish
and lingcod recreational catches have contributed significantly to
excessive harvest in recent years. California's recreational fisheries
north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. are proposed to be just four months in
duration in 2005 and 2006, which may negatively affect charter
operations and private anglers operating from communities such as
Crescent City and Eureka. Between 40[deg]10' N. lat. and 36[deg] N.
lat., recreational fishing is dominated by anglers from the San
Francisco Bay area. Recreational fishing ports such as Fort Bragg, Noyo
River, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, and Monterey
will be open to groundfish fishing for a five month season. Between
36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27' N. lat., the recreational fisheries tend
to affect more southern species, such as bocaccio. The fisheries in
this area will be open for five months, affecting ports such as Morro
Bay and Avila Beach. California's large southern cities lie south of
34[deg]27' N. lat., but recreational fisheries in this area tend to
concentrate on big game fish like tuna. These southern fisheries take
fewer groundfish, and thus are proposed to be open for seven months per
year in 2005 and 2006. Recreational fishing ports south of 34[deg]27'
N. lat. include Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands, Long Beach and
Los Angeles, Dana Point, and San Diego.
The treaty tribal fisheries occur off the northern coast of
Washington State. Neah Bay and Westport, Washington tend to receive the
bulk of the tribal commercial groundfish landings. In 2005 and 2006,
the tribal fisheries are expected to benefit from increased lingcod
harvest levels and stabilized rockfish harvest levels. Treaty fisheries
for sablefish and halibut catch the same overfished species as northern
non-tribal hook-and-line fisheries. Thus, canary rockfish will be the
constraining species for tribal fixed gear and trawl fisheries, with
yelloweye rockfish protection measures also affecting tribal longline
fisheries.
As described earlier in this document, NMFS has rearranged Federal
groundfish regulations to make them more user-friendly. Groundfish
regulations are separated by sector, so that there are new regulations
sections for these sectors: limited entry trawl, limited entry fixed
gear, open access, recreational, and tribal. NMFS and the Council are
making efforts to improve their communication with the public and NMFS
hopes that this reorganization will make its fishery regulations more
accessible and easier to understand.
The Council prepared an EIS for this action, which includes a
discussion of the economic and social effects of these specifications
and management measures on coastal communities (see ADDRESSES).
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Federal and State Jurisdiction
The management measures herein, as well as Federal regulations at
50 CFR part 660, subpart G, govern groundfish fishing vessels of the
United States in the U.S. EEZ from 3-200 nautical miles offshore of the
coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. The States of Washington,
Oregon, and California retain jurisdiction in state waters from 0-3
nautical miles offshore. This is true even though boundaries of some
fishing areas cross between Federal and state waters. Under their own
legal authorities, the states generally conform their state regulations
to the Federal management measures, so measures that apply to Federal
and state waters are the same. This is not true in every case, however,
and fishers are advised to consult both state and Federal regulations
if they intend to fish in both state and Federal waters.
Groundfish stocks are distributed throughout Federal and State
waters. Therefore, the Federal harvest limits (OYs) include fish taken
in both Federal and State waters, as do vessel trip limits for
individual groundfish species. Other Federal management measures
related to federally-regulated groundfish fishing also apply to
landings and other shoreside activities in Washington, Oregon and
California.
Revisions to Paperwork Reduction Act References in 15 CFR 902.1(b)
Section 3507(c)(B)(i) of the PRA requires that agencies inventory
and display a current control number assigned by the Director, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), for each agency information collection.
Section 902.1(b) identifies the location of NOAA regulations for which
OMB approval numbers have been issued. Because this rule proposes to
move gear identification regulations from Sec. 660.310 to Sec.
660.382, 15 CFR 902.1(b) is proposed to be revised to reference
correctly the new section resulting from this regulations
reorganization.
Classification
These proposed specifications and management measures for 2005-2006
are issued under the authority of, and are in accordance with, the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, the FMP, and 50 CFR part 660 subpart G (the
regulations implementing the FMP).
The Council prepared a DEIS for this proposed action; a notice of
availability was published on August 27, 2004 (69 FR 52668). A copy of
the DEIS is available on the Internet at http://www.pcouncil.org/nepa/nepatrack.html
.
This proposed rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, this proposed rule was developed
after meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials
from the area covered by the FMP. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16
U.S.C. 1852(b)(5), one of the voting members of the Pacific Council
must be a representative of an Indian tribe with federally recognized
fishing rights from the area of the Council's jurisdiction. In
addition, regulations implementing the FMP establish a procedure by
which the tribes with treaty fishing rights in the area covered by the
FMP request new allocations or regulations specific to the tribes, in
writing, before the first of the two meetings at which the Council
considers groundfish management measures. The regulations at 50 CFR
660.324(d) further state ``the Secretary will develop tribal
allocations and regulations under this paragraph in consultation with
the affected tribe(s) and, insofar as possible, with tribal
consensus.'' The tribal management measures in this proposed rule have
been developed following these procedures. The tribal representative on
the Council made a motion to adopt the tribal management measures,
which was passed by the Council. Those management measures, which were
developed and proposed by the tribes, are included in this proposed
rule.
The Council prepared an IRFA that describes the impact this
proposed rule, if adopted, would have on small entities. A description
of the action, why it is being considered, and the legal basis for this
action are contained in the preamble to this proposed rule. This
proposed rule does not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with other
Federal rules. A copy of this analysis is available from the Council
(see ADDRESSES). A summary of the analysis follows.
NMFS is proposing the 2005-2006 specifications and management
measures to allow West Coast commercial and recreational fisheries
participants to fish the harvestable surplus of more abundant stocks,
while also ensuring that those fisheries do not exceed the allowable
catch levels intended to protect overfished and depleted stocks. The
form of the specifications, in ABCs and OYs, follows the guidance of
the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the national standard guidelines, and the FMP
for protecting and conserving fish stocks. Fishery management measures
include trip and bag limits, size limits, time/area closures, gear
restrictions, and other measures intended to allow year-round West
Coast groundfish landings without compromising overfished species
rebuilding measures.
Approximately 1,700 vessels participated in the West Coast
commercial groundfish fisheries in 2001. Of those, about 420 vessels
were registered to limited entry permits issued for either trawl,
longline, or pot gear. Of the remaining approximately 1,280 vessels,
about 770 participated in the open access fisheries and derived more
than 5 percent of their fisheries revenue from groundfish landings. All
but 10-20 of the 1,700 vessels participating in the groundfish
fisheries are considered small businesses by the Small Business
Administration (SBA). Of the 732 fish buyers that purchased groundfish
in 2000, all but 19 purchased less than $2 million worth of total
harvest, the SBA indicator of a small processing business. In the 2001
recreational fisheries, there were 106 Washington charter vessels
engaged in salt water fishing outside of Puget Sound, 232 charter
vessels active on the Oregon coast, and 415 charter vessels active on
the California coast. NMFS does not have data to determine whether
these charter businesses may be characterized as ``small businesses.''
Although some charter businesses, particularly those in or near large
California cities, may not be small businesses, all are assumed to be
small businesses for purposes of this discussion.
The Council considered five alternative specifications and
management measures regimes for 2005 and 2006: the no action
alternative, which would have implemented the 2004 regime for 2005 and
2006; the low OY alternative, which set a series of conservative
groundfish harvest levels that were either intended to achieve high
probabilities of rebuilding within TMAX for overfished
species or modest harvest levels for more abundant stocks; the high OY
alternative, which set harvest levels that were either intended to
achieve lower probabilities of rebuilding within TMAX for
overfished species or higher harvest levels for more abundant stocks,
within Council harvest parameters described earlier in this document;
the medium OY alternative, which set harvest levels intermediate to
those of the low and high alternatives, and; the Council OY alternative
(preferred alternative,) which was the same as the medium OY
alternative, but with more precautionary OY levels for lingcod, Pacific
cod, cowcod, canary and yelloweye rockfish. Each of these alternatives
included both harvest levels (specifications) and management
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measures needed to achieve those harvest levels, with the most
restrictive management measures corresponding to the lowest OYs. The
most notable difference between the Council's preferred alternative and
the other alternatives is that alternative's requirement that trawl
vessels operating north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. use selective flatfish
trawl gear. Because selective flatfish trawl gear has lower rockfish
bycatch rates than conventional trawl gear, the targeted flatfish
amounts available to the trawl fisheries are higher under the Council's
preferred alternative than under the other alternatives.
Each of the alternatives analyzed by the Council was expected to
have different overall effects on the economy. Among other factors, the
DEIS for this action reviewed alternatives for expected increases in
revenue and income from 2003 levels. The low OY alternative was
expected to decrease annual commercial income from the no action
alternative by $1.99 million in 2005 and 2006, decrease commercial
fishery-related annual employment from the no action alternative by 0.3
percent in 2005 and 2006, and result in no changes in recreational
fishery income from the no action alternative. The high OY alternative
was expected to increase annual commercial income from the no action
alternative by $2.54 million in 2005 and 2006, increase commercial
fishery-related annual employment from the no action alternative by 0.4
percent in 2005 and 2006, and result in no changes in recreational
fishery income from the no action alternative. The medium OY
alternative was expected to increase annual commercial income from the
no action alternative by $1.51 million in 2005 and 2006, increase
commercial fishery-related annual employment from the no action
alternative by 0.3 percent in 2005 and 2006, and result in no changes
in recreational fishery income from the no action alternative. The
Council's OY alternative was expected to increase annual commercial
income from the no action alternative by $3.02 million in 2005 and
2006, increase commercial fishery-related annual employment from the no
action alternative by 0.5 percent in 2005 and 2006, and result in no
changes in recreational fishery income from the no action alternative.
The Council's preferred alternative would have had commercial fisheries
effects that were similar to or less beneficial than the medium OY
alternative had the Council preferred alternative not included the
requirement that trawl vessels north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. fish with
selective flatfish trawl gear in nearshore waters. The Council's
preferred alternative is intended to meet the conservation requirements
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act while reducing to the extent practicable
the adverse economic impacts of these conservation measures on the
fishing industries and associated communities.
The following collection-of-information requirement has already
been approved by OMB for U.S. fishing activities:
a. Approved under 0648-0305 Gear identification requirements,
estimated at 15 minutes per response (Sec. 660.382).
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Administrative practice and procedure, American Samoa, Fisheries,
Fishing, Guam, Hawaiian Natives, Indians, Northern Mariana Islands,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 9, 2004.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN
PACIFIC
l. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
2. In Sec. 660.302, the definition for `` Trawl fishing line,'' is
removed, the definitions for ``Fishing gear,'' ``Groundfish,'' ``Land
or landings,'' ``North-South management area,'' and paragraph (3) of
``Trip limits,'', are revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.302 Definitions.
* * * * *
Fishing gear includes the following types of gear and equipment
used in the groundfish fishery:
(1) Bobbin trawl. The same as a roller trawl, a type of bottom
trawl.
(2) Bottom trawl. A trawl in which the otter boards or the footrope
of the net are in contact with the seabed. It includes roller (or
bobbin) trawls, Danish and Scottish seine gear, and pair trawls fished
on the bottom. Any trawl not meeting the requirements for a midwater
trawl in Sec. 660.322 is a bottom trawl.
(3) Breastline. A rope or cable that connects the end of the
headrope and the end of the trawl fishing line along the edge of the
trawl web closest to the towing point.
(4) Chafing gear. Webbing or other material attached to the codend
of a trawl net to protect the codend from wear.
(5) Codend. (See Sec. 600.10).
(6) Commercial vertical hook-and-line. Commercial fishing with
hook-and-line gear that involves a single line anchored at the bottom
and buoyed at the surface so as to fish vertically.
(7) Double-bar mesh. Two lengths of twine tied into a single knot.
(8) Double-walled codend. A codend constructed of two walls of
webbing.
(9) Fixed gear (anchored nontrawl gear). Longline, trap or pot, set
net, and stationary hook-and-line (including commercial vertical hook-
and-line) gears.
(10) Gillnet. (See Sec. 600.10).
(11) Headrope. A rope or wire attached to the trawl webbing forming
the leading edge of the top panel of the trawl net.
(12) Hook-and-line. One or more hooks attached to one or more
lines. It may be stationary (commercial vertical hook-and-line) or
mobile (troll).
(13) Longline. A stationary, buoyed, and anchored groundline with
hooks attached, so as to fish along the seabed. It does not include
commercial vertical hook-and-line or troll gear.
(14) Mesh size. The opening between opposing knots. Minimum mesh
size means the smallest distance allowed between the inside of one knot
to the inside of the opposing knot, regardless of twine size.
(15) Midwater (pelagic or off-bottom) trawl. A trawl in which the
otter boards may be in contact with the seabed but the footrope of the
net remains above the seabed. It includes pair trawls if fished in
midwater. A midwater trawl has no rollers or bobbins on the net.
(16) Non-groundfish trawl gear. Any trawl gear other than bottom or
midwater trawl gear authorized for use in the limited entry groundfish
trawl fishery. Non-groundfish trawl gear generally includes trawl gear
used to target pink shrimp, ridgeback prawns, California halibut and
sea cucumber.
(17) Nontrawl gear. All legal commercial groundfish gear other than
trawl gear.
(18) Pot. A trap.
(19) Roller trawl (bobbin trawl). A trawl with footropes equipped
with rollers or bobbins made of wood, steel, rubber, plastic, or other
hard material that keep the footrope above the seabed, thereby
protecting the net. A roller trawl is a type of bottom trawl.
(20) Set net. A stationary, buoyed, and anchored gillnet or trammel
net.
(21) Single-walled codend. A codend constructed of a single wall of
webbing knitted with single or double-bar mesh.
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(22) Spear. A sharp, pointed, or barbed instrument on a shaft.
(23) Trammel net. A gillnet made with two or more walls joined to a
common float line.
(24) Trap (or pot). A portable, enclosed device with one or more
gates or entrances and one or more lines attached to surface floats.
(25) Trawl fishing line. A length of chain or wire rope in the
bottom front end of a trawl net to which the webbing or lead ropes are
attached.
(26) Trawl riblines. Heavy rope or line that runs down the sides,
top, or underside of a trawl net from the mouth of the net to the
terminal end of the codend to strengthen the net during fishing.
* * * * *
Groundfish means species managed by the PCGFMP, specifically:
(1) Sharks: leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata; soupfin shark,
Galeorhinus zyopterus; spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
(2) Skates: big skate, Raja binoculata; California skate, R.
inornata; longnose skate, R. rhina.
(3) Ratfish: ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei.
(4) Morids: finescale codling, Antimora microlepis.
(5) Grenadiers: Pacific rattail, Coryphaenoides acrolepis.
(6) Roundfish: cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus; kelp greenling,
Hexagrammos decagrammus; lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus; Pacific cod,
Gadus macrocephalus; Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus; sablefish,
Anoplopoma fimbria.
(7) Rockfish: In addition to the species below, longspine
thornyhead, S. altivelis, and shortspine thornyhead, S. alascanus,
``rockfish'' managed under the PCGFMP include all genera and species of
the family Scorpaenidae that occur off Washington, Oregon, and
California, even if not listed below. The Scorpaenidae genera are
Sebastes, Scorpaena, Scorpaenodes, and Sebastolobus. Where species
below are listed both in a major category (nearshore, shelf, slope) and
as an area-specific listing (north or south of 40[deg]10' N. lat.)
those species are considered ``minor'' in the geographic area listed.
(i) Nearshore rockfish includes black rockfish, Sebastes melanops
and the following minor shelf rockfish species:
(A) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.:black and yellow rockfish, S.
chrysomelas; blue rockfish, S. mystinus; brown rockfish, S.
auriculatus; calico rockfish, S. dalli; China rockfish, S. nebulosus;
copper rockfish, S. caurinus; gopher rockfish, S. carnatus; grass
rockfish, S. rastrelliger; kelp rockfish, S. atrovirens; olive
rockfish, S. serranoides; quillback rockfish, S. maliger; treefish, S.
serriceps.
(B) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat., nearshore rockfish are divided
into three management categories:
(1) Shallow nearshore rockfish consists of black and yellow
rockfish, S. chrysomelas; China rockfish, S. nebulosus; gopher
rockfish, S. carnatus; grass rockfish, S. rastrelliger; kelp rockfish,
S. atrovirens.
(2) Deeper nearshore rockfish consists of black rockfish, S.
melanops, blue rockfish, S. mystinus; brown rockfish, S. auriculatus;
calico rockfish, S. dalli; copper rockfish, S. caurinus; olive
rockfish, S. serranoides; quillback rockfish, S. maliger; treefish, S.
serriceps.
(3) California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.
(ii) Shelf rockfish includes bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis; canary
rockfish, S. pinniger; chilipepper, S. goodei; cowcod, S. levis;
shortbelly rockfish, S. jordani; widow rockfish, S. entomelas;
yelloweye rockfish, S. ruberrimus; yellowtail rockfish, S. flavidus and
the following minor shelf rockfish species:
(A) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.: bronzespotted rockfish, S. gilli;
bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis; chameleon rockfish, S. phillipsi;
chilipepper, S. goodei; cowcod, S. levis; dusky rockfish, S. ciliatus;
dwarf-red, S. rufianus; flag rockfish, S. rubrivinctus; freckled, S.
lentiginosus; greenblotched rockfish, S. rosenblatti; greenspotted
rockfish, S. chlorostictus; greenstriped rockfish, S. elongatus;
halfbanded rockfish, S. semicinctus; harlequin rockfish, S. variegatus;
honeycomb rockfish, S. umbrosus; Mexican rockfish, S. macdonaldi; pink
rockfish, S. eos; pinkrose rockfish, S. simulator; pygmy rockfish, S.
wilsoni; redstripe rockfish, S. proriger; rosethorn rockfish, S.
helvomaculatus; rosy rockfish, S. rosaceus; silvergray rockfish, S.
brevispinis; speckled rockfish, S. ovalis; squarespot rockfish, S.
hopkinsi; starry rockfish, S. constellatus; stripetail rockfish, S.
saxicola; swordspine rockfish, S. ensifer; tiger rockfish, S.
nigrocinctus; vermilion rockfish, S. miniatus.
(B) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.: bronzespotted rockfish, S. gilli;
chameleon rockfish, S. phillipsi; dusky rockfish, S. ciliatus; dwarf-
red rockfish, S. rufianus; flag rockfish, S. rubrivinctus; freckled, S.
lentiginosus; greenblotched rockfish, S. rosenblatti; greenspotted
rockfish, S. chlorostictus; greenstriped rockfish, S. elongatus;
halfbanded rockfish, S. semicinctus; harlequin rockfish, S. variegatus;
honeycomb rockfish, S. umbrosus; Mexican rockfish, S. macdonaldi; pink
rockfish, S. eos; pinkrose rockfish, S. simulator; pygmy rockfish, S.
wilsoni; redstripe rockfish, S. proriger; rosethorn rockfish, S.
helvomaculatus; rosy rockfish, S. rosaceus; silvergray rockfish, S.
brevispinis; speckled rockfish, S. ovalis; squarespot rockfish, S.
hopkinsi; starry rockfish, S. constellatus; stripetail rockfish, S.
saxicola; swordspine rockfish, S. ensifer; tiger rockfish, S.
nigrocinctus; vermilion rockfish, S. miniatus; yellowtail rockfish, S.
flavidus.
(iii) Slope rockfish includes darkblotched rockfish, S. crameri;
Pacific ocean perch, S. alutus; splitnose rockfish, S. diploproa and
the following minor slope rockfish species:
(A) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.: aurora rockfish, Sebastes aurora;
bank rockfish, S. rufus; blackgill rockfish, S. melanostomus; redbanded
rockfish, S. babcocki; rougheye rockfish, S. aleutianus; sharpchin
rockfish, S. zacentrus; shortraker rockfish, S. borealis; splitnose
rockfish, S. diploproa; yellowmouth rockfish, S. reedi.
(B) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.: aurora rockfish, Sebastes aurora;
bank rockfish, S. rufus; blackgill rockfish, S. melanostomus; Pacific
ocean perch, S. alutus; redbanded rockfish, S. babcocki; rougheye
rockfish, S. aleutianus; sharpchin rockfish, S. zacentrus; shortraker
rockfish, S. borealis; yellowmouth rockfish, S. reedi.
(8) Flatfish: arrowtooth flounder (arrowtooth turbot), Atheresthes
stomias; butter sole, Isopsetta isolepis; curlfin sole, Pleuronichthys
decurrens; Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus; English sole, Parophrys
vetulus; flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon; Pacific sanddab,
Citharichthys sordidus; petrale sole, Eopsetta jordani; rex sole,
Glyptocephalus zachirus; rock sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata; sand sole,
Psettichthys melanostictus; starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus.
Where Tables 3-5 of this subpart refer to landings limits for ``other
flatfish,'' those limits apply to all flatfish cumulatively taken
except for those flatfish species specifically listed in Tables 1-2 of
this subpart. (i.e., ``other flatfish'' includes butter sole, curlfin
sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, sand sole,
and starry flounder.)
(9) ``Other fish'': Where Tables 3-5 of this subpart refer to
landings limits for ``other fish,'' those limits apply to all
groundfish listed here in paragraphs (1)-(8) except for those
groundfish species specifically listed in Tables 1-2 of this subpart
with an ABC for that area (generally north and/or south of 40[deg]10'
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N. lat.). (i.e., ``other fish'' may include all sharks, skates,
ratfish, morids, grenadiers, and kelp greenling listed in this section,
as well as cabezon in the north and Pacific cod in the south.)
* * * * *
Land or landing means to begin transfer of fish, offloading fish,
or to offload fish from any vessel. Once transfer of fish begins, all
fish aboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing.
* * * * *
North-South management area means the management areas defined in
paragraphs (1)(i) through (v) of this definition (Vancouver, Columbia,
Eureka, Monterey Conception) or defined and bounded by one or more of
the commonly used geographic coordinates set out in paragraphs (2)(i)
through (xi) of this definition for the purposes of implementing
different management measures in separate sections of the U.S. West
Coast.
(1) Management areas--(i) Vancouver. (A) The northeastern boundary
is that part of a line connecting the light on Tatoosh Island, WA, with
the light on Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (at
48[deg]35.73' N. lat., 124[deg]43.00' W. long.) south of the
International Boundary between the U.S. and Canada (at 48[deg]29.62' N.
lat., 124[deg]43.55' W. long.), and north of the point where that line
intersects with the boundary of the U.S. territorial sea.
(B) The northern and northwestern boundary is a line connecting the
following coordinates in the order listed, which is the provisional
international boundary of the EEZ as shown on NOAA/NOS Charts
18480 and 18007:
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Point N. Lat. W. Long.
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1............................................. 48[deg]29.6 124[deg]43.
2' 55'
2............................................. 48[deg]30.1 124[deg]47.
8' 22'
3............................................. 48[deg]30.3 124[deg]50.
7' 35'
4............................................. 48[deg]30.2 124[deg]54.
3' 87'
5............................................. 48[deg]29.9 124[deg]59.
5' 23'
6............................................. 48[deg]29.7 125[deg]00.
3' 10'
7............................................. 48[deg]28.1 125[deg]05.
5' 78'
8............................................. 48[deg]27.1 125[deg]08.
7' 42'
9............................................. 48[deg]26.7 125[deg]09.
8' 20'
10............................................ 48[deg]20.2 125[deg]22.
7' 80'
48[deg]18.3 125[deg]29.
7' 97'
12............................................ 48[deg]11.0 125[deg]53.
8' 80'
13............................................ 47[deg]49.2 126[deg]40.
5' 95'
14............................................ 47[deg]36.7 127[deg]11.
8' 97'
15............................................ 47[deg]22.0 127[deg]41.
0' 38'
16............................................ 46[deg]42.0 128[deg]51.
8' 93'
17............................................ 46[deg]31.7 129[deg]07.
8' 65'
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(C) The southern limit is 47[deg]30' N. lat.
(i) Columbia. (A) The northern limit is 47[deg]30' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
(ii) Eureka. (A) The northern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
(iii) Monterey. (A) The northern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 36[deg]00' N. lat.
(iv) Conception. (A) The northern limit is 36[deg]00' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary,
which is a line connecting the following coordinates in the order
listed:
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Point N. Lat. W. Long.
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1............................................. 32[deg]35.3 117[deg]27.
7' 82'
2............................................. 32[deg]37.6 117[deg]49.
2' 52'
3............................................. 31[deg]07.9 118[deg]36.
7' 30'
4............................................. 30[deg]32.5 121[deg]51.
2' 97'
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(2) Commonly used geographic coordinates. (i) Cape Alava, WA--
48[deg]10.00' N. lat.
(ii) Queets River, WA--47[deg]31.70' N. lat.
(iii) Leadbetter Point, WA--46[deg]38.17' N. lat.
(iv) Washington/Oregon border--46[deg]16.00' N. lat.
(v) Cape Falcon, OR--45[deg]46.00' N. lat.
(vi) Cape Lookout, OR--45[deg]20.25' N. lat.
(vii) Cascade Head, OR--45[deg]03.83' N. lat.
(viii) Heceta Head, OR--44[deg]08.30' N. lat.
(ix) Cape Argo, OR--43[deg]20.83' N. lat.
(x) Cape Blanco, OR--42[deg]50.00' N. lat.
(xi) Humbug Mountain--42[deg]40.50' N. lat.
(xii) Marck Arch, OR--42[deg]13.67' N. lat.
(xii) Oregon/California border--42[deg]00.00' N. lat.
(xiii) Cape Mendocino, CA--40[deg]30.00' N. lat.
(xiv) North/South management line--40[deg]10.00' N. lat.
(xv) Point Arena, CA--38[deg]57.50' N. lat.
(xvi) Point San Pedro, CA--37[deg]35.67' N. lat.
(xvii) Pigeon Point, CA--37[deg]11.00' N. lat.
(xviii) Ano Nuevo, CA--37[deg]07.00' N. lat.
(xix) Point Lopez, CA--36[deg]00.00' N. lat.
(xx) Point Conception, CA--34[deg]27.00' N. lat. [Note: Regulations
that apply to waters north of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat. are applicable only
west of 120[deg]28.00' W. long.; regulations that apply to waters south
of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat. also apply to all waters both east of
120[deg]28.00' W. long. and north of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat.]
* * * * *
Trip limits. * * *
* * * * *
(3) A weekly trip limit is the maximum amount of a groundfish
species or species group that may be taken and retained, possessed, or
landed per vessel in 7 consecutive days, starting at 0001 hours l.t. on
Sunday and ending at 2400 hours l.t. on Saturday. Weekly trip limits
may not be accumulated during multiple week trips. If a calendar week
falls within two different months or two different cumulative limit
periods, a vessel is not entitled to two separate weekly limits during
that week.
* * * * *
3. In Sec. 660.306, paragraphs (a)(6) and (a)(7) are revised and
(a)(12) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.306 Prohibitions.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(6) Take and retain, possess, or land more groundfish than
specified under Sec. Sec. 660.370 through 660.373 or Sec. Sec.
660.381 through 660.385, or under an EFP issued under Sec. 660.350 or
part 600 of this chapter.
(7) Fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading,
those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip
limit, size limit, quota, harvest guideline, or OY, if the vessel
fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size
limit, quota, harvest guideline, or OY applied.
* * * * *
(12) Transfer fish to another vessel at sea unless a vessel is
participating in the primary whiting fishery as part of the mothership
or catcher-processor sectors, as described at Sec. 660.373(a).
* * * * *
Sec. 660.310 [Removed]
4. Remove Sec. 660.310.
* * * * *
5. Section 660.321 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.321 Black rockfish harvest guideline.
From the commercial harvest of black rockfish off Washington State,
a treaty Indian tribes' harvest guideline is set of 20,000 lb (9,072
kg) for the area north of Cape Alava, WA (48[deg]09.50' N. lat) and
10,000 lb (4,536 kg) for the area between Destruction Island, WA
(47[deg]40' N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point, WA (46[deg]38.17' N. lat.).
This harvest guideline applies and is available to the treaty Indian
tribes identified in Sec. 660.324(b).
6. Section Sec. 660.322 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.322 Sablefish allocations.
(a) Tribal-nontribal allocation. The sablefish allocation to
Pacific coast treaty Indian tribes identified at Sec. 660.324(b) is 10
percent of the sablefish total catch OY for the area
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north of 36[deg] N. lat. This allocation represents the total amount
available to the treaty Indian fisheries before deductions for discard
mortality. The annual tribal sablefish allocations are provided in
Sec. 660.385(a).
(b) Between the limited entry and open access sectors. Sablefish is
allocated between the limited entry and open access fisheries according
to the procedure described in Sec. 660.320(a).
(c) Between the limited entry trawl and limited entry nontrawl
sectors. The limited entry sablefish allocation is further allocated 58
percent to the trawl sector and 42 percent to the nontrawl (longline
and pot/trap) sector.
(d) Between the limited entry fixed gear primary season and daily
trip limit fisheries. Within the limited entry nontrawl sector
allocation, 85 percent is reserved for the primary season described in
Sec. 660.372(b), leaving 15 percent for the limited entry daily trip
limit fishery described in Sec. 660.372(c).
(e) Ratios between tiers for sablefish endorsed limited entry
permit holders. The Regional Administrator will biennially or annually
calculate the size of the cumulative trip limit for each of the three
tiers associated with the sablefish endorsement such that the ratio of
limits between the tiers is approximately 1:1.75:3.85 for Tier 3:Tier
2:Tier 1, respectively. The size of the cumulative trip limits will
vary depending on the amount of sablefish available for the primary
fishery and on estimated discard mortality rates within the fishery.
The size of the cumulative trip limits for the three tiers in the
primary fishery will be announced in Sec. 660.372.
7. In Sec. 660.323, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.323 Pacific whiting allocations, allocation attainment, and
inseason allocation reapportionment.
(a) Allocations. (1) Annual treaty tribal whiting allocations are
provided in Sec. 660.385(e).
(2) The non-tribal commercial harvest guideline for whiting is
allocated among three sectors, as follows: 34 percent for the catcher/
processor sector; 24 percent for the mothership sector; and 42 percent
for the shoreside sector. No more than 5 percent of the shoreside
allocation may be taken and retained south of 42[deg] N. lat. before
the start of the primary whiting season north of 42[deg] N. lat. These
allocations are harvest guidelines unless otherwise announced in the
Federal Register. The non-tribal Pacific whiting allocations in 2005
are as follows:
(i) Catcher/processor sector-TBA(24 percent);
(ii) Mothership sector-TBA (34 percent);
(iii) Shore-based sector-TBA (42 percent). No more than 5 percent
(TBA) of the shore-based whiting allocation may be taken before the
shore-based fishery begins north of 42[deg] N. lat. on June 15, 2005.
* * * * *
8. In Sec. 660.365, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.365 Overfished species rebuilding plans.
* * * * *
(c) Lingcod. The target date for rebuilding the lingcod stock to
BMSY is 2009. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the
lingcod stock is an annual harvest rate of F=0.17 in the north and
F=0.15 in the south.
* * * * *
9. In Sec. 660.370, paragraphs (a), (c) introductory text, (c)(1),
(d) and (f) are revised and (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.370 Specifications and management measures.
(a) General. NMFS will establish and adjust specifications and
management measures biennially or annually and during the fishing year.
Management of the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery will be conducted
consistent with the standards and procedures in the PCGFMP and other
applicable law. The PCGFMP is available from the Regional Administrator
or the Council. Regulations under this subpart may be promulgated,
removed, or revised during the fishing year. Any such action will be
made according to the framework standards and procedures in the PCGFMP
and other applicable law, and will be published in the Federal
Register.
* * * * *
(c) Routine management measures. In addition to the catch
restrictions in Sec. Sec. 660.371 through 660.373, other catch
restrictions that are likely to be adjusted on a biennial or more
frequent basis may be imposed and announced by a single notification in
the Federal Register if good cause exists under the APA to waive notice
and comment, and if they have been designated as routine through the
two-meeting process described in the PCGFMP. Routine management
measures that may be revised during the fishing year via this process
are implemented in paragraph (h) of this section and in Sec. Sec.
660.371 through 660.373, Sec. Sec. 660.381 through 660.385 and Tables
3-5 of this subpart. Most trip, bag, and size limits, and area closures
in the groundfish fishery have been designated ``routine,'' which means
they may be changed rapidly after a single Council meeting. Council
meetings are held in the months of March, April, June, September, and
November. Inseason changes to routine management measures are announced
in the Federal Register pursuant to the requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Changes to trip limits are
effective at the times stated in the Federal Register. Once a change is
effective, it is illegal to take and retain, possess, or land more fish
than allowed under the new trip limit. This means that, unless
otherwise announced in the Federal Register, offloading must begin
before the time a fishery closes or a more restrictive trip limit takes
effect. The following catch restrictions have been designated as
routine:
(1) Commercial limited entry and open access fisheries--(i) Trip
landing and frequency limits, size limits, all gear. Trip landing and
frequency limits have been designated as routine for the following
species or species groups: widow rockfish, canary rockfish, yellowtail
rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, black rockfish, blue
rockfish, splitnose rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod,
minor nearshore rockfish or shallow and deeper minor nearshore
rockfish, shelf or minor shelf rockfish, and minor slope rockfish; DTS
complex which is composed of Dover sole, sablefish, shortspine
thornyheads, and longspine thornyheads; petrale sole, rex sole,
arrowtooth flounder, Pacific sanddabs, and the flatfish complex, which
is composed of those species plus any other flatfish species listed at
Sec. 660.302; Pacific whiting; lingcod; and ``other fish'' as a
complex consisting of all groundfish species listed at Sec. 660.302
and not otherwise listed as a distinct species or species group. Size
limits have been designated as routine for sablefish and lingcod. Trip
landing and frequency limits and size limits for species with those
limits designated as routine may be imposed or adjusted on a biennial
or more frequent basis for the purpose of keeping landings within the
harvest levels announced by NMFS, and for the other purposes given in
paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of this section.
(ii) Differential trip landing limits and frequency limits based on
gear type, closed seasons. Trip landing and frequency limits that
differ by gear type and closed seasons may be imposed or adjusted on a
biennial or more frequent basis for the purpose of rebuilding and
protecting overfished or depleted stocks. To achieve the rebuilding of
an overfished or depleted stock, the Pacific whiting primary seasons
described at
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Sec. 660.373(b), may be closed for any or all of the fishery sectors
identified at Sec. 660.373(a) before the sector allocation is reached.
* * * * *
(d) Automatic actions. Automatic management actions may be
initiated by the NMFS Regional Administrator without prior public
notice, opportunity to comment, or a Council meeting. These actions are
nondiscretionary, and the impacts must have been taken into account
prior to the action. Unless otherwise stated, a single notice will be
published in the Federal Register making the action effective if good
cause exists under the APA to waive notice and comment. Automatic
actions are used in the Pacific whiting fishery to close the fishery or
reinstate trip limits when a whiting harvest guideline, commercial
harvest guideline, or a sector's allocation is reached, or is projected
to be reached; or to reapportion unused allocation to other sectors of
the fishery.
* * * * *
(f) Exempted fisheries. U.S. vessels operating under an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) issued under 50 CFR part 600 are also subject to
restrictions in Sec. Sec. 660.301 through 660.394, unless otherwise
provided in the permit. EFPs may include the collecting of scientific
samples of groundfish species that would otherwise be prohibited for
retention.
(g) Applicability. Groundfish species harvested in the territorial
sea (0-3 nm) will be counted toward the catch limitations in Sec. Sec.
660.370 through 660.385 and in Tables 1-5 of this subpart.
(h) Fishery restrictions. (1) Commercial trip limits and
recreational bag and boat limits. Commercial trip limits and
recreational bag and boat limits defined in Sec. 660.302 and set in
Sec. Sec. 660.371 through 660.373, Sec. Sec. 660.381 through 660.385
and Tables 3-5 of this subpart must not be exceeded.
(2) Landing. As stated at 50 CFR 660.302 (in the definition of
``Landing''), once the offloading of any species begins, all fish
aboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing and must be
reported as such. Transfer of fish at sea is prohibited under Sec.
660.306(a)(12) unless a vessel is participating in the primary whiting
fishery as part of the mothership or catcher-processor sectors, as
described at Sec. 660.373(a).
(3) Fishing ahead. Unless the fishery is closed, a vessel that has
landed its cumulative or daily limit may continue to fish on the limit
for the next legal period, so long as no fish (including, but not
limited to, groundfish with no trip limits, shrimp, prawns, or other
nongroundfish species or shellfish) are landed (offloaded) until the
next legal period. Fishing ahead is not allowed during or before a
closed period.
(4) Weights and percentages. All weights are round weights or
round-weight equivalents unless otherwise specified. Percentages are
based on round weights, and, unless otherwise specified, apply only to
legal fish on board.
(5) Size limits, length measurement, and weight limits--(i) Size
limits and length measurement. Unless otherwise specified, size limits
in the commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries apply to the
``total length,'' which is the longest measurement of the fish without
mutilation of the fish or the use of force to extend the length of the
fish. No fish with a size limit may be retained if it is in such
condition that its length has been extended or cannot be determined by
these methods. For conversions not listed here, contact the state where
the fish will be landed.
(A) Whole fish. For a whole fish, total length is measured from the
tip of the snout (mouth closed) to the tip of the tail in a natural,
relaxed position.
(B) Headed fish. For a fish with the head removed (``headed''), the
length is measured from the origin of the first dorsal fin (where the
front dorsal fin meets the dorsal surface of the body closest to the
head) to the tip of the upper lobe of the tail; the dorsal fin and tail
must be left intact.
(C) Filets. A filet is the flesh from one side of a fish extending
from the head to the tail, which has been removed from the body (head,
tail, and backbone) in a single continuous piece. Filet lengths may be
subject to size limits for some groundfish taken in the recreational
fishery off California (see Sec. 660.384). A filet is measured along
the length of the longest part of the filet in a relaxed position;
stretching or otherwise manipulating the filet to increase its length
is not permitted.
(ii) Weight limits and conversions. The weight limit conversion
factor established by the state where the fish is or will be landed
will be used to convert the processed weight to round weight for
purposes of applying the trip limit. Weight conversions provided herein
are those conversions currently in use by the States of Washington,
Oregon and California and may be subject to change by those states.
Fishery participants should contact fishery enforcement officials in
the state where the fish will be landed to determine that state's
official conversion factor. To determine the round weight, multiply the
processed weight times the conversion factor.
(iii) Sablefish. The following conversion applies to both the
limited entry and open access fisheries when trip limits are in effect
for those fisheries. For headed and gutted (eviscerated) sablefish the
weight conversion factor is 1.6 (multiply the headed and gutted weight
by 1.6 to determine the round weight).
(iv) Lingcod. The following conversions apply in both limited entry
and open access fisheries.
(A) For lingcod with the head removed, the minimum size limit is
19.5 inches (49.5 cm), which corresponds to 24 inches (61 cm) total
length for whole fish.
(B) The weight conversion factor for headed and gutted lingcod is
1.5. The conversion factor for lingcod that has only been gutted with
the head on is 1.1.
(6) Sorting. Under Sec. 660.306(a)(7), it is unlawful for any
person to ``fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading,
those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip
limit, size limit, quota, harvest guideline, or OY, if the vessel
fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size
limit, OY, or quota applied.'' The States of Washington, Oregon, and
California may also require that vessels record their landings as
sorted on their state fish tickets. This provision applies to both the
limited entry and open access fisheries. The following species must be
sorted in 2005 and 2006:
(i) For vessels with a limited entry permit:
(A) Coastwide-widow rockfish, canary rockfish, darkblotched
rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, shortbelly rockfish, black rockfish,
minor nearshore rockfish, minor shelf rockfish, minor slope rockfish,
shortspine and longspine thornyhead, Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder,
rex sole, petrale sole, arrowtooth flounder, other flatfish, lingcod,
sablefish, and Pacific whiting
(B) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.--POP, yellowtail rockfish, and, for
fixed gear, blue rockfish;
(C) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.--minor shallow nearshore rockfish,
minor deeper nearshore rockfish, California scorpionfish, chilipepper
rockfish, bocaccio rockfish, splitnose rockfish, Pacific sanddabs, and
cabezon.
(ii) For open access vessels (vessels without a limited entry
permit):
(A) Coastwide-widow rockfish, canary rockfish, darkblotched
rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, black rockfish, minor nearshore rockfish,
minor shelf rockfish, minor slope rockfish, Dover
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sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, rex sole, other flatfish,
lingcod, sablefish, Pacific whiting, and Pacific sanddabs;
(B) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat.--blue rockfish, POP, yellowtail
rockfish;
(C) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.--minor shallow nearshore rockfish,
minor deeper nearshore rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio
rockfish, splitnose rockfish, and cabezon;
(D) South of Point Conception, CA--thornyheads.
(7) Operating in both limited entry and open access fisheries. Open
access trip limits apply to any fishing conducted with open access
gear, even if the vessel has a valid limited entry permit with an
endorsement for another type of gear. A vessel that operates in both
the open access and limited entry fisheries is not entitled to two
separate trip limits for the same species. If a vessel has a limited
entry permit and uses open access gear, but the open access limit is
smaller than the limited entry limit, the open access limit may not be
exceeded and counts toward the limited entry limit. If a vessel has a
limited entry permit and uses open access gear, but the open access
limit is larger than the limited entry limit, the smaller limited entry
limit applies, even if taken entirely with open access gear.
(8) ``Crossover provisions,'' operating in north-south management
areas with different trip limits. NMFS uses different types of
management areas for West Coast groundfish management. One type of
management area is the north-south management area, a large ocean area
with northern and southern boundary lines wherein trip limits, seasons,
and conservation areas follow a single theme. Within each north-south
management area, there may be one or more conservation areas, detailed
in Sec. Sec. 660.302 and 660.390 through 660.394. The provisions
within this paragraph apply to vessels operating in different north-
south management areas. Trip limits for a species or a species group
may differ in different north-south management areas along the coast.
The following ``crossover'' provisions apply to vessels operating in
different geographical areas that have different cumulative or ``per
trip'' trip limits for the same species or species group. Such
crossover provisions do not apply to species that are subject only to
daily trip limits, or to the trip limits for black rockfish off
Washington (see Sec. 660.371).
(i) Going from a more restrictive to a more liberal area. If a
vessel takes and retains any groundfish species or species group of
groundfish in an area where a more restrictive trip limit applies
before fishing in an area where a more liberal trip limit (or no trip
limit) applies, then that vessel is subject to the more restrictive
trip limit for the entire period to which that trip limit applies, no
matter where the fish are taken and retained, possessed, or landed.
(ii) Going from a more liberal to a more restrictive area. If a
vessel takes and retains a groundfish species or species group in an
area where a higher trip limit or no trip limit applies, and takes and
retains, possesses or lands the same species or species group in an
area where a more restrictive trip limit applies, that vessel is
subject to the more restrictive trip limit for the entire period to
which that trip limit applies, no matter where the fish are taken and
retained, possessed, or landed.
(iii) Operating in two different areas where a species or species
group is managed with different types of trip limits. During the
fishing year, NMFS may implement management measures for a species or
species group that set different types of trip limits (for example, per
trip limits versus cumulative trip limits) for different areas. If a
vessel fishes for a species or species group that is managed with
different types of trip limits in two different areas within the same
cumulative limit period, then that vessel is subject to the most
restrictive overall cumulative limit for that species, regardless of
where fishing occurs.
(iv) Minor rockfish. Several rockfish species are designated with
species-specific limits on one side of the 40[deg]10' N. lat.
management line, and are included as part of a minor rockfish complex
on the other side of the line. A vessel that takes and retains fish
from a minor rockfish complex (nearshore, shelf, or slope) on both
sides of a management line during a single cumulative limit period is
subject to the more restrictive cumulative limit for that minor
rockfish complex during that period.
(A) If a vessel takes and retains minor slope rockfish north of
40[deg]10.00' N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and
retain, possess or land splitnose rockfish up to its cumulative limit
south of 38[deg] N. lat., even if splitnose rockfish were a part of the
landings from minor slope rockfish taken and retained north of
40[deg]10.00' N. lat.
(B) If a vessel takes and retains minor slope rockfish south of
40[deg]10.00' N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and
retain, possess or land POP up to its cumulative limit north of
40[deg]10.00' N. lat., even if POP were a part of the landings from
minor slope rockfish taken and retained south of 38[deg] N. lat.
(C) If a trawl vessel takes and retains minor shelf rockfish south
of 40[deg]10' N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and
retain, possess, or land yellowtail rockfish up to its cumulative
limits north of 40[deg]10' N. lat., even if yellowtail rockfish is part
of the landings from minor shelf rockfish taken and retained south of
40[deg]10' N. lat. Yellowtail rockfish is included in overall shelf
rockfish limits for limited entry fixed gear and open access gear
groups. Widow rockfish is included in overall shelf rockfish limits for
all gear groups.
(D) If a trawl vessel takes and retains minor shelf rockfish north
of 40[deg]10' N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and
retain, possess, or land chilipepper rockfish up to its cumulative
limits south of 40[deg]10' N. lat., even if chilipepper rockfish is
part of the landings from minor shelf rockfish taken and retained north
of 40[deg]10' N. lat.
(v) ``DTS complex.'' There are differential trawl trip limits for
the ``DTS complex'' north and south of the management line at
40[deg]10' N. lat. Vessels operating in the limited entry trawl fishery
are subject to the crossover provisions in this paragraph when making
landings that include any one of the four species in the ``DTS
complex.''
(vi) Flatfish complex. There are differential trip limits for the
flatfish complex (butter, curlfin, English, flathead, petrale, rex,
rock, and sand soles, Pacific sanddab, and starry flounder) north and
south of the management line at 40[deg]10' N. lat. Vessels operating in
the limited entry trawl fishery are subject to the crossover provisions
in this paragraph when making landings that include any one of the
species in the flatfish complex.
10. Section 660.371 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.371 Black rockfish fishery management.
The trip limit for black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) for
commercial fishing vessels using hook-and-line gear between the U.S.-
Canada border and Cape Alava (48[deg]09.50' N. lat.), and between
Destruction Island (47[deg]40' N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point
(46[deg]38.17' N. lat.), is 100 lbs (45 kg) or 30 percent, by weight of
all fish on board, whichever is greater, per vessel per fishing trip.
These per trip limits apply to limited entry and open access fisheries,
in conjunction with the cumulative trip limits and other management
measures in Sec. Sec. 660.382 and 660.383. The crossover provisions in
Sec. 660.370(h)(8) do not apply to the black rockfish per-trip limits.
11. In Sec. 660.372, the introductory paragraph, paragraphs
(b)(1), and (b)(3)(i) are revised, (b)(3)(ii) is removed and paragraphs
(b)(3)(iii) and (b)(3)(iv)
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are redesignated as paragraphs (b)(3)(ii) and (b)(3)(iii),
respectively, and paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.372 Fixed gear sablefish fishery management.
This section applies to the primary season for the fixed gear
limited entry sablefish fishery north of 36[deg] N. lat., except for
paragraph (c), of this section, which also applies to the open access
fishery north of 36[deg] N. lat. and to both the limited entry and open
access fisheries south of 36[deg] N. lat. Limited entry and open access
fixed gear sablefish fishing outside of the primary sablefish season
north of 36[deg] N. lat. is governed by routine management measures
imposed under Sec. 660.370.
* * * * *
(b) Primary season limited entry, fixed gear sablefish fishery--(1)
Season dates. North of 36[deg] N. lat., the primary sablefish season
for limited entry, fixed gear vessels begins at 12 noon l.t. on April 1
and ends at 12 noon l.t. on October 31, unless otherwise announced by
the Regional Administrator. If a vessel is registered for use with a
sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit, all sablefish taken after
April 1 count against the cumulative limits associated with the
permit(s) registered for use with that vessel.
* * * * *
(3) * * *
(i) A vessel participating in the primary season will be
constrained by the sablefish cumulative limit associated with each of
the permits registered for use with that vessel. During the primary
season, each vessel authorized to participate in that season under
paragraph (a) of this section may take, retain, possess, and land
sablefish, up to the cumulative limits for each of the permits
registered for use with that vessel. If multiple limited entry permits
with sablefish endorsements are registered for use with a single
vessel, that vessel may land up to the total of all cumulative limits
announced in the Federal Register for the tiers for those permits,
except as limited by paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of this section. Up to 3
permits may be registered for use with a single vessel during the
primary season; thus, a single vessel may not take and retain, possess
or land more than 3 primary season sablefish cumulative limits in any
one year. A vessel registered for use with multiple limited entry
permits is subject to per vessel limits for species other than
sablefish, and to per vessel limits when participating in the daily
trip limit fishery for sablefish under paragraph (c) of this section.
For 2005, the following limits are in effect: Tier 1 at 64,100 lb
(29,075 kg), Tier 2 at 29,100 lb (13,200 kg), and Tier 3 at 16,600 lb
(7,530 kg). For 2006, the following limits are in effect: Tier 1 at
62,700 lb (28,440 kg), Tier 2 at 28,500 lb (12,927 kg), and Tier 3 at
16,300 lb (7,394 kg).
* * * * *
(c) Limited entry and open access daily trip limit fisheries both
north and south of 36[deg] N. lat. (1) Before the start of the primary
season, all sablefish landings made by a vessel authorized under
paragraph (a) of this section to participate in the primary season will
be subject to the restrictions and limits of the limited entry daily
and/or weekly trip limit fishery for sablefish, which is governed by
routine management measures imposed under Sec. 660.370(c).
(2) Following the start of the primary season, all landings made by
a vessel authorized under paragraph (a) of this section to participate
in the primary season will count against the primary season cumulative
limit(s) associated with the permit(s) registered for use with that
vessel. A vessel that is eligible to participate in the primary
sablefish season may participate in the daily trip limit fishery for
sablefish once that vessels' primary season sablefish limit(s) have
been taken, or after the end of the primary season, whichever occurs
earlier. Any subsequent sablefish landings by that vessel will be
subject to the restrictions and limits of the limited entry daily and/
or trip limit fishery for sablefish for the remainder of the calendar
year.
(3) No vessel may land sablefish against both its primary season
cumulative sablefish limits and against the daily and/or weekly trip
limit fishery limits within the same 24 hour period of 0001 hours l.t.
to 2400 hours l.t. If a vessel has taken all of its tier limit except
for an amount that is smaller than the daily trip limit amount, that
vessel's subsequent sablefish landings are automatically subject to
daily and/or weekly trip limits.
(4) Vessels registered for use with a limited entry, fixed gear
permit that does not have a sablefish endorsement may participate in
the limited entry, daily and/or weekly trip limit fishery for as long
as that fishery is open during the year, subject to routine management
measures imposed under Sec. 660.370(c). Daily and/or weekly trip
limits for the limited entry fishery north and south of 36[deg] N. lat.
are provided in Tables 4 (North) and 4 (South) of this subpart.
(5) Open access vessels may participate in the open access, daily
trip limit fishery for as long as that fishery is open during the year,
subject to the routine management measures imposed under Sec.
660.370(c). Daily and/or weekly trip limits for the open access fishery
north and south of 36[deg] N. lat. are provided in Tables 5 (North) and
5 (South) of this subpart.
* * * * *
12. In Sec. 660.373, paragraphs (b)(1)(iii), (b)(3), and (d)(1)
are added and paragraph (d)(2) is reserved to read as follows:
Sec. 660.373 Pacific whiting (whiting) fishery management.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(iii) 2005 and 2006 primary whiting seasons. After the start of a
primary season for a sector of the whiting fishery, the season remains
open for that sector until the quota is taken and the fishery season
for that sector is closed by NMFS. In both 2005 and 2006, the primary
seasons for the whiting fishery start on the same dates as follows:
(A) Catcher/processor sector - May 15;
(B) Mothership sector May 15;
(C) Shore-based sector June 15 north of 42[deg] N. lat.; April 1
between 42[deg] - 40[deg]30' N. lat.
* * * * *
(3) 2005-2006 trip limits in the whiting fishery. The ``per trip''
limit for whiting before and after the regular (primary) season for the
shore-based sector is announced in Table 4 of this subpart, and is a
routine management measure under Sec. 660.370(c). This trip limit
includes any whiting caught shoreward of 100 fathoms (183 m) in the
Eureka, CA area. The ``per trip'' limit for other groundfish species
before, during and after the regular (primary) season are announced in
Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart and apply as
follows:
(i) During the groundfish cumulative limit periods both before and
after the primary whiting season, vessels may use either small and/or
large footrope gear, but are subject to the more restrictive trip
limits for those entire cumulative periods.
(ii) During the primary whiting season for a sector of the fishery,
then the midwater trip limits apply and are additive to the trip limits
for other groundfish species for that fishing period (i.e., vessels are
not constrained by the lower midwater limits and can harvest up to a
footrope-specific trawl limit plus the midwater trawl limit per species
or species group for that cumulative limit period).
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(1) 2005-2006 whiting trip limits. No more than 10,000 lb (4,536
kg) of
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whiting may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed by a vessel
that, at any time during a fishing trip, fished in the fishery
management area shoreward of the 100 fm (183 m) contour (as shown on
NOAA Charts 18580, 18600, and 18620) in the Eureka management area
(defined at Sec. 660.302).
(2) [Reserved]
* * * * *
13. A new Sec. 660.380 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.380 Groundfish harvest specifications.
Fishery specifications include ABCs, the designation of OYs (which
may be represented by harvest guidelines (HGs) or quotas for species
that need individual management,) and the allocation of commercial OYs
between the open access and limited entry segments of the fishery.
These specifications include fish caught in state ocean waters (0-3 nm
offshore) as well as fish caught in the EEZ (3-200 nm offshore).
Specifications and management measures are provided as Tables 1a and
1b, and 2a and 2b of this subpart.
14. A new Sec. 660.381 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.381 Limited entry trawl fishery management measures.
(a) General. Limited entry trawl vessels include those vessels
registered to a limited entry permit with a trawl endorsement. Most
species taken in limited entry trawl fisheries will be managed with
cumulative trip limits (see trip limits in Tables 3 (North) and 3
(South) of this subpart), size limits (see Sec. 660.370 (h)(5)),
seasons (see Pacific whiting at Sec. 660.373), gear restrictions (see
paragraph (b) of this section) and closed areas (see paragraph (d) of
this section and Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394). The trawl fishery
has gear requirements and trip limits that differ by the type of trawl
gear on board and the area fished. Federal commercial groundfish
regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state
commercial groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed
groundfish. Cowcod retention is prohibited in all fisheries and
groundfish vessels operating south of Point Conception must adhere to
CCA restrictions (see paragraph (d)(1) of this section and Sec.
660.390). The trip limits in Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of
this subpart apply to vessels participating in the limited entry
groundfish trawl fishery and may not be exceeded. Federal commercial
groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more
restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations relating to
federally-managed groundfish.
(b) Trawl gear requirements and restrictions. Trawl nets may be
fished with or without otter boards, and may use warps or cables to
herd fish.
(1) Codends. Only single-walled codends may be used in any trawl.
Double-walled codends are prohibited.
(2) Mesh size. Groundfish trawl gear must meet the minimum mesh
size requirements in this paragraph. Mesh size requirements apply
throughout the net. Minimum trawl mesh sizes are: bottom trawl, 4.5
inches (11.4 cm); midwater trawl, 3.0 inches (7.6 cm). Minimum trawl
mesh size requirements are met if a 20-gauge stainless steel wedge,
less one thickness of the metal wedge, can be passed with only thumb
pressure through at least 16 of 20 sets of two meshes each of wet mesh.
(3) Chafing gear. Chafing gear may encircle no more than 50 percent
of the net's circumference, except as provided in paragraph (b)(5) of
this section. No section of chafing gear may be longer than 50 meshes
of the net to which it is attached. Except at the corners, the terminal
end of each section of chafing gear must not be connected to the net.
(The terminal end is the end farthest from the mouth of the net.)
Chafing gear must be attached outside any riblines and restraining
straps. There is no limit on the number of sections of chafing gear on
a net.
(4) Large footrope trawl gear. Large footrope gear is bottom trawl
gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including
rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length
of the footrope).
(5) Small footrope trawl gear. Small footrope gear is bottom trawl
gear with a footrope diameter of 8 inches (20 cm) or smaller (including
rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length
of the footrope). Chafing gear may be used only on the last 50 meshes
of a small footrope trawl, measured from the terminal (closed) end of
the codend. Other lines or ropes that run parallel to the footrope may
not be augmented such that they have a diameter larger than 8 inches
(20 cm). For enforcement purposes, the footrope will be measured in a
straight line from the outside edge to the opposite outside edge at the
widest part on any individual part, including any individual disk,
roller, bobbin, or any other device.
(i) Selective flatfish trawl gear is a type of small footrope trawl
gear. The selective flatfish trawl net must be a two-seamed net and its
breastline may not be longer than 3 ft (0.92 m) in length. There may be
no floats along the center third of the selective flatfish trawl net's
headrope and the headrope must be at least 30 percent longer in length
than the footrope. Selective flatfish trawl gear may not have a
footrope that is longer than 105 ft (32.26 m) in length. An explanatory
diagram of a selective flatfish trawl net is provided as Figure 1 of
Part 660, Subpart G.
(ii) [Reserved]
(6) Midwater (or pelagic) trawl gear. Midwater trawl gear must have
unprotected footropes at the trawl mouth, and must not have rollers,
bobbins, tires, wheels, rubber discs, or any similar device anywhere on
any part of the net. The footrope of midwater gear may not be enlarged
by encircling it with chains or by any other means. Ropes or lines
running parallel to the footrope of midwater trawl gear must be bare
and may not be suspended with chains or any other materials. Sweep
lines, including the bottom leg of the bridle, must be bare. For at
least 20 ft (6.15 m) immediately behind the footrope or headrope, bare
ropes or mesh of 16-inch (40.6-cm) minimum mesh size must completely
encircle the net. A band of mesh (a ``skirt'') may encircle the net
under transfer cables, lifting or splitting straps (chokers), but must
be: over riblines and restraining straps; the same mesh size and
coincide knot-to-knot with the net to which it is attached; and no
wider than 16 meshes.
(c) Cumulative trip limits and prohibitions by limited entry trawl
gear type. Management measures may vary depending on the type of trawl
gear (i.e., large footrope, small footrope, selective flatfish, or
midwater trawl gear) used and/or on board a vessel during a fishing
trip and the area fished. Trawl nets may be used on and off the seabed.
For some species or species groups, Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South)
provide cumulative and/or trip limits that are specific to different
types of trawl gear: large footrope, small footrope (including
selective flatfish), selective flatfish, and midwater. If Table 3
(North) and Table 3 (South) provide gear specific limits for a
particular species or species group, it is unlawful to take and retain,
possess or land that species or species group with limited entry trawl
gears other than those listed.
(1) Large footrope trawl gear. It is unlawful for any vessel using
large footrope gear to fish for groundfish shoreward of the RCAs
defined at paragraph (d) of this section and at Sec. Sec. 660.390
through 660.394. The use of large footrope gear is permitted seaward of
the RCAs coastwide.
(2) Small footrope trawl gear. North of 40[deg]10' N. lat., it is
unlawful for any vessel using small footrope gear (except
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selective flatfish gear) to fish for groundfish or have small footrope
trawl gear (except selective flatfish gear) onboard while fishing
shoreward of the RCA defined at paragraph (d) of this section and at
Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394. South of 40[deg]10' N. lat., small
footrope gear is required shoreward of the RCA. Small footrope gear is
permitted seaward of the RCA coastwide.
(i) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat., selective flatfish gear is
required shoreward of the RCA defined at paragraph (d) of this section
and at Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394. South of 40[deg]10' N. lat.,
selective flatfish gear is permitted, but not required, shoreward of
the RCA. The use of selective flatfish trawl gear is permitted seaward
of the RCA coastwide.
(ii)Reserved.
(3) Midwater trawl gear. North of 40[deg]10' N. lat., midwater
trawl gear is permitted only for vessels participating in the primary
Pacific whiting fishery (for details on the Pacific whiting fishery see
Sec. 660.373). South of 40[deg]10' N. lat., the use of midwater trawl
gear is prohibited shoreward of the RCA and permitted seaward of the
RCA.
(4) More than one type of trawl gear on board. The cumulative trip
limits in Table 3 (North) or Table 3 (South) of this subpart must not
be exceeded. A vessel that is trawling within a Groundfish Conservation
Area (GCA) with trawl gear authorized for use within a GCA may not have
any other type of trawl gear on board.
(i) North of 40[deg]10' N. lat., a vessel may have more than one
type of limited entry trawl gear on board, but the most restrictive
trip limit associated with the gear on board applies for that trip and
will count toward the cumulative trip limit for that gear. If selective
flatfish trawl gear is used by or is on board a vessel at any time
north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. (either shoreward or seaward of RCA) and
those trip limits are the most restrictive for a species or species
group during the entire cumulative limit period, then selective
flatfish trawl limits apply to that vessel for that species or species
group for that entire cumulative limit period, regardless of whether
other gear types are also used during that period. Midwater trawl gear
is allowed only for vessels participating in the primary whiting
season. On non-whiting trips (defined as any fishing trip that takes,
retains, possess, or lands less than 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of whiting),
vessels with both large footrope and midwater trawl gear on board
during a trip may access the large footrope limits while fishing with
large footrope gear seaward of the RCA.
(ii) South of 40[deg]10' N. lat., a vessel may have more than one
type of limited entry trawl gear on board, but the most restrictive
trip limit associated with the gear on board applies for that trip and
will count toward the cumulative limit for that gear. If a vessel has
small footrope trawl gear on board, then it may not have any other
trawl gear on board. For vessels using more than one type of trawl gear
during a cumulative limit period, limits are additive up to the largest
limit for the type of gear used during that period. (Example: If a
vessel harvests 300 lb (136 kg) of chilipepper rockfish with small
footrope gear, it may harvest up to 11,700 lb (5,209 kg) of chilipepper
rockfish with large footrope gear during July and August.) If a vessel
fishes north of 40[deg]10' N. lat. with either selective flatfish or
small footrope gear onboard the vessel at any time during the
cumulative limit period, the most restrictive trip limit associated
with the gear on board applies for that trip and will count toward the
cumulative trip limit for that gear.
(d) Trawl Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs). A Groundfish
Conservation Area (GCA), a type of closed area, is a geographic area
defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude.
The following GCAs apply to vessels participating in the limited entry
trawl fishery.
(1) Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs). Vessels using limited entry
trawl gear are prohibited from fishing within the CCAs. See Sec.
660.390 for the coordinates that define the CCAs. Limited entry trawl
vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear stowed and
groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western CCA bounded
on the north by the latitude line at 33[deg]00.50' N. lat., and bounded
on the south by the latitude line at 32[deg]59.50' N. lat. It is
unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish within the
CCAs, except as authorized in this paragraph, when those waters are
open to fishing.
(2) Farallon Islands. Under California law, commercial fishing for
all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10 fm (18 m)
depth contour around the Farallon Islands. (See Sec. 660.390)
(3) Cordell Banks. Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited
in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as defined by
specific latitude and longitude coordinates at Sec. 660.390. [Note:
California state regulations also prohibit fishing for all greenlings
of the genus Hexagrammos, California sheephead and ocean whitefish in
this area.]
(4) Trawl rockfish conservation areas. The trawl RCAs are closed
areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates designed
to approximate specific depth contours, where fishing with limited
entry trawl gear is prohibited.
(i) Coastwide, it is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land
any species of fish taken with trawl gear within the trawl RCA, except
as permitted for vessels participating in the primary whiting season.
Throughout the year, boundaries for the trawl RCA are provided in Table
3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart, and may be modified by
NMFS inseason pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Trawl RCA boundaries are
defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates which are
provided at Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394.
(ii) Trawl vessels may transit through the trawl RCA, with or
without groundfish on board, provided all groundfish trawl gear is
stowed either: below deck; or if the gear cannot readily be moved, in a
secured and covered manner, detached from all towing lines, so that it
is rendered unusable for fishing; or remaining on deck uncovered if the
trawl doors are hung from their stanchions and the net is disconnected
from the doors. These restrictions do not apply to vessels fishing with
mid-water trawl gear for Pacific whiting or taking and retaining
yellowtail rockfish or widow rockfish in association with Pacific
whiting caught with mid-water trawl gear or to taking and retaining
yellowtail or widow rockfish with mid-water trawl gear when trip limits
are authorized for those species.
(iii) If a vessel fishes in the trawl RCA, it may not participate
in any fishing on that trip that is prohibited by the restrictions that
apply within the trawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel participates in
the pink shrimp fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same
trip participate in the DTS fishery seaward of the RCA.] Nothing in
these Federal regulations supercede any state regulations that may
prohibit trawling shoreward of the 3-nm state waters boundary line.
15. A new Sec. 660.382 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.382 Limited entry fixed gear fishery management measures.
(a) General. Most species taken in limited entry fixed gear
(longline and pot/trap) fisheries will be managed with cumulative trip
limits (see trip limits in Tables 4 (North) and 4 (South) of this
subpart), size limits (see Sec. 660.370(h)(5)), seasons (see trip
limits in Tables 4 (North) and 4 (South) of this subpart and primary
sablefish season
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details in Sec. 660.372(b)), gear restrictions (see paragraph (b) of
this section), and closed areas (see paragraph (c) of this section and
Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394). Cowcod retention is prohibited in
all fisheries and groundfish vessels operating south of Point
Conception must adhere to CCA restrictions (see paragraph (c)(2) of
this section and Sec. 660.390). Yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish
retention is prohibited in the limited entry fixed gear fisheries.
Regulations governing and tier limits for the limited entry, fixed gear
primary sablefish season north of 36[deg] N. lat. are found in Sec.
660.372. Vessels not participating in the primary sablefish season are
subject to daily or weekly sablefish limits in addition to cumulative
limits for each cumulative limit period. Only one sablefish landing per
week may be made in excess of the daily trip limit and, if the vessel
chooses to make a landing in excess of that daily trip limit, then that
is the only sablefish landing permitted for that week. The trip limit
for black rockfish caught with hook-and-line gear also applies, see
Sec. 660.371. The trip limits in Table 4 (North) and Table 4 (South)
of this subpart apply to vessels participating in the limited entry
groundfish fixed gear fishery and may not be exceeded. Federal
commercial groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any
more restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations relating to
federally-managed groundfish.
(b) Gear Restrictions--(1) General. The following types of fishing
gear are authorized in the limited entry fixed gear fishery, with the
restrictions set forth in this section: longline and pot or trap.
Vessels participating in the limited entry fixed gear fishery may also
fish with open access gear subject to the gear restrictions at Sec.
660.383(b), but will be subject to the most restrictive trip limits for
the gear used as specified at Sec. 660.370(h)(7).
(2) Limited entry fixed gear. (i) Fixed gear (longline, trap or
pot) must be:
(A) Marked at the surface, at each terminal end, with a pole, flag,
light, radar reflector, and a buoy.
(B) Attended at least once every 7 days.
(ii) A buoy used to mark fixed gear under paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of
this section must be marked with a number clearly identifying the owner
or operator of the vessel. The number may be either:
(A) If required by applicable state law, the vessel's number, the
commercial fishing license number, or buoy brand number; or
(B) The vessel documentation number issued by the USCG, or, for an
undocumented vessel, the vessel registration number issued by the
state.
(3) Traps or pots. Traps must have biodegradable escape panels
constructed with 21 or smaller untreated cotton twine in such
a manner that an opening at least 8 inches (20.3 cm) in diameter
results when the twine deteriorates.
(c) Groundfish Conservation Areas. A Groundfish Conservation Area
(GCA), a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by
coordinates expressed in degrees latitude and longitude. The following
GCAs apply to vessels participating in the limited entry fixed gear
fishery.
(1) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area. The latitude and
longitude coordinates of the Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area
(YRCA) boundaries are specified at Sec. 660.390. The YRCA is
designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial
fixed gear fishermen.
(2) Cowcod Conservation Areas. The latitude and longitude
coordinates of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) boundaries are
specified at Sec. 660.390. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is
prohibited within the CCAs, except that fishing for ``other flatfish''
is permitted within the CCAs using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2''
or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to
shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. Fishing with
limited entry fixed gear for rockfish and lingcod is permitted
shoreward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth contour. It is unlawful to take and
retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species
authorized in this paragraph caught according to gear requirements in
this paragraph, when those waters are open to fishing. Commercial
fishing vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear
stowed and groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western
CCA bounded on the north by the latitude line at 33[deg]00.50' N. lat.,
and bounded on the south by the latitude line at 32[deg]59.50' N. lat.
(3) Non-trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas. Fishing for groundfish
with non-trawl gear (limited entry or open access longline and pot or
trap, open access hook-and-line, gillnet, set net, trammel net and
spear) is prohibited within the non-trawl rockfish conservation area
(RCA), except that commercial fishing for ``other flatfish'' is
permitted within the non-trawl RCA off California (between 42[deg] N.
lat. south to the U.S./Mexico border) using no more than 12 hooks,
``Number 2'' or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches)
point to shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. It is
unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with
non-trawl gear within the non-trawl RCA, unless otherwise authorized in
this section. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the
non-trawl RCA, with or without groundfish on board. These restrictions
do not apply to vessels fishing for species other than groundfish with
non-trawl gear, although non-trawl vessels on a fishing trip for
species other than groundfish that occurs within the non-trawl RCA may
not retain any groundfish taken on that trip. If a vessel fishes in the
non-trawl RCA, it may not participate in any fishing on that trip that
is prohibited by the restrictions that apply within the non-trawl RCA.
[For example, if a vessel participates in the salmon troll fishery
within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same trip participate in the
sablefish fishery outside of the RCA.] Boundaries for the non-trawl RCA
throughout the year are provided in the header to Table 4 (North) and
Table 4 (South) of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS inseason
pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Non-trawl RCA boundaries are defined by
specific latitude and longitude coordinates and are provided at
Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394.
(4) Farallon Islands. Under California law, commercial fishing for
all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10-fm (18-m)
depth contour around the Farallon Islands, except that commercial
fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted around the Farallon Islands
using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or smaller, which measure no
more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg)
of weight per line. (See Table 4 (South) of this subpart.) For a
definition of the Farallon Islands, see Sec. 660.390.
(5) Cordell Banks. Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited
in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as defined by
specific latitude and longitude coordinates at Sec. 660.390, except
that commercial fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted around
Cordell Banks using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or smaller,
which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up
to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. [Note: California state
regulations also prohibit fishing for all greenlings of the genus
Hexagrammos, California sheephead and ocean whitefish in this area.]
16. Section 660.383 is added to read as follows:
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Sec. 660.383 Open access fishery management measures.
(a) General. Groundfish species taken in open access fisheries will
be managed with cumulative trip limits (see trip limits in Tables 5
(North) and 5 (South) of this subpart), size limits (see Sec.
660.370(h)(5)), seasons, gear restrictions (see paragraph (b) of this
section), and closed areas (see paragraph (c) of this section and
Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394). Unless otherwise specified, a
vessel operating in the open access fishery is subject to, and must not
exceed any trip limit, frequency limit, and/or size limit for the open
access fishery. Cowcod retention is prohibited in all fisheries and
groundfish vessels operating south of Point Conception must adhere to
CCA restrictions (see paragraph (c)(2) of this section and Sec.
660.390). Retention of yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish is
prohibited in all open access fisheries. For information on the open
access daily/weekly trip limit fishery for sablefish, see Sec.
660.372(c) and the trip limits in Tables 5 (North) and 5 (South) of
this subpart. Open access vessels are subject to daily or weekly
sablefish limits in addition to cumulative limits for each cumulative
limit period. Only one sablefish landing per week may be made in excess
of the daily trip limit and, if the vessel chooses to make a landing in
excess of that daily trip limit, then that is the only sablefish
landing permitted for that week. The trip limit for black rockfish
caught with hook-and-line gear also applies, see Sec. 660.371. The
trip limits in Table 5 (North) and Table 5 (South) of this subpart
apply to vessels participating in the open access fisheries and may not
be exceeded. Federal commercial groundfish regulations are not intended
to supersede any more restrictive state commercial groundfish
regulations relating to federally managed groundfish.
(b) Gear restrictions. Open access gear is gear used to take and
retain groundfish from a vessel that does not have a valid permit for
the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery with an endorsement for the gear
used to harvest the groundfish. This includes longline, trap, pot,
hook-and-line (fixed or mobile), setnet (anchored gillnet or trammel
net, which are permissible south of 38[deg] N. lat. only), spear and
non-groundfish trawl gear (trawls used to target non-groundfish
species: pink shrimp or ridgeback prawns, and, south of Pt. Arena, CA
(38[deg]57.50' N. lat.), California halibut or sea cucumbers).
Restrictions for gears used in the open access fisheries are as
follows:
(1) Non-groundfish trawl gear. Non-groundfish trawl gear is any
trawl gear other than limited entry groundfish trawl gear as described
at Sec. 660.381(b) and as defined at Sec. 660.302 for trawl vessels
with limited entry groundfish permits. Non-groundfish trawl gear is
generally trawl gear used to target pink shrimp, ridgeback prawn,
California halibut and sea cucumber. Non-groundfish trawl gear is
exempt from the limited entry trawl gear restrictions at Sec.
660.381(b).
(2) Fixed gear. (i) Fixed gear (longline, trap or pot, set net and
stationary hook-and-line gear, including commercial vertical hook-and-
line gear) must be:
(A) Marked at the surface, at each terminal end, with a pole, flag,
light, radar reflector, and a buoy.
(B) Attended at least once every 7 days.
(ii) Commercial vertical hook-and-line gear that is closely tended
may be marked only with a single buoy of sufficient size to float the
gear. ``Closely tended'' means that a vessel is within visual sighting
distance or within 0.25 nm (463 m) as determined by electronic
navigational equipment, of its commercial vertical hook-and-line gear.
(iii) A buoy used to mark fixed gear must be marked with a number
clearly identifying the owner or operator of the vessel. The number may
be either:
(A) If required by applicable state law, the vessel's number, the
commercial fishing license number, or buoy brand number; or
(B) The vessel documentation number issued by the USCG, or, for an
undocumented vessel, the vessel registration number issued by the
state.
(3) Set nets. Fishing for groundfish with set nets is prohibited in
the fishery management area north of 38[deg]00.00' N. lat.
(4) Traps or pots. Traps must have biodegradable escape panels
constructed with 21 or smaller untreated cotton twine in such
a manner that an opening at least 8 inches (20.3 cm) in diameter
results when the twine deteriorates.
(5) Spears. Spears may be propelled by hand or by mechanical means.
(c) Open Access Groundfish Conservation Areas. A Groundfish
Conservation Area (GCA), a type of closed area, is a geographic area
defined by coordinates expressed in degrees latitude and longitude. The
following GCAs apply to participants in the open access fishery.
(1) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area. The latitude and
longitude coordinates of the Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area
(YRCA) boundaries are specified at Sec. 660.390. The YRCA is
designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial
fixed gear fishermen.
(2) Cowcod Conservation Areas. The latitude and longitude
coordinates of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) boundaries are
specified at Sec. 660.390. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited
within the CCAs, except that fishing for ``other flatfish'' is
permitted within the CCAs using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or
smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank,
and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. Fishing with open access
gear, except trawl gear, for rockfish and lingcod is permitted
shoreward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth contour. It is unlawful to take and
retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species
authorized in this paragraph caught according to gear requirements in
this paragraph, when those waters are open to fishing. Commercial
fishing vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear
stowed and groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western
CCA bounded on the north by the latitude line at 33[deg]00.50' N. lat.,
and bounded on the south by the latitude line at 32[deg]59.50' N. lat.
(3) Non-trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas for the open access
fisheries. Fishing for groundfish with non-trawl gear (limited entry or
open access longline and pot or trap, open access hook-and-line,
gillnet, set net, trammel net and spear) is prohibited within the non-
trawl rockfish conservation area (RCA), except that commercial fishing
for ``other flatfish'' is permitted within the non-trawl RCA off
California (between 42[deg] N. lat. south to the U.S./Mexico border)
using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or smaller, which measure no
more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg)
of weight per line. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land
groundfish taken with non-trawl gear within the non-trawl RCA, unless
otherwise authorized in this section. Open access non-trawl gear
vessels may transit through the non-trawl RCA, with or without
groundfish on board. These restrictions do not apply to vessels fishing
for species other than groundfish with non-trawl gear, although non-
trawl vessels on a fishing trip for species other than groundfish that
occurs within the non-trawl RCA may not retain any groundfish taken on
that trip. If a vessel fishes in the non-trawl RCA, it may not
participate in any fishing on that trip that is prohibited by the
restrictions that apply within the non-trawl RCA. Retention of
groundfish caught by salmon troll gear is prohibited in the
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designated RCAs, except that salmon trollers may retain yellowtail
rockfish caught both inside and outside the non-trawl RCA subject to
the limits in Tables 5 (North) and 5 (South) of this subpart.
Boundaries for the non-trawl RCA throughout the year are provided in
the open access trip limit tables, Table 5 (North) and Table 5(South)
of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to Sec.
660.370(c). Non-trawl RCA boundaries are defined by specific latitude
and longitude coordinates which are specified at Sec. Sec. 660.390
through 660.394.
(4) Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas for the open access non-
groundfish trawl fisheries.
(i) Fishing with any open access trawl gear is prohibited within
the trawl RCA coastwide, except as authorized in this paragraph.
Coastwide, it is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land any
species of fish taken with trawl gear within the trawl RCA, except as
permitted in this paragraph for vessels participating in the pink
shrimp and ridgeback prawn trawl fisheries. Boundaries for the trawl
RCA throughout the year in the open access fishery are provided in
Table 5 (North) and Table 5 (South) of this subpart and may be modified
by NMFS inseason pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Trawl RCA boundaries are
defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates which are
specified below at Sec. Sec. 660.390 through 660.394. The trawl
rockfish conservation area (RCA) is closed coastwide to open access
non-groundfish trawl fishing, except as follows:
(A) Pink shrimp trawling is permitted in the trawl RCA, and
(B) When the shoreward line of the trawl RCA is shallower than 100
fm (183 m), the ridgeback prawn trawl fishery south of 34[deg]27.00' N.
lat. may operate out to the 100 fm boundary line specified at Sec.
660.393 (i.e., the shoreward boundary of the trawl RCA is at the 100 fm
boundary line all year for the ridgeback prawn trawl fishery in this
area).
(ii) For the non-groundfish trawl gear fisheries, non-groundfish
trawl gear RCAs, if applicable, are generally described in the non-
groundfish trawl gear sections at the bottom of Tables 5 (North) and 5
(South) of this subpart. Retention of groundfish caught by non-
groundfish trawl gear is prohibited in the designated RCAs, except
that:
(A) pink shrimp trawl may retain groundfish caught both within and
shoreward and seaward of the non-groundfish trawl RCA subject to the
limits in Tables 5 (North) and 5 (South) of this subpart, and
(B)South of 34[deg]27' N. lat., ridgeback prawn trawl may retain
groundfish caught both within the non-groundfish trawl RCA out to 100
fm (183 m) when the shoreward boundary of the trawl RCA is shallower
than 100 fm (183 m) (i.e., the shoreward boundary of the trawl RCA is
at the 100 fm boundary line all year for the ridgeback prawn trawl
fishery in this area) and shoreward and seaward of the non-groundfish
trawl RCA subject to the limits in Tables 5 (North) and 5 (South) of
this subpart.
(iii) If a vessel fishes in the trawl RCA, it may not participate
in any fishing on that trip that is prohibited by the restrictions that
apply within the trawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel participates in
the pink shrimp fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same
trip participate in the DTS fishery seaward of the RCA.] Nothing in
these Federal regulations supercede any state regulations that may
prohibit trawling shoreward of the 3-nm state waters boundary line.
(5) Farallon Islands. Under California law, commercial fishing for
all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10-fm (18-m)
depth contour around the Farallon Islands, except that commercial
fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted around the Farallon Islands
using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or smaller, which measure no
more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg)
of weight per line. (See Table 5 (South) of this subpart.) For a
definition of the Farallon Islands, see Sec. 660.390.
(6) Cordell Banks. Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited
in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as defined by
specific latitude and longitude coordinates at Sec. 660.390, except
that commercial fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted around
Cordell Banks using no more than 12 hooks, ``Number 2'' or smaller,
which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up
to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. [Note: California state
regulations also prohibit fishing for all greenlings of the genus
Hexagrammos, California sheephead and ocean whitefish in this area.]
(d) Groundfish taken with non-groundfish trawl gear by vessels
engaged in fishing for ridgeback prawns, California halibut, or sea
cucumbers. Trip limits for groundfish retained in the ridgeback prawn,
California halibut, or sea cucumber fisheries are in the open access
trip limit table, Table 5 (South) of this subpart. The table also
generally describes the RCAs for vessels participating in these
fisheries.
(1) Participation in the ridgeback prawn fishery. A trawl vessel
will be considered participating in the ridgeback prawn fishery if:
(i) It is not fishing under a valid Federal limited entry
groundfish permit issued under Sec. 660.333 for trawl gear; and
(ii) The landing includes ridgeback prawns taken in accordance with
California Fish and Game Code, section 8595, which states: ``Prawns or
shrimp may be taken for commercial purposes with a trawl net, subject
to Article 10 (commencing with Section 8830) of Chapter 3.''
(2) Participation in the California halibut fishery. A trawl vessel
will be considered participating in the California halibut fishery if:
(i) It is not fishing under a valid Federal limited entry
groundfish permit issued under Sec. 660.333 for trawl gear;
(ii) All fishing on the trip takes place south of Pt. Arena, CA
(38[deg]57.50' N. lat.); and
(iii) The landing includes California halibut of a size required by
California Fish and Game Code section 8392(a), which states: ``No
California halibut may be taken, possessed or sold which measures less
than 22 in (56 cm) in total length, unless it weighs 4 lb (1.8144 kg)
or more in the round, 3 and one-half lbs (1.587 kg) or more dressed
with the head on, or 3 lbs (1.3608 kg) or more dressed with the head
off. Total length means the shortest distance between the tip of the
jaw or snout, whichever extends farthest while the mouth is closed, and
the tip of the longest lobe of the tail, measured while the halibut is
lying flat in natural repose, without resort to any force other than
the swinging or fanning of the tail.''
(3) Participation in the sea cucumber fishery. A trawl vessel will
be considered to be participating in the sea cucumber fishery if:
(i) It is not fishing under a valid Federal limited entry
groundfish permit issued under Sec. 660.333 for trawl gear;
(ii) All fishing on the trip takes place south of Pt. Arena, CA
(38[deg]57.50' N. lat.); and
(iii) The landing includes sea cucumbers taken in accordance with
California Fish and Game Code, section 8405, which requires a permit
issued by the State of California.
(e) Groundfish taken with non-groundfish trawl gear by vessels
engaged in fishing for pink shrimp. Trip limits for groundfish retained
in the pink shrimp fishery are in Tables 5 (North) and 5 (South) of
this subpart. Notwithstanding Sec. 660.370(h)(7), a vessel that takes
and retains pink shrimp and also takes and retains
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groundfish in either the limited entry or another open access fishery
during the same applicable cumulative limit period that it takes and
retains pink shrimp (which may be 1 month or 2 months, depending on the
fishery and the time of year), may retain the larger of the two limits,
but only if the limit(s) for each gear or fishery are not exceeded when
operating in that fishery or with that gear. The limits are not
additive; the vessel may not retain a separate trip limit for each
fishery.
17. Section Sec. 660.384 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.384 Recreational fishery management measures.
(a) General. Federal recreational groundfish regulations are not
intended to supersede any more restrictive state recreational
groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish. The
bag limits include fish taken in both state and Federal waters.
(b) Gear restrictions. The only types of fishing gear authorized
for recreational fishing are hook-and-line and spear. Spears may be
propelled by hand or by mechanical means. More fishery-specific gear
restrictions may be required by state as noted in paragraph (c) of this
section (e.g. California's recreational ``other flatfish'' fishery).
(c) State-specific recreational fishery management measures.
Federal recreational groundfish regulations are not intended to
supersede any more restrictive State recreational groundfish
regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish. Off the coast of
Washington, Oregon, and California, boat limits apply, whereby each
fisher aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the
combined daily limits of groundfish for all licensed and juvenile
anglers aboard has been attained (additional state restrictions on boat
limits may apply).
(1) Washington. For each person engaged in recreational fishing in
the EEZ seaward of Washington, the groundfish bag limit is 15
groundfish per day, including rockfish and lingcod, and is open year-
round (except for lingcod). The following sublimits and closed areas
apply:
(i) Recreational Groundfish Conservation Areas off Washington.
(A) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area. Recreational fishing for
groundfish and halibut is prohibited within the YRCA. It is unlawful
for recreational fishing vessels to take, retain, possess, or land
groundfish within the YRCA. The YRCA is defined by latitude and
longitude coordinates specified at Sec. 660.390.
(B) Recreational Rockfish Conservation Area. Fishing for groundfish
with recreational gear is prohibited within the recreational RCA. It is
unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with
recreational gear within the recreational RCA. A vessel fishing in the
recreational RCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. [For
example, if a vessel participates in the recreational salmon fishery
within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in possession of groundfish while
in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on the same trip fish for and
retain groundfish shoreward of the RCA on the return trip to port.] Off
Washington, if recreational fishing for all groundfish is prohibited
seaward of a boundary line approximating the 30-fm (55-m) depth
contour, a document will be published in the Federal Register inseason
pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Coordinates for the boundary line
approximating the 30-fm (55-m) depth contour are listed in Sec.
660.391.
(ii) Rockfish. In areas of the EEZ seaward of Washington that are
open to recreational groundfish fishing, there is a 10 rockfish per day
bag limit. Taking and retaining canary rockfish and yelloweye rockfish
is prohibited.
(iii) Lingcod. Recreational fishing for lingcod is open between the
closest Saturday to March 15 through the closest Saturday to October
15. For 2005, the lingcod season will be open from March 12 through
October 15. For 2006, the lingcod season will be open from March 18
through October 14. In areas of the EEZ seaward of Washington that are
open to recreational groundfish fishing and when the recreational
season for lingcod is open, there is a bag limit of 2 lingcod per day,
which may be no smaller than 24 in (61 cm) total length.
(2) Oregon (i) Recreational Groundfish Conservation Areas off
Oregon. Fishing for groundfish with recreational gear is prohibited
within the recreational RCA, a type of closed area or GCA. It is
unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with
recreational gear within the recreational RCA. A vessel fishing in the
recreational RCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. [For
example, if a vessel participates in the recreational salmon fishery
within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in possession of groundfish while
in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on the same trip fish for and
retain groundfish shoreward of the RCA on the return trip to port.] Off
Oregon, from June 1 through September 30, recreational fishing for
groundfish is prohibited seaward of a recreational RCA boundary line
approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour. Coordinates for the
boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour are listed
at Sec. 660.391. Recreational fishing for all groundfish may be
prohibited inseason seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour or a
boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour. If the
closure seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour or a boundary line
approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour is implemented inseason, a
document will be published in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec.
660.370(c). Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 30 fm
(55 m) depth contour are listed at Sec. 660.391.
(ii) Seasons. Recreational fishing for groundfish is open from
January 1 through December 31, subject to the closed areas described in
paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
(iii) Bag limits, size limits. The bag limits for each person
engaged in recreational fishing in the EEZ seaward of Oregon are two
lingcod per day, which may be no smaller than 24 in (61 cm) total
length; and 10 marine fish per day, which excludes Pacific halibut,
salmon, tuna, perch species, sturgeon, sanddabs, lingcod, striped bass
and baitfish (herring, smelt, anchovies and sardines), but which
includes rockfish, greenling, cabezon and other groundfish species. The
minimum size limit for cabezon retained in the recreational fishery is
16 in (41 cm) and for greenling is 10 in (26 cm). Taking and retaining
canary rockfish and yelloweye rockfish is prohibited.
(3) California. Seaward of California, California law provides
that, in times and areas when the recreational fishery is open, there
is a 20-fish bag limit for all species of finfish, within which no more
than 10 fish of any one species may be taken or possessed by any one
person. [Note: There are some exceptions to this rule. The following
groundfish species are not subject to a bag limit: petrale sole,
Pacific sanddab and starry flounder.] California state law may provide
regulations similar to Federal regulations for the following state-
managed species: ocean whitefish, California sheephead, and all
greenlings of the genus Hexogrammos. Kelp greenling is the only
federally-managed greenling. Retention of cowcod, yelloweye rockfish,
and canary rockfish is prohibited in the recreational fishery seaward
of California all year in all areas. For each person engaged in
recreational fishing in the EEZ seaward of California, the following
closed areas, seasons, bag limits, and size limits apply:
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(i) Recreational Groundfish Conservation Areas off California. A
Groundfish Conservation Area (GCA), a type of closed area, is a
geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees latitude
and longitude. The following GCAs apply to participants in California's
recreational fishery.
(A) Recreational Rockfish Conservation Areas. The recreational RCAs
are areas that are closed to recreational fishing for groundfish.
Fishing for groundfish with recreational gear is prohibited within the
recreational RCA, except that recreational fishing for ``other
flatfish'' is permitted within the recreational RCA as specified in
paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section. It is unlawful to take and
retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within
the recreational RCA, unless otherwise authorized in this section. A
vessel fishing in the recreational RCA may not be in possession of any
species prohibited by the restrictions that apply within the
recreational RCA. [For example, if a vessel participates in the
recreational salmon fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in
possession of rockfish while in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on
the same trip fish for and retain rockfish shoreward of the RCA on the
return trip to port.]
(1) Between 42[deg] N. lat. (California/Oregon border) and
40[deg]10.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for all groundfish (except
``other flatfish'' as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this
section) is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 40
fm (73 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and
offshore seamounts from July 1 through October 31; and is closed
entirely from January 1 through June 30 and from November 1 through
December 31 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Recreational
fishing for all groundfish may be prohibited inseason seaward of a
boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour. If a
closure seaward of the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m)
depth contour is implemented inseason, a document will be published in
the Federal Register pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Coordinates for the
boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) and 40 fm (73 m) depth
contours are specified in Sec. 660.391.
(2) Between 40[deg]10.00' N. lat. and 36[deg]N. lat., recreational
fishing for all groundfish (except ``other flatfish'' as specified in
paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of the 20
fm (37 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and
offshore seamounts from July 1 through November 30; and is closed
entirely from January 1 through June 30 and from December 1 through
December 31 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Closures
around the Farallon Islands (see paragraph (c)(3)(i)(C) of this
section) and Cordell Banks (see paragraph (c)(3)(i)(D) of this section)
also apply in this area.
(3) Between 36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational
fishing for all groundfish (except ``other flatfish'' as specified in
paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited shoreward of the 20
fm (37 m) depth contour and seaward of a boundary line approximating
the 40-fm (73-m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along
islands and offshore seamounts from May 1 through September 30 (i.e.,
fishing is permitted only between 20 fm and 40 fm); and is closed
entirely from January 1 through April 30 and from October 1 through
December 31 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Coordinates
for the boundary line approximating the 40-fm (73-m) depth contour are
specified in Sec. 660.391.
(4) South of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for all
groundfish (except California scorpionfish as specified in this
paragraph and in paragraph (c)(3)(v) and ``other flatfish'' as
specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited
shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth
contour and seaward of a boundary line approximating the 60-fm (110-m)
depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore
seamounts from March 1 through June 30; and is prohibited seaward of a
boundary line approximating the 40-fm (73-m) depth contour from July 1
through September 30; except in the CCAs where fishing is prohibited
seaward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth contour when the fishing season is
open (see paragraph (c)(3)(i)(B) of this section). Recreational fishing
for all groundfish (except California scorpionfish and ``other
flatfish'') is closed entirely from January 1 through February 29 and
from October 1 through December 31 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the
shoreline). Recreational fishing for California scorpionfish south of
34[deg]27.00' N. lat. is prohibited seaward of a boundary line
approximating the 40-fm (73-m) depth contour from October 1 through
November 30, and seaward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth contour from
December 1 through December 31, except in the CCAs where fishing is
prohibited seaward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth contour when the fishing
season is open. Recreational fishing for California scorpionfish south
of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat. is closed entirely from January 1 through
September 30 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Coordinates
for the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m), 40 fm (73 m), and
60-fm (110-m) depth contours are specified in Sec. Sec. 660.391 and
660.392.
(B) Cowcod Conservation Areas. The latitude and longitude
coordinates of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) boundaries are
specified at Sec. 660.390. In general, recreational fishing for all
groundfish is prohibited within the CCAs, except that fishing for
``other flatfish'' is permitted within the CCAs as specified in
paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section. However, recreational fishing for
the following species is permitted shoreward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth
contour: minor nearshore rockfish, cabezon, kelp greenling, lingcod,
California scorpionfish, and ``other flatfish'' (subject to gear
requirements at paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section). [NOTE:
California state regulations also permit recreational fishing for all
greenlings of the genus Hexogrammas shoreward of the 20-fm (37-m) depth
contour in the CCAs.] It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or
land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species authorized in this
section.
(C) Farallon Islands. Under California state law, recreational
fishing for groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10-
fm (18-m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands, except that
recreational fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted around the
Farallon Islands as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section.
(Note: California state regulations also prohibit the retention of
other greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, California sheephead and
ocean whitefish.) For a definition of the Farallon Islands, see Sec.
660.390.
(D) Cordell Banks. Recreational fishing for groundfish is
prohibited in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as
defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at Sec.
660.390, except that recreational fishing for ``other flatfish'' is
permitted around Cordell Banks as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of
this section. [Note: California state regulations also prohibit fishing
for all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, California sheephead and
ocean whitefish.]
(ii) RCG Complex. The California rockfish, cabezon, greenling
complex (RCG Complex), as defined in state regulations (Section 1.91,
Title 14, California Code of Regulations), includes all rockfish, kelp
greenling, rock greenling, and cabezon. This category does not include
California scorpionfish, also known as ``sculpin.
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(A) Seasons. When recreational fishing for the RCG Complex is open,
it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs described in
paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.
(1) North of 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for the
RCG Complex is open from July 1 through October 31.
(2) Between 40[deg]10.00' N. lat. and 36[deg] N. lat., recreational
fishing for the RCG Complex is open from July 1 through November 30
(i.e., it's closed from January 1 through June 30 and from December 1
through December 31).
(3) Between 36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational
fishing for the RCG Complex is open from May 1 through September 30
(i.e., it's closed from January 1 through April 30 and from October 1
through December 31).
(4) South of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for the
RCG Complex is open from March 1 through September 30 (i.e., it's
closed from January 1 through February 29 and from October 1 through
December 31).
(B) Bag limits, hook limits. In times and areas when the
recreational season for the RCG Complex is open, there is a limit of 2
hooks and 1 line when fishing for rockfish. The bag limit is 10 RCG
Complex fish per day coastwide. Retention of canary rockfish, yelloweye
rockfish and cowcod is prohibited. North of 40[deg]10' N. lat., within
the 10 RCG Complex fish per day limit, no more than 2 may be bocaccio,
no more than 2 may be greenling (kelp and/or other greenlings) and no
more than 3 may be cabezon. South of 40[deg]10' N. lat., within the 10
RCG Complex fish per day limit, no more than 1 may be bocaccio, no more
than 2 may be greenling (kelp and/or other greenlings) and no more than
3 may be cabezon. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit
issued by California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by
the number of days in the fishing trip.
(C) Size limits. The following size limits apply: bocaccio may be
no smaller than 10 in (25 cm) total length; cabezon may be no smaller
than 15 in (38 cm) total length; and kelp and other greenling may be no
smaller than 12 in (30 cm) total length.
(D) Dressing/Fileting. Cabezon, kelp greenling, and rock greenling
taken in the recreational fishery may not be fileted at sea. Rockfish
skin may not be removed when fileting or otherwise dressing rockfish
taken in the recreational fishery. The following rockfish filet size
limits apply: bocaccio filets may be no smaller than 5 in (12.8 cm) and
brown-skinned rockfish fillets may be no smaller than 6.5 in (16.6 cm).
``Brown-skinned'' rockfish include the following species: brown,
calico, copper, gopher, kelp, olive, speckled, squarespot, and
yellowtail.
(iii) Lingcod--(A) Seasons. When recreational fishing for lingcod
is open, it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs
described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.
(1) North of 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for
lingcod is open from July 1 through October 31.
(2) Between 40[deg]10.00' N. lat. and 36[deg] N. lat., recreational
fishing for lingcod is open from July 1 through November 30 (i.e., it's
closed from January 1 through June 30 and from December 1 through
December 31).
(3) Between 36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational
fishing for lingcod is open from May 1 through September 30 (i.e., it's
closed from January 1 through April 30 and from October 1 through
December 31).
(4) South of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for
lingcod is open from March 1 through September 30 (i.e., it's closed
from January 1 through February 29 and from October 1 through December
31).
(B) Bag limits, hook limits. In times and areas when the
recreational season for lingcod is open, there is a limit of 2 hooks
and 1 line when fishing for lingcod. The bag limit is 2 lingcod per
day. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit issued by
California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by the number
of days in the fishing trip.
(C) Size limits. Lingcod may be no smaller than 24 in (61 cm) total
length.
(D) Dressing/Fileting. Lingcod filets may be no smaller than 16 in
(41 cm) in length.
(iv) ``Other flatfish''. Coastwide off California, recreational
fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted both shoreward of and
within the closed areas described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this
section. Recreational fishing for ``other flatfish'' is permitted
within the closed areas, subject to a limit of up to 12 hooks, ``Number
2'' or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to
shank, and up to 2 lb (0.91 kg) of weight per line. ``Other flatfish,''
except Pacific sanddab and starry flounder, are subject to the overall
20-fish bag limit for all species of finfish, of which there may be no
more than 10 fish of any one species. There is no season restriction or
size limit for ``other flatfish;'' however, it is prohibited to filet
``other flatfish'' at sea.
(v) California scorpionfish. California scorpionfish only occur
south of 40[deg]10.00' N. lat.
(A) Seasons. When recreational fishing for California scorpionfish
is open, it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs
described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.
(1) Between 40[deg]10.00' N. lat. and 36[deg] N. lat., recreational
fishing for California scorpionfish is open from July 1 through
November 30 (i.e., it's closed from January 1 through June 30 and from
December 1 through December 31).
(2) Between 36[deg] N. lat. and 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational
fishing for California scorpionfish is open from May 1 through
September 30 (i.e., it's closed from January 1 through April 30 and
from October 1 through December 31).
(3) South of 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., recreational fishing for
California scorpionfish is open from October 1 through December 31
(i.e., it's closed from January 1 through September 30).
(B) Bag limits, hook limits. South of 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., in
times and areas where the recreational season for California
scorpionfish is open, the bag limit is 5 California scorpionfish per
day. California scorpionfish do not count against the 10 RCG Complex
fish per day limit. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit
issued by California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by
the number of days in the fishing trip.
(C) Size limits. California scorpionfish may be no smaller than 10
in (25 cm) total length.
(D) Dressing/Fileting. California scorpionfish filets may be no
smaller than 5 in (12.8 cm) and must bear an intact 1 in (2.6 cm)
square patch of skin.
18. Section 660.385 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.385 Washington coastal tribal fisheries management measures.
In 1994, the United States formally recognized that the four
Washington coastal treaty Indian tribes (Makah, Quileute, Hoh, and
Quinault) have treaty rights to fish for groundfish in the Pacific
Ocean, and concluded that, in general terms, the quantification of
those rights is 50 percent of the harvestable surplus of groundfish
that pass through the tribes usual and accustomed fishing areas
(described at 50 CFR 660.324). Tribal fishery allocations for sablefish
and whiting, are provided in paragraphs (a) and (e) of this section,
respectively, and the tribal harvest guideline for black rockfish is
provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Trip limits for certain
species were recommended by the tribes and the Council for 2005-2006
and are specified here with the tribal allocations.
(a) Sablefish. In 2005, the tribal allocation is 731.4 mt and in
2006 the tribal allocation is 719.4 mt. These
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allocations are, for each year, 10 percent of the total catch OY, less
2.3 percent estimated discard mortality.
(b) Rockfish. (1) For the commercial harvest of black rockfish off
Washington State, a harvest guideline of: 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) north of
Cape Alava, WA (48[deg]09'30'' N. lat.) and 10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
between Destruction Island, WA (47[deg]40'00'' N. lat.) and Leadbetter
Point, WA (46[deg]38'10'' N. lat.). There are no tribal harvest
restrictions for the area between Cape Alava and Destruction Island.
(2) Thornyheads are subject to a 300-lb (136-kg) trip limit.
(3) Canary rockfish are subject to a 300-lb (136-kg) trip limit.
(4) Yelloweye rockfish are subject to a 100-lb (45-kg) trip limit.
(5) The Makah Tribe will manage the midwater trawl fisheries as
follows: yellowtail rockfish taken in the directed tribal mid-water
trawl fisheries are subject to a cumulative limit of 180,000 lb (81,647
kg) per 2-month period for the entire fleet. Landings of widow rockfish
must not exceed 10 percent of the weight of yellowtail rockfish landed
in any two-month period. These limits may be adjusted by the tribe
inseason to minimize the incidental catch of canary rockfish and widow
rockfish.
(6) Other rockfish, including minor nearshore, minor shelf, and
minor slope rockfish groups are subject to a 300-lb (136-kg) trip limit
per species or species group, or to the non-tribal limited entry trip
limit for those species if those limits are less restrictive than 300
lb (136 kg) per trip.
(7) Rockfish taken during open competition tribal commercial
fisheries for Pacific halibut will not be subject to trip limits.
(c) Lingcod. Lingcod are subject to a 600 lb (272 kg) daily trip
limit and a 1,800 lb (816 kg) weekly limit, unless taken in the treaty
salmon troll fisheries. Lingcod taken in the treaty salmon troll
fisheries are subject to a 1,000 lb (454 kg) daily trip limit and a
4,000 lb (1,814 kg) weekly limit.
(d) Flatfish and other fish. Treaty fishing vessels using bottom
trawl gear are subject to the limits applicable to the non-tribal
limited entry trawl fishery for Pacific cod, English sole, rex sole,
arrowtooth flounder, and other flatfish that are published at the
beginning of the year. Treaty fishing vessels are restricted to a
50,000 lb (22,680 kg) per 2-month limit for petrale sole for the entire
year.
(e) Pacific whiting. Whiting allocations will be announced when the
final OY is announced in the Federal Register.
19. Section 660.390 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 660.390 Groundfish conservation areas.
In Sec. 660.302, a groundfish conservation area is defined as ``a
geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in latitude and
longitude, created and enforced for the purpose of contributing to the
rebuilding of overfished West Coast groundfish species.'' While some
groundfish conservation areas may be designed with the intent that
their shape be determined by ocean bottom depth contours, their shapes
are defined in regulation by latitude/longitude coordinates and are
enforced by those coordinates. Latitude/longitude coordinates
designating the large-scale boundaries for rockfish conservation areas
are found in Sec. Sec. 660.391 through 660.394. Fishing activity that
is prohibited or permitted within a particular groundfish conservation
area is detailed in Federal Register documents associated with the
harvest specifications and management measures process and at Sec.
660.381 through Sec. 660.384.
(a) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area. The Yelloweye Rockfish
Conservation Area (YRCA) is a C-shaped area off the northern Washington
coast intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The YRCA is defined by
straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude
coordinates in the order listed:
48[deg]18.00' N. lat.; 125[deg]18.00' W. long.;
48[deg]18.00' N. lat.; 124[deg]59.00' W. long.;
48[deg]11.00' N. lat.; 124[deg]59.00' W. long.;
48[deg]11.00' N. lat.; 125[deg]11.00' W. long.;
48[deg]04.00' N. lat.; 125[deg]11.00' W. long.;
48[deg]04.00' N. lat.; 124[deg]59.00' W. long.;
48[deg]00.00' N. lat.; 124[deg]59.00' W. long.;
48[deg]00.00' N. lat.; 125[deg]18.00' W. long.;
and connecting back to 48[deg]18.00' N. lat.; 125[deg]18.00'
W.long.
(b) Cowcod Conservation Areas. The Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs)
are two areas off the southern California coast intended to protect
cowcod. The Western CCA is an area south of Point Conception defined by
the straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and
longitude coordinates in the order listed:
33[deg]50.00' N. lat., 119[deg]30.00' W. long.;
33[deg]50.00' N. lat., 118[deg]50.00' W. long.;
32[deg]20.00' N. lat., 118[deg]50.00' W. long.;
32[deg]20.00' N. lat., 119[deg]37.00' W. long.;
33[deg]00.00' N. lat., 119[deg]37.00' W. long.;
33[deg]00.00' N. lat., 119[deg]53.00' W. long.;
33[deg]33.00' N. lat., 119[deg]53.00' W. long.;
33[deg]33.00' N. lat., 119[deg]30.00' W. long.;
and connecting back to 33[deg]50.00' N. lat., 119[deg]30.00' W.
long.
The Eastern CCA is an area west of San Diego defined by the
straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude
coordinates in the order listed:
32[deg]42.00' N. lat., 118[deg]02.00' W. long.;
32[deg]42.00' N. lat., 117[deg]50.00' W. long.;
32[deg]36.70' N. lat., 117[deg]50.00' W. long.;
32[deg]30.00' N. lat., 117[deg]53.50' W. long.;
32[deg]30.00' N. lat., 118[deg]02.00' W. long.;
and connecting back to 32[deg]42.00' N. lat., 118[deg]02.00' W.
long.
(c) Farallon Islands. The Farallon Islands, off San Francisco and
San Mateo Counties, include Southeast Farallon Island, Middle Farallon
Island, North Farallon Island and Noon Day Rock. Generally, the State
of California prohibts fishing for groundfish between the shoreline and
the 10 fm (18 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands.
(d) Cordell Banks. Cordell Banks are located offshore of
California's Marin County. Generally, fishing for groundfish is
prohibited in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as
defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates.The Cordell
Banks closed area is defined by straight lines connecting the following
specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:
38[deg]03.18' N. lat. and 123[deg]20.77' W. long.;
38[deg]06.29' N. lat. and 123[deg]25.03' W. long.;
38[deg]06.34' N. lat. and 123[deg]29.32' W. long.;
38[deg]04.57' N. lat. and 123[deg]31.30' W. long.;
38[deg]02.32' N. lat. and 123[deg]31.07' W. long.;
and connecting back to 37[deg]56.94' N. lat. and 123[deg]25.48' W.
long.
(e) Rockfish Conservation Areas. RCAs are defined in the Federal
Register through the harvest specifications and management measures
process. RCAs may apply to a single gear type or to a group of gear
types such as ``trawl RCAs'' or ``non-trawl RCAs.'' Specific latitude
and longitude coordinates for RCA boundaries that approximate the depth
contours selected for both trawl, non-trawl, and recreational RCAs are
provided in Sec. Sec. 660.391 through 660.394. Also provided in
Sec. Sec. 660.391 through 660.394 of this subpart are references to
islands and rocks that serve as reference points for the RCAs.
(1) Trawl (Limited Entry and Open Access Nongroundfish Trawl Gears)
Rockfish Conservation Area. Trawl RCAs are intended to protect a
complex of species, such as overfished shelf rockfish species, and have
boundaries defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates
intended to approximate particular depth contours.
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Boundaries for the trawl RCA throughout the year are provided in
Tables 3 and 5 (North) and Tables 3 and 5 (South) of this subpart and
may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Trawl
RCA boundaries are defined by specific latitude and longitude
coordinates and are provided in Sec. Sec. 660.391 through 660.394.
(2) Non-Trawl (Limited Entry Fixed Gear and Open Access Non-trawl
Gears) Rockfish Conservation Area. Non-trawl RCAs are intended to
protect a complex of species, such as overfished shelf rockfish
species, and have boundaries defined by specific latitude and longitude
coordinates intended to approximate particular depth contours.
Boundaries for the non-trawl RCA throughout the year are provided in
Tables 4 and 5 (North) and Tables 4 and 5 (South) of this subpart and
may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to Sec. 660.370(c). Non-
trawl RCA boundaries are defined by specific latitude and longitude
coordinates and are provided in Sec. Sec. 660.391 through 660.394.
(3) Recreational Rockfish Conservation Area. Recreational RCAs are
closed areas intended to protect overfished rockfish species.
Recreational RCAs may either have (1) boundaries defined by general
depth contours or (2) boundaries defined by specific latitude and
longitude coordinates intended to approximate particular depth
contours. Boundaries for the recreational RCAs throughout the year are
provided in the text in Sec. 660.384(c) under each state (Washington,
Oregon and California) and may be modified by NMFS inseason.
Recreational RCA boundaries that are defined by specific latitude and
longitude coordinates and are provided in Sec. Sec. 660.391 through
660.394.
20. Section 660.391 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.391 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 27 fm (49 m)
through 40 fm (73 m) depth contours.
Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a
series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides
coordinates for the 27 fm (49 m) through 40 fm (73 m) depth contours.
(a) The 27 fm (49 m) depth contour used between 46[deg]16' N. lat.
and 40[deg]10' N. lat. is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]12.39' W. long.;
(2) 46[deg]14.85' N. lat., 124[deg]12.39' W. long.;
(3) 46[deg]03.95' N. lat., 124[deg]03.64' W. long.;
(4) 45[deg]43.14' N. lat., 124[deg]00.17' W. long.;
(5) 45[deg]23.33' N. lat., 124[deg]01.99' W. long.;
(6) 45[deg]09.54' N. lat., 124[deg]01.65' W. long.;
(7) 44[deg]39.99' N. lat., 124[deg]08.67' W. long.;
(8) 44[deg]20.86' N. lat., 124[deg]10.31' W. long.;
(9) 43[deg]37.11' N. lat., 124[deg]14.91' W. long.;
(10) 43[deg]27.54' N. lat., 124[deg]18.98' W. long.;
(11) 43[deg]20.68' N. lat., 124[deg]25.53' W. long.;
(12) 43[deg]15.08' N. lat., 124[deg]27.17' W. long.;
(13) 43[deg]06.89' N. lat., 124[deg]29.65' W. long.;
(14) 43[deg]01.02' N. lat., 124[deg]29.70' W. long.;
(15) 42[deg]52.67' N. lat., 124[deg]36.10' W. long.;
(16) 42[deg]45.96' N. lat., 124[deg]37.95' W. long.;
(17) 42[deg]45.80' N. lat., 124[deg]35.41' W. long.;
(18) 42[deg]38.46' N. lat., 124[deg]27.49' W. long.;
(19) 42[deg]35.29' N. lat., 124[deg]26.85' W. long.;
(20) 42[deg]31.49' N. lat., 124[deg]31.40' W. long.;
(21) 42[deg]29.06' N. lat., 124[deg]32.24' W. long.;
(22) 42[deg]14.26' N. lat., 124[deg]26.27' W. long.;
(23) 42[deg]04.86' N. lat., 124[deg]21.94' W. long.;
(24) 42[deg]00.10' N. lat., 124[deg]20.99' W. long.;
(25) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]21.03' W. long.;
(26) 41[deg]56.33' N. lat., 124[deg]20.34' W. long.;
(27) 41[deg]50.93' N. lat., 124[deg]23.74' W. long.;
(28) 41[deg]41.83' N. lat., 124[deg]16.99' W. long.;
(29) 41[deg]35.48' N. lat., 124[deg]16.35' W. long.;
(30) 41[deg]23.51' N. lat., 124[deg]10.48' W. long.;
(31) 41[deg]04.62' N. lat., 124[deg]14.44' W. long.;
(32) 40[deg]54.28' N. lat., 124[deg]13.90' W. long.;
(33) 40[deg]40.37' N. lat., 124[deg]26.21' W. long.;
(34) 40[deg]34.03' N. lat., 124[deg]27.36' W. long.;
(35) 40[deg]28.88' N. lat., 124[deg]32.41' W. long.;
(36) 40[deg]24.82' N. lat., 124[deg]29.56' W. long.;
(37) 40[deg]22.64' N. lat., 124[deg]24.05' W. long.;
(38) 40[deg]18.67' N. lat., 124[deg]21.90' W. long.;
(39) 40[deg]14.23' N. lat., 124[deg]23.72' W. long.; and
(40) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]17.22' W. long.
(b) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour between the U.S. border with
Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]24.79' N. lat., 124[deg]44.07' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]24.80' N. lat., 124[deg]44.74' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]23.94' N. lat., 124[deg]44.70' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]23.51' N. lat., 124[deg]45.01' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]22.59' N. lat., 124[deg]44.97' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]21.75' N. lat., 124[deg]45.26' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]21.23' N. lat., 124[deg]47.78' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]20.32' N. lat., 124[deg]49.53' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]16.72' N. lat., 124[deg]51.58' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]52.58' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]05.63' N. lat., 124[deg]52.91' W. long.;
(12) 47[deg]53.37' N. lat., 124[deg]47.37' W. long.;
(13) 47[deg]40.28' N. lat., 124[deg]40.07' W. long.;
(14) 47[deg]31.70' N. lat., 124[deg]37.03' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]25.67' N. lat., 124[deg]34.79' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]12.82' N. lat., 124[deg]29.12' W. long.;
(17) 46[deg]52.94' N. lat., 124[deg]22.58' W. long.;
(18) 46[deg]44.18' N. lat., 124[deg]18.00' W. long.;
(19) 46[deg]38.17' N. lat., 124[deg]15.88' W. long.;
(20) 46[deg]29.53' N. lat., 124[deg]15.89' W. long.;
(21) 46[deg]19.27' N. lat., 124[deg]14.15' W. long.;
(22) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]13.05' W. long.;
(23) 46[deg]07.00' N. lat., 124[deg]07.01' W. long.;
(24) 45[deg]55.95' N. lat., 124[deg]02.23' W. long.;
(25) 45[deg]54.53' N. lat., 124[deg]02.57' W. long.;
(26) 45[deg]50.65' N. lat., 124[deg]01.62' W. long.;
(27) 45[deg]48.20' N. lat., 124[deg]02.16' W. long.;
(28) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]01.86' W. long.;
(29) 45[deg]43.47' N. lat., 124[deg]01.28' W. long.;
(30) 45[deg]40.48' N. lat., 124[deg]01.03' W. long.;
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(31) 45[deg]39.04' N. lat., 124[deg]01.68' W. long.;
(32) 45[deg]35.48' N. lat., 124[deg]01.89' W. long.;
(33) 45[deg]29.81' N. lat., 124[deg]02.45' W. long.;
(34) 45[deg]27.96' N. lat., 124[deg]01.89' W. long.;
(35) 45[deg]27.22' N. lat., 124[deg]02.67' W. long.;
(36) 45[deg]24.20' N. lat., 124[deg]02.94' W. long.;
(37) 45[deg]20.60' N. lat., 124[deg]01.74' W. long.;
(38) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]01.85' W. long.;
(39) 45[deg]16.44' N. lat., 124[deg]03.22' W. long.;
(40) 45[deg]13.63' N. lat., 124[deg]02.70' W. long.;
(41) 45[deg]11.04' N. lat., 124[deg]03.59' W. long.;
(42) 45[deg]08.55' N. lat., 124[deg]03.47' W. long.;
(43) 45[deg]02.82' N. lat., 124[deg]04.64' W. long.;
(44) 45[deg]03.38' N. lat., 124[deg]04.79' W. long.;
(45) 44[deg]58.06' N. lat., 124[deg]05.03' W. long.;
(46) 44[deg]53.97' N. lat., 124[deg]06.92' W. long.;
(47) 44[deg]48.89' N. lat., 124[deg]07.04' W. long.;
(48) 44[deg]46.94' N. lat., 124[deg]08.25' W. long.;
(49) 44[deg]42.72' N. lat., 124[deg]08.98' W. long.;
(50) 44[deg]38.16' N. lat., 124[deg]11.48' W. long.;
(51) 44[deg]33.38' N. lat., 124[deg]11.54' W. long.;
(52) 44[deg]28.51' N. lat., 124[deg]12.03' W. long.;
(53) 44[deg]27.65' N. lat., 124[deg]12.56' W. long.;
(54) 44[deg]19.67' N. lat., 124[deg]12.37' W. long.;
(55) 44[deg]10.79' N. lat., 124[deg]12.22' W. long.;
(56) 44[deg]09.22' N. lat., 124[deg]12.28' W. long.;
(57) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]12.30' W. long.;
(58) 44[deg]00.22' N. lat., 124[deg]12.80' W. long.;
(59) 43[deg]51.56' N. lat., 124[deg]13.17' W. long.;
(60) 43[deg]44.26' N. lat., 124[deg]14.50' W. long.;
(61) 43[deg]33.82' N. lat., 124[deg]16.28' W. long.;
(62) 43[deg]28.66' N. lat., 124[deg]18.72' W. long.;
(63) 43[deg]23.12' N. lat., 124[deg]24.04' W. long.;
(64) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]25.67' W. long.;
(65) 43[deg]20.49' N. lat., 124[deg]25.90' W. long.;
(66) 43[deg]16.41' N. lat., 124[deg]27.52' W. long.;
(67) 43[deg]14.23' N. lat., 124[deg]29.28' W. long.;
(68) 43[deg]14.03' N. lat., 124[deg]28.31' W. long.;
(69) 43[deg]11.92' N. lat., 124[deg]28.26' W. long.;
(70) 43[deg]11.02' N. lat., 124[deg]29.11' W. long.;
(71) 43[deg]10.13' N. lat., 124[deg]29.15' W. long.;
(72) 43[deg]09.27' N. lat., 124[deg]31.03' W. long.;
(73) 43[deg]07.73' N. lat., 124[deg]30.92' W. long.;
(74) 43[deg]05.93' N. lat., 124[deg]29.64' W. long.;
(75) 43[deg]01.59' N. lat., 124[deg]30.64' W. long.;
(76) 42[deg]59.73' N. lat., 124[deg]31.16' W. long.;
(77) 42[deg]53.75' N. lat., 124[deg]36.09' W. long.;
(78) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.39' W. long.;
(79) 42[deg]49.37' N. lat., 124[deg]38.81' W. long.;
(80) 42[deg]46.42' N. lat., 124[deg]37.69' W. long.;
(81) 42[deg]46.07' N. lat., 124[deg]38.56' W. long.;
(82) 42[deg]45.29' N. lat., 124[deg]37.95' W. long.;
(83) 42[deg]45.61' N. lat., 124[deg]36.87' W. long.;
(84) 42[deg]44.28' N. lat., 124[deg]33.64' W. long.;
(85) 42[deg]42.75' N. lat., 124[deg]31.84' W. long.;
(86) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]29.67' W. long.;
(87) 42[deg]40.04' N. lat., 124[deg]29.19' W. long.;
(88) 42[deg]38.09' N. lat., 124[deg]28.39' W. long.;
(89) 42[deg]36.72' N. lat., 124[deg]27.54' W. long.;
(90) 42[deg]36.56' N. lat., 124[deg]28.40' W. long.;
(91) 42[deg]35.76' N. lat., 124[deg]28.79' W. long.;
(92) 42[deg]34.03' N. lat., 124[deg]29.98' W. long.;
(93) 42[deg]34.19' N. lat., 124[deg]30.58' W. long.;
(94) 42[deg]31.27' N. lat., 124[deg]32.24' W. long.;
(95) 42[deg]27.07' N. lat., 124[deg]32.53' W. long.;
(96) 42[deg]24.21' N. lat., 124[deg]31.23' W. long.;
(97) 42[deg]20.47' N. lat., 124[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(98) 42[deg]14.60' N. lat., 124[deg]26.80' W. long.;
(99) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]26.25' W. long.;
(100) 42[deg]10.90' N. lat., 124[deg]24.57' W. long.;
(101) 42[deg]07.04' N. lat., 124[deg]23.35' W. long.;
(102) 42[deg]02.16' N. lat., 124[deg]22.59' W. long.;
(103) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]21.81' W. long.;
(104) 41[deg]55.75' N. lat., 124[deg]20.72' W. long.;
(105) 41[deg]50.93' N. lat., 124[deg]23.76' W. long.;
(106) 41[deg]42.53' N. lat., 124[deg]16.47' W. long.;
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(183) 36[deg]39.14' N. lat., 121[deg]55.45' W. long.;
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(227) 35[deg]39.24' N. lat., 121[deg]18.84' W. long.;
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(232) 35[deg]17.96' N. lat., 120[deg]55.54' W. long.;
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(234) 35[deg]08.87' N. lat., 120[deg]50.22' W. long.;
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(237) 34[deg]53.80' N. lat., 120[deg]43.94' W. long.;
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(244) 34[deg]25.16' N. lat., 120[deg]20.18' W. long.;
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(246) 34[deg]27.26' N. lat., 120[deg]12.47' W. long.;
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(248) 34[deg]23.41' N. lat., 119[deg]53.40' W. long.;
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(250) 34[deg]22.31' N. lat., 119[deg]41.36' W. long.;
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(308) 33[deg]35.57' N. lat., 117[deg]56.62' W. long.;
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(310) 33[deg]35.98' N. lat., 117[deg]55.99' W. long.;
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(312) 33[deg]35.21' N. lat., 117[deg]53.46' W. long.;
(313) 33[deg]33.61' N. lat., 117[deg]50.45' W. long.;
(314) 33[deg]31.41' N. lat., 117[deg]47.28' W. long.;
(315) 33[deg]27.54' N. lat., 117[deg]44.36' W. long.;
(316) 33[deg]26.63' N. lat., 117[deg]43.17' W. long.;
(317) 33[deg]25.21' N. lat., 117[deg]40.90' W. long.;
(318) 33[deg]20.33' N. lat., 117[deg]35.99' W. long.;
(319) 33[deg]16.35' N. lat., 117[deg]31.51' W. long.;
(320) 33[deg]11.53' N. lat., 117[deg]26.81' W. long.;
(321) 33[deg]07.59' N. lat., 117[deg]21.13' W. long.;
(322) 33[deg]02.21' N. lat., 117[deg]19.05' W. long.;
(323) 32[deg]56.55' N. lat., 117[deg]17.70' W. long.;
(324) 32[deg]54.61' N. lat., 117[deg]16.60' W. long.;
(325) 32[deg]52.32' N. lat., 117[deg]15.97' W. long.;
(326) 32[deg]51.48' N. lat., 117[deg]16.15' W. long.;
(327) 32[deg]51.85' N. lat., 117[deg]17.26' W. long.;
(328) 32[deg]51.55' N. lat., 117[deg]19.01' W. long.;
(329) 32[deg]49.55' N. lat., 117[deg]19.63' W. long.;
(330) 32[deg]46.71' N. lat., 117[deg]18.32' W. long.;
(331) 32[deg]36.35' N. lat., 117[deg]15.68' W. long.; and
(332) 32[deg]32.85' N. lat., 117[deg]15.44' W. long.
(c) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 37[deg]46.73' N. lat., 123[deg]6.37' W. long.;
(2) 37[deg]45.79' N. lat., 123[deg]07.91' W. long.;
(3) 37[deg]45.28' N. lat., 123[deg]07.75' W. long.;
(4) 37[deg]44.98' N. lat., 123[deg]07.11' W. long.;
(5) 37[deg]45.51' N. lat., 123[deg]06.26' W. long.;
(6) 37[deg]45.14' N. lat., 123[deg]05.41' W. long.;
(7) 37[deg]45.31' N. lat., 123[deg]04.82' W. long.;
(8) 37[deg]46.11' N. lat., 123[deg]05.23' W. long.;
(9) 37[deg]46.44' N. lat., 123[deg]05.63' W. long.; and
(10) 37[deg]46.73' N. lat., 123[deg]06.37' W. long.
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(d) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around Noon Day Rock off the
state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the
following points in the order stated:
(1) 37[deg]47.83' N. lat., 123[deg]10.83' W. long.;
(2) 37[deg]47.51' N. lat., 123[deg]11.19' W. long.;
(3) 37[deg]47.33' N. lat., 123[deg]10.68' W. long.;
(4) 37[deg]47.02' N. lat., 123[deg]10.59' W. long.;
(5) 37[deg]47.21' N. lat., 123[deg]09.85' W. long.;
(6) 37[deg]47.56' N. lat., 123[deg]09.72' W. long.;
(7) 37[deg]47.87' N. lat., 123[deg]10.26' W. long.; and
(8) 37[deg]47.83' N. lat., 123[deg]10.83' W. long.
(e) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around the northern Channel
Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 34[deg]00.98' N. lat., 119[deg]20.46' W. long.;
(2) 34[deg]00.53' N. lat., 119[deg]20.98' W. long.;
(3) 34[deg]00.17' N. lat., 119[deg]21.83' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg] 59.65' N. lat., 119[deg]24.45' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]59.68' N. lat., 119[deg]25.20' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]59.95' N. lat., 119[deg]26.25' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]59.87' N. lat., 119[deg]27.27' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]59.55' N. lat., 119[deg]28.02' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]58.63' N. lat., 119[deg]36.48' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]57.62' N. lat., 119[deg]41.13' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]57.00' N. lat., 119[deg]42.20' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]56.93' N. lat., 119[deg]48.00' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]56.45' N. lat., 119[deg]49.12' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]58.54' N. lat., 119[deg]52.80' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]59.95' N. lat., 119[deg]54.49' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]59.83' N. lat., 119[deg]56.00' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]59.18' N. lat., 119[deg]57.17' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]57.83' N. lat., 119[deg]56.74' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]55.71' N. lat., 119[deg]56.89' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]53.89' N. lat., 119[deg]57.68' W. long.;
(21) 33[deg]52.93' N. lat., 119[deg]59.80' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]52.79' N. lat., 120[deg]01.81' W. long.;
(23) 33[deg]52.51' N. lat., 120[deg]03.08' W. long.;
(24) 33[deg]53.12' N. lat., 120[deg]04.88' W. long.;
(25) 33[deg]53.12' N. lat., 120[deg]05.80' W. long.;
(26) 33[deg]52.94' N. lat., 120[deg]06.50' W. long.;
(27) 33[deg]54.03' N. lat., 120[deg]10.00' W. long.;
(28) 33[deg]54.58' N. lat., 120[deg]11.82' W. long.;
(29) 33[deg]57.08' N. lat., 120[deg]14.58' W. long.;
(30) 33[deg]59.50' N. lat., 120[deg]16.72' W. long.;
(31) 33[deg]59.63' N. lat., 120[deg]17.88' W. long.;
(32) 34[deg]00.30' N. lat., 120[deg]19.14' W. long.;
(33) 34[deg]00.02' N. lat., 120[deg]19.68' W. long.;
(34) 34[deg]00.08' N. lat., 120[deg]21.73' W. long.;
(35) 34[deg]00.94' N. lat., 120[deg]24.82' W. long.;
(36) 34[deg]01.09' N. lat., 120[deg]27.29' W. long.;
(37) 34[deg]00.96' N. lat., 120[deg]28.09' W. long.;
(38) 34[deg]01.56' N. lat., 120[deg]28.71' W. long.;
(39) 34[deg]01.80' N. lat., 120[deg]28.31' W. long.;
(40) 34[deg]03.60' N. lat., 120[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(41) 34[deg]05.20' N. lat., 120[deg]29.38' W. long.;
(42) 34[deg]05.35' N. lat., 120[deg]28.20' W. long.;
(43) 34[deg]05.30' N. lat., 120[deg]27.33' W. long.;
(44) 34[deg]05.65' N. lat., 120[deg]26.79' W. long.;
(45) 34[deg]05.69' N. lat., 120[deg]25.82' W. long.;
(46) 34[deg]07.24' N. lat., 120[deg]24.98' W. long.;
(47) 34[deg]06.00' N. lat., 120[deg]23.30' W. long.;
(48) 34[deg]05.64' N. lat., 120[deg]21.44' W. long.;
(49) 34[deg]03.61' N. lat., 120[deg]18.40' W. long.;
(50) 34[deg]03.25' N. lat., 120[deg]16.64' W. long.;
(51) 34[deg]04.33' N. lat., 120[deg]14.22' W. long.;
(52) 34[deg]04.11' N. lat., 120[deg]11.17' W. long.;
(53) 34[deg]03.72' N. lat., 120[deg]09.93' W. long.;
(54) 34[deg]03.81' N. lat., 120[deg]08.96' W. long.;
(55) 34[deg]03.36' N. lat., 120[deg]06.52' W. long.;
(56) 34[deg]04.80' N. lat., 120[deg]04.00' W. long.;
(57) 34[deg]03.48' N. lat., 120[deg]01.75' W. long.;
(58) 34[deg]04.00' N. lat., 120[deg]01.00' W. long.;
(59) 34[deg]03.99' N. lat., 120[deg]00.15' W. long.;
(60) 34[deg]03.51' N. lat., 119[deg]59.42' W. long.;
(61) 34[deg]03.79' N. lat., 119[deg]58.15' W. long.;
(62) 34[deg]04.72' N. lat., 119[deg]57.61' W. long.;
(63) 34[deg]05.14' N. lat., 119[deg]55.17' W. long.;
(64) 34[deg]04.66' N. lat., 119[deg]51.60' W. long.;
(65) 34[deg]03.79' N. lat., 119[deg]48.86' W. long.;
(66) 34[deg]03.79' N. lat., 119[deg]45.46' W. long.;
(67) 34[deg]03.27' N. lat., 119[deg]44.17' W. long.;
(68) 34[deg]03.29' N. lat., 119[deg]43.30' W. long.;
(69) 34[deg]01.71' N. lat., 119[deg]40.83' W. long.;
(70) 34[deg]01.74' N. lat., 119[deg]37.92' W. long.;
(71) 34[deg]02.07' N. lat., 119[deg]37.17' W. long.;
(72) 34[deg]02.93' N. lat., 119[deg]36.52' W. long.;
(73) 34[deg]03.48' N. lat., 119[deg]35.50' W. long.;
(74) 34[deg]03.56' N. lat., 119[deg]32.80' W. long.;
(75) 34[deg]02.72' N. lat., 119[deg]31.84' W. long.;
(76) 34[deg]02.20' N. lat., 119[deg]30.53' W. long.;
(77) 34[deg]01.49' N. lat., 119[deg]30.20' W. long.;
(78) 34[deg]00.66' N. lat., 119[deg]28.62' W. long.;
(79) 34[deg]00.66' N. lat., 119[deg]27.57' W. long.;
(80) 34[deg]01.41' N. lat., 119[deg]26.91' W. long.;
(81) 34[deg]00.91' N. lat., 119[deg]24.28' W. long.;
(82) 34[deg]01.51' N. lat., 119[deg]22.06' W. long.; and
(83) 34[deg]01.41' N. lat., 119[deg]20.61' W. long.
(f) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]03.37' N. lat., 118[deg]37.76' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.72' N. lat., 118[deg]38.12' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]02.18' N. lat., 118[deg]37.46' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]00.66' N. lat., 118[deg]37.36' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]00.08' N. lat., 118[deg]36.94' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]00.11' N. lat., 118[deg]36.00' W. long.;
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(7) 32[deg]58.02' N. lat., 118[deg]35.41' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]56.00' N. lat., 118[deg]33.59' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]54.76' N. lat., 118[deg]33.58' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]53.97' N. lat., 118[deg]32.45' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]51.18' N. lat., 118[deg]30.83' W. long.;
(12) 32[deg]50.00' N. lat., 118[deg]29.68' W. long.;
(13) 32[deg]49.72' N. lat., 118[deg]28.33' W. long.;
(14) 32[deg]47.88' N. lat., 118[deg]26.90' W. long.;
(15) 32[deg]47.30' N. lat., 118[deg]25.73' W. long.;
(16) 32[deg]47.28' N. lat., 118[deg]24.83' W. long.;
(17) 32[deg]48.12' N. lat., 118[deg]24.33' W. long.;
(18) 32[deg]48.74' N. lat., 118[deg]23.39' W. long.;
(19) 32[deg]48.69' N. lat., 118[deg]21.75' W. long.;
(20) 32[deg]49.06' N. lat., 118[deg]20.53' W. long.;
(21) 32[deg]50.28' N. lat., 118[deg]21.90' W. long.;
(22) 32[deg]51.73' N. lat., 118[deg]23.86' W. long.;
(23) 32[deg]52.79' N. lat., 118[deg]25.08' W. long.;
(24) 32[deg]54.03' N. lat., 118[deg]26.83' W. long.;
(25) 32[deg]54.70' N. lat., 118[deg]27.55' W. long.;
(26) 32[deg]55.49' N. lat., 118[deg]29.04' W. long.;
(27) 32[deg]59.58' N. lat., 118[deg]32.51' W. long.;
(28) 32[deg]59.89' N. lat., 118[deg]32.52' W. long.;
(29) 33[deg]00.29' N. lat., 118[deg]32.73' W. long.;
(30) 33[deg]00.85' N. lat., 118[deg]33.50' W. long.;
(31) 33[deg]01.70' N. lat., 118[deg]33.64' W. long.;
(32) 33[deg]02.90' N. lat., 118[deg]35.35' W. long.;
(33) 33[deg]02.61' N. lat., 118[deg]36.96' W. long.; and
(34) 33[deg]03.37' N. lat., 118[deg]37.76' W. long.
(g) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]19.13' N. lat., 118[deg]18.04' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]18.32' N. lat., 118[deg]18.20' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]17.82' N. lat., 118[deg]18.73' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]17.54' N. lat., 118[deg]19.52' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]17.99' N. lat., 118[deg]21.71' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]18.48' N. lat., 118[deg]22.82' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]18.77' N. lat., 118[deg]26.95' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]19.69' N. lat., 118[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]20.53' N. lat., 118[deg]30.52' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]20.46' N. lat., 118[deg]31.47' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]20.98' N. lat., 118[deg]31.39' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]20.81' N. lat., 118[deg]30.49' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]21.38' N. lat., 118[deg]30.07' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]23.12' N. lat., 118[deg]29.31' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]24.95' N. lat., 118[deg]29.70' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]25.39' N. lat., 118[deg]30.50' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]25.21' N. lat., 118[deg]30.79' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]25.65' N. lat., 118[deg]31.60' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]25.65' N. lat., 118[deg]32.04' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]25.94' N. lat., 118[deg]32.96' W. long.;
(21) 33[deg]25.86' N. lat., 118[deg]33.49' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]26.06' N. lat., 118[deg]34.12' W. long.;
(23) 33[deg]28.28' N. lat., 118[deg]36.60' W. long.;
(24) 33[deg]28.83' N. lat., 118[deg]36.42' W. long.;
(25) 33[deg]28.72' N. lat., 118[deg]34.93' W. long.;
(26) 33[deg]28.71' N. lat., 118[deg]33.61' W. long.;
(27) 33[deg]28.81' N. lat., 118[deg]32.95' W. long.;
(28) 33[deg]28.73' N. lat., 118[deg]32.07' W. long.;
(29) 33[deg]27.55' N. lat., 118[deg]30.14' W. long.;
(30) 33[deg]27.86' N. lat., 118[deg]29.41' W. long.;
(31) 33[deg]26.98' N. lat., 118[deg]29.06' W. long.;
(32) 33[deg]26.96' N. lat., 118[deg]28.58' W. long.;
(33) 33[deg]26.76' N. lat., 118[deg]28.40' W. long.;
(34) 33[deg]26.52' N. lat., 118[deg]27.66' W. long.;
(35) 33[deg]26.31' N. lat., 118[deg]27.41' W. long.;
(36) 33[deg]25.09' N. lat., 118[deg]23.13' W. long.;
(37) 33[deg]24.80' N. lat., 118[deg]22.86' W. long.;
(38) 33[deg]24.60' N. lat., 118[deg]22.02' W. long.;
(39) 33[deg]22.82' N. lat., 118[deg]21.04' W. long.;
(40) 33[deg]20.23' N. lat., 118[deg]18.45' W. long.; and
(41) 33[deg]19.13' N. lat., 118[deg]18.04' W. long.
(h) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour between 46[deg]16' N. lat. and
the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all
of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]16.10' W. long.;
(2) 46[deg]15.29' N. lat., 124[deg]15.60' W. long.;
(3) 46[deg]11.90' N. lat., 124[deg]13.59' W. long.;
(4) 46[deg]06.93' N. lat., 124[deg]10.15' W. long.;
(5) 46[deg]05.33' N. lat., 124[deg]08.30' W. long.;
(6) 45[deg]58.69' N. lat., 124[deg]05.60' W. long.;
(7) 45[deg]57.71' N. lat., 124[deg]05.82' W. long.;
(8) 45[deg]53.97' N. lat., 124[deg]05.04' W. long.;
(9) 45[deg]49.75' N. lat., 124[deg]05.14' W. long.;
(10) 45[deg]47.88' N. lat., 124[deg]05.16' W. long.;
(11) 45[deg]47.07' N. lat., 124[deg]04.21' W. long.;
(12) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]04.49' W. long.;
(13) 45[deg]44.34' N. lat., 124[deg]05.09' W. long.;
(14) 45[deg]40.64' N. lat., 124[deg]04.90' W. long.;
(15) 45[deg]33.00' N. lat., 124[deg]04.46' W. long.;
(16) 45[deg]32.27' N. lat., 124[deg]04.74' W. long.;
(17) 45[deg]29.26' N. lat., 124[deg]04.22' W. long.;
(18) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]04.67' W. long.;
(19) 45[deg]19.99' N. lat., 124[deg]04.62' W. long.;
(20) 45[deg]17.50' N. lat., 124[deg]04.91' W. long.;
(21) 45[deg]11.29' N. lat., 124[deg]05.19' W. long.;
(22) 45[deg]05.79' N. lat., 124[deg]05.40' W. long.;
(23) 45[deg]05.07' N. lat., 124[deg]05.93' W. long.;
(24) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]06.47' W. long.;
(25) 45[deg]01.70' N. lat., 124[deg]06.53' W. long.;
(26) 44[deg]58.75' N. lat., 124[deg]07.14' W. long.;
(27) 44[deg]51.28' N. lat., 124[deg]10.21' W. long.;
(28) 44[deg]49.49' N. lat., 124[deg]10.89' W. long.;
(29) 44[deg]44.96' N. lat., 124[deg]14.39' W. long.;
(30) 44[deg]43.44' N. lat., 124[deg]14.78' W. long.;
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(31) 44[deg]42.27' N. lat., 124[deg]13.81' W. long.;
(32) 44[deg]41.68' N. lat., 124[deg]15.38' W. long.;
(33) 44[deg]34.87' N. lat., 124[deg]15.80' W. long.;
(34) 44[deg]33.74' N. lat., 124[deg]14.43' W. long.;
(35) 44[deg]27.66' N. lat., 124[deg]16.99' W. long.;
(36) 44[deg]19.13' N. lat., 124[deg]19.22' W. long.;
(37) 44[deg]15.35' N. lat., 124[deg]17.37' W. long.;
(38) 44[deg]14.38' N. lat., 124[deg]17.78' W. long.;
(39) 44[deg]12.80' N. lat., 124[deg]17.18' W. long.;
(40) 44[deg]09.23' N. lat., 124[deg]15.96' W. long.;
(41) 44[deg]08.38' N. lat., 124[deg]16.80' W. long.;
(42) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]16.75' W. long.;
(43) 44[deg]01.18' N. lat., 124[deg]15.42' W. long.;
(44) 43[deg]51.60' N. lat., 124[deg]14.68' W. long.;
(45) 43[deg]42.66' N. lat., 124[deg]15.46' W. long.;
(46) 43[deg]40.49' N. lat., 124[deg]15.74' W. long.;
(47) 43[deg]38.77' N. lat., 124[deg]15.64' W. long.;
(48) 43[deg]34.52' N. lat., 124[deg]16.73' W. long.;
(49) 43[deg]28.82' N. lat., 124[deg]19.52' W. long.;
(50) 43[deg]23.91' N. lat., 124[deg]24.28' W. long.;
(51) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]26.63' W. long.;
(52) 43[deg]17.96' N. lat., 124[deg]28.81' W. long.;
(53) 43[deg]16.75' N. lat., 124[deg]28.42' W. long.;
(54) 43[deg]13.98' N. lat., 124[deg]31.99' W. long.;
(55) 43[deg]13.71' N. lat., 124[deg]33.25' W. long.;
(56) 43[deg]12.26' N. lat., 124[deg]34.16' W. long.;
(57) 43[deg]10.96' N. lat., 124[deg]32.34' W. long.;
(58) 43[deg]05.65' N. lat., 124[deg]31.52' W. long.;
(59) 42[deg]59.66' N. lat., 124[deg]32.58' W. long.;
(60) 42[deg]54.97' N. lat., 124[deg]36.99' W. long.;
(61) 42[deg]53.81' N. lat., 124[deg]38.58' W. long.;
(62) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]39.68' W. long.;
(63) 42[deg]49.14' N. lat., 124[deg]39.92' W. long.;
(64) 42[deg]46.47' N. lat., 124[deg]38.65' W. long.;
(65) 42[deg]45.60' N. lat., 124[deg]39.04' W. long.;
(66) 42[deg]44.79' N. lat., 124[deg]37.96' W. long.;
(67) 42[deg]45.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.39' W. long.;
(68) 42[deg]44.14' N. lat., 124[deg]35.16' W. long.;
(69) 42[deg]42.15' N. lat., 124[deg]32.82' W. long.;
(70) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]31.98' W. long.;
(71) 42[deg]38.82' N. lat., 124[deg]31.09' W. long.;
(72) 42[deg]35.91' N. lat., 124[deg]31.02' W. long.;
(73) 42[deg]31.34' N. lat., 124[deg]34.84' W. long.;
(74) 42[deg]28.13' N. lat., 124[deg]34.83' W. long.;
(75) 42[deg]26.73' N. lat., 124[deg]35.58' W. long.;
(76) 42[deg]23.85' N. lat., 124[deg]34.05' W. long.;
(77) 42[deg]21.68' N. lat., 124[deg]30.64' W. long.;
(78) 42[deg]19.62' N. lat., 124[deg]29.02' W. long.;
(79) 42[deg]15.01' N. lat., 124[deg]27.72' W. long.;
(80) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]26.93' W. long.;
(81) 42[deg]11.38' N. lat., 124[deg]25.62' W. long.;
(82) 42[deg]04.66' N. lat., 124[deg]24.39' W. long.;
(83) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.55' W. long.;
(84) 41[deg]51.35' N. lat., 124[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(85) 41[deg]44.10' N. lat., 124[deg]19.05' W. long.;
(86) 41[deg]38.00' N. lat., 124[deg]20.04' W. long.;
(87) 41[deg]18.43' N. lat., 124[deg]13.48' W. long.;
(88) 40[deg]55.12' N. lat., 124[deg]16.33' W. long.;
(89) 40[deg]41.00' N. lat., 124[deg]27.66' W. long.;
(90) 40[deg]36.71' N. lat., 124[deg]27.15' W. long.;
(91) 40[deg]32.81' N. lat., 124[deg]29.42' W. long.;
(92) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.38' W. long.;
(93) 40[deg]29.13' N. lat., 124[deg]33.23' W. long.;
(94) 40[deg]24.55' N. lat., 124[deg]30.40' W. long.;
(95) 40[deg]22.32' N. lat., 124[deg]24.19' W. long.;
(96) 40[deg]19.67' N. lat., 124[deg]25.52' W. long.;
(97) 40[deg]18.63' N. lat., 124[deg]22.38' W. long.;
(98) 40[deg]15.21' N. lat., 124[deg]24.53' W. long.;
(99) 40[deg]12.56' N. lat., 124[deg]22.69' W. long.;
(100) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]17.84' W. long.;
(101) 40[deg]09.30' N. lat., 124[deg]15.68' W. long.;
(102) 40[deg]08.31' N. lat., 124[deg]15.17' W. long.;
(103) 40[deg]05.62' N. lat., 124[deg]09.80' W. long.;
(104) 40[deg]06.57' N. lat., 124[deg]07.99' W. long.;
(105) 40[deg]00.86' N. lat., 124[deg]08.42' W. long.;
(106) 39[deg]54.79' N. lat., 124[deg]05.25' W. long.;
(107) 39[deg]52.75' N. lat., 124[deg]02.62' W. long.;
(108) 39[deg]52.51' N. lat., 123[deg]58.15' W. long.;
(109) 39[deg]49.64' N. lat., 123[deg]54.98' W. long.;
(110) 39[deg]41.46' N. lat., 123[deg]50.65' W. long.;
(111) 39[deg]34.57' N. lat., 123[deg]49.24' W. long.;
(112) 39[deg]22.62' N. lat., 123[deg]51.21' W. long.;
(113) 39[deg]04.58' N. lat., 123[deg]45.43' W. long.;
(114) 39[deg]00.45' N. lat., 123[deg]47.58' W. long.;
(115) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]47.27' W. long.;
(116) 38[deg]55.82' N. lat., 123[deg]46.97' W. long.;
(117) 38[deg]52.26' N. lat., 123[deg]44.35' W. long.;
(118) 38[deg]45.41' N. lat., 123[deg]35.67' W. long.;
(119) 38[deg]40.60' N. lat., 123[deg]28.22' W. long.;
(120) 38[deg]21.64' N. lat., 123[deg]08.91' W. long.;
(121) 38[deg]12.01' N. lat., 123[deg]03.86' W. long.;
(122) 38[deg]06.16' N. lat., 123[deg]07.01' W. long.;
(123) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]07.05' W. long.;
(124) 37[deg]51.73' N. lat., 122[deg]57.97' W. long.;
(125) 37[deg]47.96' N. lat., 122[deg]59.34' W. long.;
(126) 37[deg]47.37' N. lat., 123[deg]08.84' W. long.;
(127) 37[deg]50.00' N. lat., 123[deg]14.38' W. long.;
(128) 37[deg]39.91' N. lat., 123[deg]00.84' W. long.;
(129) 37[deg]38.75' N. lat., 122[deg]52.16' W. long.;
(130) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 122[deg]49.47' W. long.;
(131) 37[deg]20.24' N. lat., 122[deg]33.82' W. long.;
(132) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]28.50' W. long.;
(133) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]26.26' W. long.;
(134) 36[deg]52.04' N. lat., 122[deg]04.60' W. long.;
(135) 36[deg]52.00' N. lat., 121[deg]57.41' W. long.;
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(136) 36[deg]47.87' N. lat., 121[deg]50.15' W. long.;
(137) 36[deg]48.07' N. lat., 121[deg]48.21' W. long.;
(138) 36[deg]45.93' N. lat., 121[deg]52.11' W. long.;
(139) 36[deg]40.55' N. lat., 121[deg]52.59' W. long.;
(140) 36[deg]38.93' N. lat., 121[deg]58.17' W. long.;
(141) 36[deg]36.54' N. lat., 122[deg]00.18' W. long.;
(142) 36[deg]32.87' N. lat., 121[deg]58.81' W. long.;
(143) 36[deg]31.90' N. lat., 121[deg]56.00' W. long.;
(144) 36[deg]31.51' N. lat., 121[deg]58.17' W. long.;
(145) 36[deg]23.28' N. lat., 121[deg]56.10' W. long.;
(146) 36[deg]17.52' N. lat., 121[deg]57.33' W. long.;
(147) 36[deg]15.90' N. lat., 121[deg]57.00' W. long.;
(148) 36[deg]11.06' N. lat., 121[deg]43.10' W. long.;
(149) 36[deg]02.85' N. lat., 121[deg]36.21' W. long.;
(150) 36[deg]01.22' N. lat., 121[deg]36.36' W. long.;
(151) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]34.73' W. long.;
(152) 35[deg]58.67' N. lat., 121[deg]30.68' W. long.;
(153) 35[deg]54.16' N. lat., 121[deg]30.21' W. long.;
(154) 35[deg]46.98' N. lat., 121[deg]24.02' W. long.;
(155) 35[deg]40.75' N. lat., 121[deg]21.89' W. long.;
(156) 35[deg]34.36' N. lat., 121[deg]11.07' W. long.;
(157) 35[deg]29.30' N. lat., 121[deg]05.74' W. long.;
(158) 35[deg]22.15' N. lat., 120[deg]56.15' W. long.;
(159) 35[deg]14.93' N. lat., 120[deg]56.37' W. long.;
(160) 35[deg]04.06' N. lat., 120[deg]46.35' W. long.;
(161) 34[deg]45.85' N. lat., 120[deg]43.96' W. long.;
(162) 34[deg]37.80' N. lat., 120[deg]44.44' W. long.;
(163) 34[deg]32.82' N. lat., 120[deg]42.08' W. long.;
(164) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]31.27' W. long.;
(165) 34[deg]24.25' N. lat., 120[deg]23.33' W. long.;
(166) 34[deg]26.48' N. lat., 120[deg]13.93' W. long.;
(167) 34[deg]25.12' N. lat., 120[deg]03.46' W. long.;
(168) 34[deg]17.58' N. lat., 119[deg]31.62' W. long.;
(169) 34[deg]11.49' N. lat., 119[deg]27.30' W. long.;
(170) 34[deg]05.59' N. lat., 119[deg]15.52' W. long.;
(171) 34[deg]08.60' N. lat., 119[deg]12.93' W. long.;
(172) 34[deg]04.81' N. lat., 119[deg]13.44' W. long.;
(173) 34[deg]04.26' N. lat., 119[deg]12.39' W. long.;
(174) 34[deg]03.89' N. lat., 119[deg]07.06' W. long.;
(175) 34[deg]05.14' N. lat., 119[deg]05.55' W. long.;
(176) 34[deg]01.27' N. lat., 118[deg]59.62' W. long.;
(177) 33[deg]59.56' N. lat., 118[deg]48.21' W. long.;
(178) 33[deg]59.30' N. lat., 118[deg]35.43' W. long.;
(179) 33[deg]55.14' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.;
(180) 33[deg]52.95' N. lat., 118[deg]34.49' W. long.;
(181) 33[deg]51.07' N. lat., 118[deg]31.50' W. long.;
(182) 33[deg]52.45' N. lat., 118[deg]28.54' W. long.;
(183) 33[deg]49.86' N. lat., 118[deg]24.10' W. long.;
(184) 33[deg]47.14' N. lat., 118[deg]28.38' W. long.;
(185) 33[deg]44.14' N. lat., 118[deg]25.18' W. long.;
(186) 33[deg]41.54' N. lat., 118[deg]19.63' W. long.;
(187) 33[deg]37.86' N. lat., 118[deg]15.06' W. long.;
(188) 33[deg]36.58' N. lat., 118[deg]15.97' W. long.;
(189) 33[deg]34.78' N. lat., 118[deg]12.60' W. long.;
(190) 33[deg]34.46' N. lat., 118[deg]08.77' W. long.;
(191) 33[deg]35.92' N. lat., 118[deg]07.04' W. long.;
(192) 33[deg]36.06' N. lat., 118[deg]03.96' W. long.;
(193) 33[deg]34.98' N. lat., 118[deg]02.74' W. long.;
(194) 33[deg]34.03' N. lat., 117[deg]59.37' W. long.;
(195) 33[deg]35.46' N. lat., 117[deg]55.61' W. long.;
(196) 33[deg]34.97' N. lat., 117[deg]53.33' W. long.;
(197) 33[deg]31.20' N. lat., 117[deg]47.40' W. long.;
(198) 33[deg]27.26' N. lat., 117[deg]44.34' W. long.;
(199) 33[deg]24.84' N. lat., 117[deg]40.75' W. long.;
(200) 33[deg]11.45' N. lat., 117[deg]26.84' W. long.;
(201) 33[deg]07.59' N. lat., 117[deg]21.46' W. long.;
(202) 33[deg]01.74' N. lat., 117[deg]19.23' W. long.;
(203) 32[deg]56.44' N. lat., 117[deg]18.08' W. long.;
(204) 32[deg]54.63' N. lat., 117[deg]16.94' W. long.;
(205) 32[deg]51.67' N. lat., 117[deg]16.21' W. long.;
(206) 32[deg]52.16' N. lat., 117[deg]19.41' W. long.;
(207) 32[deg]46.91' N. lat., 117[deg]20.43' W. long.;
(208) 32[deg]43.49' N. lat., 117[deg]18.12' W. long.; and
(209) 32[deg]33.00' N. lat., 117[deg]16.39' W. long.
(i) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around the northern Channel
Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 34[deg]07.88' N. lat., 120[deg]27.79' W. long.;
(2) 34[deg]07.45' N. lat., 120[deg]28.26' W. long.;
(3) 34[deg]07.03' N. lat., 120[deg]27.29' W. long.;
(4) 34[deg]06.19' N. lat., 120[deg]28.81' W. long.;
(5) 34[deg]06.44' N. lat., 120[deg]31.17' W. long.;
(6) 34[deg]05.81' N. lat., 120[deg]31.97' W. long.;
(7) 34[deg]03.51' N. lat., 120[deg]29.61' W. long.;
(8) 34[deg]01.56' N. lat., 120[deg]28.83' W. long.;
(9) 34[deg]00.81' N. lat., 120[deg]27.94' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]59.26' N. lat., 120[deg]17.95' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]54.71' N. lat., 120[deg]12.72' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]51.61' N. lat., 120[deg]02.49' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]51.68' N. lat., 119[deg]59.41' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]52.71' N. lat., 119[deg]57.25' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]55.83' N. lat., 119[deg]55.92' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]59.64' N. lat., 119[deg]56.03' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]56.30' N. lat., 119[deg]48.63' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]56.77' N. lat., 119[deg]41.87' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]58.54' N. lat., 119[deg]34.98' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]59.52' N. lat., 119[deg]24.69' W. long.;
(21) 34[deg]00.24' N. lat., 119[deg]21.00' W. long.;
(22) 34[deg]02.00' N. lat., 119[deg]19.57' W. long.;
(23) 34[deg]01.29' N. lat., 119[deg]23.92' W. long.;
(24) 34[deg]01.95' N. lat., 119[deg]28.94' W. long.;
(25) 34[deg]03.90' N. lat., 119[deg]33.43' W. long.;
(26) 34[deg]03.31' N. lat., 119[deg]36.51' W. long.;
(27) 34[deg]02.13' N. lat., 119[deg]37.99' W. long.;
(28) 34[deg]01.96' N. lat., 119[deg]40.35' W. long.;
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(29) 34[deg]03.52' N. lat., 119[deg]43.22' W. long.;
(30) 34[deg]04.03' N. lat., 119[deg]45.66' W. long.;
(31) 34[deg]04.03' N. lat., 119[deg]48.13' W. long.;
(32) 34[deg]05.15' N. lat., 119[deg]52.97' W. long.;
(33) 34[deg]05.47' N. lat., 119[deg]57.55' W. long.;
(34) 34[deg]04.43' N. lat., 120[deg]02.29' W. long.;
(35) 34[deg]05.64' N. lat., 120[deg]04.05' W. long.;
(36) 34[deg]04.16' N. lat., 120[deg]07.60' W. long.;
(37) 34[deg]05.04' N. lat., 120[deg]12.78' W. long.;
(38) 34[deg]04.45' N. lat., 120[deg]17.78' W. long.;
(39) 34[deg]07.37' N. lat., 120[deg]24.14' W. long.; and
(40) 34[deg]07.88' N. lat., 120[deg]27.79' W. long.
(j) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]02.94' N. lat., 118[deg]38.42' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]01.79' N. lat., 118[deg]37.67' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]00.47' N. lat., 118[deg]37.65' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]59.64' N. lat., 118[deg]37.04' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]59.81' N. lat., 118[deg]36.37' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]57.84' N. lat., 118[deg]35.67' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]55.89' N. lat., 118[deg]33.88' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]54.75' N. lat., 118[deg]33.57' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]53.75' N. lat., 118[deg]32.47' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]50.36' N. lat., 118[deg]30.50' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]49.78' N. lat., 118[deg]29.65' W. long.;
(12) 32[deg]49.70' N. lat., 118[deg]28.96' W. long.;
(13) 32[deg]46.79' N. lat., 118[deg]25.60' W. long.;
(14) 32[deg]45.24' N. lat., 118[deg]24.55' W. long.;
(15) 32[deg]45.94' N. lat., 118[deg]24.12' W. long.;
(16) 32[deg]46.85' N. lat., 118[deg]24.79' W. long.;
(17) 32[deg]48.49' N. lat., 118[deg]23.25' W. long.;
(18) 32[deg]48.80' N. lat., 118[deg]20.52' W. long.;
(19) 32[deg]49.76' N. lat., 118[deg]20.98' W. long.;
(20) 32[deg]55.04' N. lat., 118[deg]27.97' W. long.;
(21) 32[deg]55.48' N. lat., 118[deg]29.01' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]00.35' N. lat., 118[deg]32.61' W. long.;
(23) 33[deg]01.79' N. lat., 118[deg]33.66' W. long.;
(24) 33[deg]02.98' N. lat., 118[deg]35.40' W. long.; and
(25) 33[deg]02.94' N. lat., 118[deg]38.42' W. long.
(k) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.90' N. lat., 118[deg]36.43' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]28.49' N. lat., 118[deg]36.70' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]28.02' N. lat., 118[deg]36.70' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]25.81' N. lat., 118[deg]33.95' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]25.78' N. lat., 118[deg]32.94' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]24.77' N. lat., 118[deg]29.99' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]23.19' N. lat., 118[deg]29.61' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]20.81' N. lat., 118[deg]30.52' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]21.06' N. lat., 118[deg]31.52' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]20.43' N. lat., 118[deg]31.62' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]20.45' N. lat., 118[deg]30.46' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]18.71' N. lat., 118[deg]27.64' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]17.36' N. lat., 118[deg]18.75' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]19.17' N. lat., 118[deg]17.56' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]22.20' N. lat., 118[deg]20.11' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]23.31' N. lat., 118[deg]20.45' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]24.71' N. lat., 118[deg]22.13' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]25.27' N. lat., 118[deg]23.30' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]26.73' N. lat., 118[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]27.85' N. lat., 118[deg]29.33' W. long.;
(21) 33[deg]27.91' N. lat., 118[deg]29.93' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]28.79' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.; and
(23) 33[deg]28.90' N. lat., 118[deg]36.40' W. long.
21. Section 660.392 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.392 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 50 fm (91 m)
through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.
Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a
series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides
coordinates for the 50 fm (91 m) through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.
(a) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour between the U.S. border with
Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]22.15' N. lat., 124[deg]43.15' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]22.15' N. lat., 124[deg]49.10' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]20.03' N. lat., 124[deg]51.18' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]16.61' N. lat., 124[deg]53.72' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]14.68' N. lat., 124[deg]54.50' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]12.02' N. lat., 124[deg]55.29' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]03.14' N. lat., 124[deg]57.02' W. long.;
(8) 47[deg]56.05' N. lat., 124[deg]55.60' W. long.;
(9) 47[deg]52.58' N. lat., 124[deg]54.00' W. long.;
(10) 47[deg]50.18' N. lat., 124[deg]52.36' W. long.;
(11) 47[deg]45.34' N. lat., 124[deg]51.07' W. long.;
(12) 47[deg]40.96' N. lat., 124[deg]48.84' W. long.;
(13) 47[deg]34.59' N. lat., 124[deg]46.24' W. long.;
(14) 47[deg]27.86' N. lat., 124[deg]42.12' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]22.34' N. lat., 124[deg]39.43' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]17.66' N. lat., 124[deg]38.75' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]06.25' N. lat., 124[deg]39.74' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]00.43' N. lat., 124[deg]38.01' W. long.;
(19) 46[deg]52.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.44' W. long.;
(20) 46[deg]35.41' N. lat., 124[deg]25.51' W. long.;
(21) 46[deg]25.43' N. lat., 124[deg]23.46' W. long.;
(22) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]17.32' W. long.;
(23) 45[deg]50.88' N. lat., 124[deg]09.68' W. long.;
(24) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]09.39' W. long.;
(25) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]07.34' W. long.;
(26) 45[deg]12.99' N. lat., 124[deg]06.71' W. long.;
(27) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]09.17' W. long.;
(28) 44[deg]52.48' N. lat., 124[deg]11.22' W. long.;
(29) 44[deg]42.41' N. lat., 124[deg]19.70' W. long.;
(30) 44[deg]38.80' N. lat., 124[deg]26.58' W. long.;
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(31) 44[deg]24.99' N. lat., 124[deg]31.22' W. long.;
(32) 44[deg]18.11' N. lat., 124[deg]43.74' W. long.;
(33) 44[deg]15.23' N. lat., 124[deg]40.47' W. long.;
(34) 44[deg]18.80' N. lat., 124[deg]35.48' W. long.;
(35) 44[deg]19.62' N. lat., 124[deg]27.18' W. long.;
(36) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]22.17' W. long.;
(37) 43[deg]56.65' N. lat., 124[deg]16.86' W. long.;
(38) 43[deg]34.95' N. lat., 124[deg]17.47' W. long.;
(39) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]29.11' W. long.;
(40) 43[deg]12.60' N. lat., 124[deg]35.80' W. long.;
(41) 43[deg]08.96' N. lat., 124[deg]33.77' W. long.;
(42) 42[deg]59.66' N. lat., 124[deg]34.79' W. long.;
(43) 42[deg]54.29' N. lat., 124[deg]39.46' W. long.;
(44) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]39.84' W. long.;
(45) 42[deg]46.50' N. lat., 124[deg]39.99' W. long.;
(46) 42[deg]41.00' N. lat., 124[deg]34.92' W. long.;
(47) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]34.98' W. long.;
(48) 42[deg]36.29' N. lat., 124[deg]34.70' W. long.;
(49) 42[deg]28.36' N. lat., 124[deg]37.90' W. long.;
(50) 42[deg]25.53' N. lat., 124[deg]37.68' W. long.;
(51) 42[deg]18.64' N. lat., 124[deg]29.47' W. long.;
(52) 42[deg]12.95' N. lat., 124[deg]27.34' W. long.;
(53) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]27.67' W. long.;
(54) 42[deg]03.04' N. lat., 124[deg]25.81' W. long.;
(55) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]26.21' W. long.;
(56) 41[deg]57.60' N. lat., 124[deg]27.35' W. long.;
(57) 41[deg]52.53' N. lat., 124[deg]26.51' W. long.;
(58) 41[deg]50.17' N. lat., 124[deg]25.63' W. long.;
(59) 41[deg]46.01' N. lat., 124[deg]22.16' W. long.;
(60) 41[deg]26.50' N. lat., 124[deg]21.78' W. long.;
(61) 41[deg]15.66' N. lat., 124[deg]16.42' W. long.;
(62) 41[deg]05.45' N. lat., 124[deg]16.89' W. long.;
(63) 40[deg]54.55' N. lat., 124[deg]19.53' W. long.;
(64) 40[deg]42.22' N. lat., 124[deg]28.29' W. long.;
(65) 40[deg]39.68' N. lat., 124[deg]28.37' W. long.;
(66) 40[deg]36.76' N. lat., 124[deg]27.39' W. long.;
(67) 40[deg]34.44' N. lat., 124[deg]28.89' W. long.;
(68) 40[deg]32.57' N. lat., 124[deg]32.43' W. long.;
(69) 40[deg]30.95' N. lat., 124[deg]33.87' W. long.;
(70) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]34.18' W. long.;
(71) 40[deg]28.90' N. lat., 124[deg]34.59' W. long.;
(72) 40[deg]24.36' N. lat., 124[deg]31.42' W. long.;
(73) 40[deg]23.66' N. lat., 124[deg]28.35' W. long.;
(74) 40[deg]22.54' N. lat., 124[deg]24.71' W. long.;
(75) 40[deg]21.52' N. lat., 124[deg]24.86' W. long.;
(76) 40[deg]21.25' N. lat., 124[deg]25.59' W. long.;
(77) 40[deg]20.63' N. lat., 124[deg]26.47' W. long.;
(78) 40[deg]19.18' N. lat., 124[deg]25.98' W. long.;
(79) 40[deg]18.42' N. lat., 124[deg]24.77' W. long.;
(80) 40[deg]18.64' N. lat., 124[deg]22.81' W. long.;
(81) 40[deg]15.31' N. lat., 124[deg]25.28' W. long.;
(82) 40[deg]15.37' N. lat., 124[deg]26.82' W. long.;
(83) 40[deg]11.91' N. lat., 124[deg]22.68' W. long.;
(84) 40[deg]10.01' N. lat., 124[deg]19.97' W. long.;
(85) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.97' W. long.;
(86) 40[deg]09.20' N. lat., 124[deg]15.81' W. long.;
(87) 40[deg]07.51' N. lat., 124[deg]15.29' W. long.;
(88) 40[deg]05.22' N. lat., 124[deg]10.06' W. long.;
(89) 40[deg]06.51' N. lat., 124[deg]08.01' W. long.;
(90) 40[deg]00.72' N. lat., 124[deg]08.45' W. long.;
(91) 39[deg]56.60' N. lat., 124[deg]07.12' W. long.;
(92) 39[deg]52.58' N. lat., 124[deg]03.57' W. long.;
(93) 39[deg]50.65' N. lat., 123[deg]57.98' W. long.;
(94) 39[deg]40.16' N. lat., 123[deg]52.41' W. long.;
(95) 39[deg]30.12' N. lat., 123[deg]52.92' W. long.;
(96) 39[deg]24.53' N. lat., 123[deg]55.16' W. long.;
(97) 39[deg]11.58' N. lat., 123[deg]50.93' W. long.;
(98) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]51.10' W. long.;
(99) 38[deg]55.13' N. lat., 123[deg]51.14' W. long.;
(100) 38[deg]28.58' N. lat., 123[deg]22.84' W. long.;
(101) 38[deg]14.60' N. lat., 123[deg]09.92' W. long.;
(102) 38[deg]01.84' N. lat., 123[deg]09.75' W. long.;
(103) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]09.25' W. long.;
(104) 37[deg]55.24' N. lat., 123[deg]08.30' W. long.;
(105) 37[deg]52.06' N. lat., 123[deg]09.19' W. long.;
(106) 37[deg]50.21' N. lat., 123[deg]14.90' W. long.;
(107) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 122[deg]55.43' W. long.;
(108) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]31.67' W. long.;
(109) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(110) 37[deg]03.06' N. lat., 122[deg]24.22' W. long.;
(111) 36[deg]50.20' N. lat., 122[deg]03.58' W. long.;
(112) 36[deg]51.46' N. lat., 121[deg]57.54' W. long.;
(113) 36[deg]44.14' N. lat., 121[deg]58.10' W. long.;
(114) 36[deg]36.76' N. lat., 122[deg]01.16' W. long.;
(115) 36[deg]15.62' N. lat., 121[deg]57.13' W. long.;
(116) 36[deg]10.41' N. lat., 121[deg]42.92' W. long.;
(117) 36[deg]02.56' N. lat., 121[deg]36.37' W. long.;
(118) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]35.15' W. long.;
(119) 35[deg]58.26' N. lat., 121[deg]32.88' W. long.;
(120) 35[deg]40.38' N. lat., 121[deg]22.59' W. long.;
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(124) 34[deg]31.26' N. lat., 120[deg]44.12' W. long.;
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(126) 34[deg]23.47' N. lat., 120[deg]24.76' W. long.;
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(133) 34[deg]05.39' N. lat., 119[deg]15.13' W. long.;
(134) 34[deg]08.22' N. lat., 119[deg]13.64' W. long.;
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(136) 34[deg]04.56' N. lat., 119[deg]13.73' W. long.;
(137) 34[deg]03.90' N. lat., 119[deg]12.66' W. long.;
(138) 34[deg]03.66' N. lat., 119[deg]06.82' W. long.;
(139) 34[deg]04.58' N. lat., 119[deg]04.91' W. long.;
(140) 34[deg]01.35' N. lat., 119[deg]00.30' W. long.;
(141) 34[deg]00.24' N. lat., 119[deg]03.18' W. long.;
(142) 33[deg]59.63' N. lat., 119[deg]03.20' W. long.;
(143) 33[deg]59.54' N. lat., 119[deg]00.88' W. long.;
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(146) 33[deg]59.07' N. lat., 118[deg]36.33' W. long.;
(147) 33[deg]55.06' N. lat., 118[deg]32.86' W. long.;
(148) 33[deg]53.56' N. lat., 118[deg]37.75' W. long.;
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(150) 33[deg]50.48' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.;
(151) 33[deg]51.86' N. lat., 118[deg]28.71' W. long.;
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(153) 33[deg]49.95' N. lat., 118[deg]26.38' W. long.;
(154) 33[deg]50.73' N. lat., 118[deg]26.17' W. long.;
(155) 33[deg]49.86' N. lat., 118[deg]24.25' W. long.;
(156) 33[deg]48.10' N. lat., 118[deg]26.87' W. long.;
(157) 33[deg]47.54' N. lat., 118[deg]29.66' W. long.;
(158) 33[deg]44.10' N. lat., 118[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(159) 33[deg]41.78' N. lat., 118[deg]20.28' W. long.;
(160) 33[deg]38.18' N. lat., 118[deg]15.69' W. long.;
(161) 33[deg]37.50' N. lat., 118[deg]16.71' W. long.;
(162) 33[deg]35.98' N. lat., 118[deg]16.54' W. long.;
(163) 33[deg]34.15' N. lat., 118[deg]11.22' W. long.;
(164) 33[deg]34.29' N. lat., 118[deg]08.35' W. long.;
(165) 33[deg]35.85' N. lat., 118[deg]07.00' W. long.;
(166) 33[deg]36.12' N. lat., 118[deg]04.15' W. long.;
(167) 33[deg]34.97' N. lat., 118[deg]02.91' W. long.;
(168) 33[deg]34.00' N. lat., 117[deg]59.53' W. long.;
(169) 33[deg]35.44' N. lat., 117[deg]55.67' W. long.;
(170) 33[deg]35.15' N. lat., 117[deg]53.55' W. long.;
(171) 33[deg]31.12' N. lat., 117[deg]47.40' W. long.;
(172) 33[deg]27.99' N. lat., 117[deg]45.19' W. long.;
(173) 33[deg]26.88' N. lat., 117[deg]43.87' W. long.;
(174) 33[deg]25.44' N. lat., 117[deg]41.63' W. long.;
(175) 33[deg]19.50' N. lat., 117[deg]36.08' W. long.;
(176) 33[deg]12.74' N. lat., 117[deg]28.53' W. long.;
(177) 33[deg]10.29' N. lat., 117[deg]25.68' W. long.;
(178) 33[deg]07.36' N. lat., 117[deg]21.23' W. long.;
(179) 32[deg]59.39' N. lat., 117[deg]18.56' W. long.;
(180) 32[deg]56.10' N. lat., 117[deg]18.37' W. long.;
(181) 32[deg]54.43' N. lat., 117[deg]16.93' W. long.;
(182) 32[deg]51.89' N. lat., 117[deg]16.42' W. long.;
(183) 32[deg]52.24' N. lat., 117[deg]19.36' W. long.;
(184) 32[deg]47.06' N. lat., 117[deg]21.92' W. long.;
(185) 32[deg]45.09' N. lat., 117[deg]20.68' W. long.;
(186) 32[deg]43.62' N. lat., 117[deg]18.68' W. long.; and
(187) 32[deg]33.43' N. lat., 117[deg]17.00' W. long.
(b) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour between the U.S. border with
Canada and the Swiftsure Bank is defined by straight lines connecting
all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]30.15' N. lat., 124[deg]56.12' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]28.29' N. lat., 124[deg]56.30' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]29.23' N. lat., 124[deg]53.63' W. long.; and
(4) 48[deg]30.31' N. lat., 124[deg]51.73' W. long.
(c) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around the northern Channel
Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 34[deg]08.40' N. lat., 120[deg]33.78' W. long.;
(2) 34[deg]07.80' N. lat., 120[deg]30.99' W. long.;
(3) 34[deg]08.68' N. lat., 120[deg]26.61' W. long.;
(4) 34[deg]05.85' N. lat., 120[deg]17.13' W. long.;
(5) 34[deg]05.57' N. lat., 119[deg]51.35' W. long.;
(6) 34[deg]07.08' N. lat., 119[deg]52.43' W. long.;
(7) 34[deg]04.49' N. lat., 119[deg]35.55' W. long.;
(8) 34[deg]04.73' N. lat., 119[deg]32.77' W. long.;
(9) 34[deg]02.02' N. lat., 119[deg]19.18' W. long.;
(10) 34[deg]01.03' N. lat., 119[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]59.45' N. lat., 119[deg]22.38' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]58.68' N. lat., 119[deg]32.36' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]56.43' N. lat., 119[deg]41.13' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]56.04' N. lat., 119[deg]48.20' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]57.32' N. lat., 119[deg]51.96' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]59.32' N. lat., 119[deg]55.59' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]57.52' N. lat., 119[deg]55.19' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]56.26' N. lat., 119[deg]54.29' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]54.30' N. lat., 119[deg]54.83' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]50.97' N. lat., 119[deg]57.03' W. long.;
(21) 33[deg]50.03' N. lat., 120[deg]03.00' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]51.14' N. lat., 120[deg]03.65' W. long.;
(23) 33[deg]54.49' N. lat., 120[deg]12.85' W. long.;
(24) 33[deg]58.48' N. lat., 120[deg]18.50' W. long.;
(25) 34[deg]00.71' N. lat., 120[deg]28.21' W. long.;
(26) 34[deg]03.60' N. lat., 120[deg]30.60' W. long.;
(27) 34[deg]06.96' N. lat., 120[deg]34.22' W. long.;
(28) 34[deg]08.01' N. lat., 120[deg]35.24' W. long.; and
(29) 34[deg]08.40' N. lat., 120[deg]33.78' W. long.
(d) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]03.73' N. lat., 118[deg]36.98' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.56' N. lat., 118[deg]34.12' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.54' N. lat., 118[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]55.02' N. lat., 118[deg]27.69' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]49.73' N. lat., 118[deg]20.99' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]48.55' N. lat., 118[deg]20.24' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]47.92' N. lat., 118[deg]22.45' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]45.25' N. lat., 118[deg]24.59' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]50.23' N. lat., 118[deg]30.80' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]55.28' N. lat., 118[deg]33.83' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]00.45' N. lat., 118[deg]37.88' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]03.27' N. lat., 118[deg]38.56' W. long.; and
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(13) 33[deg]03.73' N. lat., 118[deg]36.98' W. long.
(e) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.01' N. lat., 118[deg]37.42' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]29.02' N. lat., 118[deg]36.33' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]28.97' N. lat., 118[deg]33.16' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]28.71' N. lat., 118[deg]31.22' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]26.66' N. lat., 118[deg]27.48' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]25.35' N. lat., 118[deg]22.83' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]22.61' N. lat., 118[deg]19.18' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]20.06' N. lat., 118[deg]17.35' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]17.58' N. lat., 118[deg]17.42' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]17.05' N. lat., 118[deg]18.72' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]17.87' N. lat., 118[deg]24.47' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]18.63' N. lat., 118[deg]28.16' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]20.17' N. lat., 118[deg]31.69' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]20.85' N. lat., 118[deg]31.82' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]23.19' N. lat., 118[deg]29.78' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]24.85' N. lat., 118[deg]31.22' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]25.65' N. lat., 118[deg]34.11' W. long.; and
(18) 33[deg]28.01' N. lat., 118[deg]37.42' W. long.
(f) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]26.70' N. lat., 125[deg]09.43' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]23.76' N. lat., 125[deg]06.77' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]23.01' N. lat., 125[deg]03.48' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]22.42' N. lat., 124[deg]57.84' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]22.62' N. lat., 124[deg]48.97' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]18.61' N. lat., 124[deg]52.52' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]16.62' N. lat., 124[deg]54.03' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]15.39' N. lat., 124[deg]54.79' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]13.81' N. lat., 124[deg]55.45' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]10.51' N. lat., 124[deg]56.56' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]06.90' N. lat., 124[deg]57.72' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]02.23' N. lat., 125[deg]00.20' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]00.87' N. lat., 125[deg]00.37' W. long.;
(14) 47[deg]56.30' N. lat., 124[deg]59.51' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]46.84' N. lat., 124[deg]57.34' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]36.49' N. lat., 124[deg]50.93' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]32.01' N. lat., 124[deg]48.45' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]27.19' N. lat., 124[deg]46.47' W. long.;
(19) 47[deg]21.76' N. lat., 124[deg]43.29' W. long.;
(20) 47[deg]17.82' N. lat., 124[deg]42.12' W. long.;
(21) 47[deg]08.87' N. lat., 124[deg]43.10' W. long.;
(22) 47[deg]03.16' N. lat., 124[deg]42.61' W. long.;
(23) 46[deg]49.70' N. lat., 124[deg]36.80' W. long.;
(24) 46[deg]42.91' N. lat., 124[deg]33.20' W. long.;
(25) 46[deg]39.67' N. lat., 124[deg]30.59' W. long.;
(26) 46[deg]32.47' N. lat., 124[deg]26.34' W. long.;
(27) 46[deg]23.69' N. lat., 124[deg]25.41' W. long.;
(28) 46[deg]20.84' N. lat., 124[deg]24.24' W. long.;
(29) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.10' W. long.;
(30) 46[deg]15.97' N. lat., 124[deg]18.81' W. long.;
(31) 46[deg]11.23' N. lat., 124[deg]19.96' W. long.;
(32) 46[deg]02.51' N. lat., 124[deg]19.84' W. long.;
(33) 45[deg]59.05' N. lat., 124[deg]16.52' W. long.;
(34) 45[deg]51.00' N. lat., 124[deg]12.83' W. long.;
(35) 45[deg]45.85' N. lat., 124[deg]11.54' W. long.;
(36) 45[deg]38.53' N. lat., 124[deg]11.91' W. long.;
(37) 45[deg]30.90' N. lat., 124[deg]10.94' W. long.;
(38) 45[deg]21.20' N. lat., 124[deg]09.12' W. long.;
(39) 45[deg]12.43' N. lat., 124[deg]08.74' W. long.;
(40) 44[deg]59.89' N. lat., 124[deg]11.95' W. long.;
(41) 44[deg]51.96' N. lat., 124[deg]15.15' W. long.;
(42) 44[deg]44.64' N. lat., 124[deg]20.07' W. long.;
(43) 44[deg]39.24' N. lat., 124[deg]28.09' W. long.;
(44) 44[deg]30.61' N. lat., 124[deg]31.66' W. long.;
(45) 44[deg]26.19' N. lat., 124[deg]35.88' W. long.;
(46) 44[deg]18.88' N. lat., 124[deg]45.16' W. long.;
(47) 44[deg]14.69' N. lat., 124[deg]45.51' W. long.;
(48) 44[deg]10.97' N. lat., 124[deg]38.78' W. long.;
(49) 44[deg]08.71' N. lat., 124[deg]33.54' W. long.;
(50) 44[deg]04.92' N. lat., 124[deg]24.55' W. long.;
(51) 43[deg]57.49' N. lat., 124[deg]20.05' W. long.;
(52) 43[deg]50.26' N. lat., 124[deg]21.84' W. long.;
(53) 43[deg]41.69' N. lat., 124[deg]21.94' W. long.;
(54) 43[deg]35.52' N. lat., 124[deg]21.51' W. long.;
(55) 43[deg]25.77' N. lat., 124[deg]28.47' W. long.;
(56) 43[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]31.59' W. long.;
(57) 43[deg]12.73' N. lat., 124[deg]36.69' W. long.;
(58) 43[deg]08.08' N. lat., 124[deg]36.10' W. long.;
(59) 43[deg]00.33' N. lat., 124[deg]37.57' W. long.;
(60) 42[deg]53.99' N. lat., 124[deg]41.04' W. long.;
(61) 42[deg]46.66' N. lat., 124[deg]41.13' W. long.;
(62) 42[deg]41.74' N. lat., 124[deg]37.46' W. long.;
(63) 42[deg]37.42' N. lat., 124[deg]37.22' W. long.;
(64) 42[deg]27.35' N. lat., 124[deg]39.90' W. long.;
(65) 42[deg]23.94' N. lat., 124[deg]38.28' W. long.;
(66) 42[deg]17.72' N. lat., 124[deg]31.10' W. long.;
(67) 42[deg]10.35' N. lat., 124[deg]29.11' W. long.;
(68) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(69) 41[deg]54.87' N. lat., 124[deg]28.50' W. long.;
(70) 41[deg]45.80' N. lat., 124[deg]23.89' W. long.;
(71) 41[deg]34.40' N. lat., 124[deg]24.03' W. long.;
(72) 41[deg]28.33' N. lat., 124[deg]25.46' W. long.;
(73) 41[deg]15.80' N. lat., 124[deg]18.90' W. long.;
(74) 41[deg]09.77' N. lat., 124[deg]17.99' W. long.;
(75) 41[deg]02.26' N. lat., 124[deg]18.71' W. long.;
(76) 40[deg]53.54' N. lat., 124[deg]21.18' W. long.;
(77) 40[deg]49.93' N. lat., 124[deg]23.02' W. long.;
(78) 40[deg]43.15' N. lat., 124[deg]28.74' W. long.;
(79) 40[deg]40.19' N. lat., 124[deg]29.07' W. long.;
(80) 40[deg]36.77' N. lat., 124[deg]27.61' W. long.;
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(82) 40[deg]33.15' N. lat., 124[deg]33.46' W. long.;
(83) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.84' W. long.;
(84) 40[deg]24.72' N. lat., 124[deg]33.06' W. long.;
(85) 40[deg]23.91' N. lat., 124[deg]31.28' W. long.;
(86) 40[deg]23.67' N. lat., 124[deg]28.35' W. long.;
(87) 40[deg]22.53' N. lat., 124[deg]24.72' W. long.;
(88) 40[deg]21.51' N. lat., 124[deg]24.86' W. long.;
(89) 40[deg]21.02' N. lat., 124[deg]27.70' W. long.;
(90) 40[deg]19.75' N. lat., 124[deg]27.06' W. long.;
(91) 40[deg]18.23' N. lat., 124[deg]25.30' W. long.;
(92) 40[deg]18.60' N. lat., 124[deg]22.86' W. long.;
(93) 40[deg]15.43' N. lat., 124[deg]25.37' W. long.;
(94) 40[deg]15.55' N. lat., 124[deg]28.16' W. long.;
(95) 40[deg]11.27' N. lat., 124[deg]22.56' W. long.;
(96) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.97' W. long.;
(97) 40[deg]09.20' N. lat., 124[deg]15.81' W. long.;
(98) 40[deg]07.51' N. lat., 124[deg]15.29' W. long.;
(99) 40[deg]05.22' N. lat., 124[deg]10.06' W. long.;
(100) 40[deg]06.51' N. lat., 124[deg]08.01' W. long.;
(101) 40[deg]00.72' N. lat., 124[deg]08.45' W. long.;
(102) 39[deg]56.60' N. lat., 124[deg]07.12' W. long.;
(103) 39[deg]52.58' N. lat., 124[deg]03.57' W. long.;
(104) 39[deg]50.65' N. lat., 123[deg]57.98' W. long.;
(105) 39[deg]40.16' N. lat., 123[deg]52.41' W. long.;
(106) 39[deg]30.12' N. lat., 123[deg]52.92' W. long.;
(107) 39[deg]24.53' N. lat., 123[deg]55.16' W. long.;
(108) 39[deg]11.58' N. lat., 123[deg]50.93' W. long.;
(109) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]51.14' W. long.;
(110) 38[deg]55.13' N. lat., 123[deg]51.14' W. long.;
(111) 38[deg]28.58' N. lat., 123[deg]22.84' W. long.;
(112) 38[deg]08.57' N. lat., 123[deg]14.74' W. long.;
(113) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]15.61' W. long.;
(114) 37[deg]56.98' N. lat., 123[deg]21.82' W. long.;
(115) 37[deg]48.01' N. lat., 123[deg]15.90' W. long.;
(116) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 122[deg]58.48' W. long.;
(117) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]40.22' W. long.;
(118) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]37.64' W. long.;
(119) 37[deg]02.08' N. lat., 122[deg]25.49' W. long.;
(120) 36[deg]48.20' N. lat., 122[deg]03.32' W. long.;
(121) 36[deg]51.46' N. lat., 121[deg]57.54' W. long.;
(122) 36[deg]44.14' N. lat., 121[deg]58.10' W. long.;
(123) 36[deg]36.76' N. lat., 122[deg]01.16' W. long.;
(124) 36[deg]15.62' N. lat., 121[deg]57.13' W. long.;
(125) 36[deg]10.42' N. lat., 121[deg]42.90' W. long.;
(126) 36[deg]02.55' N. lat., 121[deg]36.35' W. long.;
(127) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]35.15' W. long.;
(128) 35[deg]58.25' N. lat., 121[deg]32.88' W. long.;
(129) 35[deg]40.38' N. lat., 121[deg]22.59' W. long.;
(130) 35[deg]24.35' N. lat., 121[deg]02.53' W. long.;
(131) 35[deg]02.66' N. lat., 120[deg]51.63' W. long.;
(132) 34[deg]39.52' N. lat., 120[deg]48.72' W. long.;
(133) 34[deg]31.26' N. lat., 120[deg]44.12' W. long.;
(134) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(135) 34[deg]23.00' N. lat., 120[deg]25.32' W. long.;
(136) 34[deg]25.68' N. lat., 120[deg]17.46' W. long.;
(137) 34[deg]23.18' N. lat., 119[deg]56.17' W. long.;
(138) 34[deg]18.73' N. lat., 119[deg]41.89' W. long.;
(139) 34[deg]11.18' N. lat., 119[deg]31.21' W. long.;
(140) 34[deg]10.01' N. lat., 119[deg]25.84' W. long.;
(141) 34[deg]03.88' N. lat., 119[deg]12.46' W. long.;
(142) 34[deg]03.58' N. lat., 119[deg]06.71' W. long.;
(143) 34[deg]04.52' N. lat., 119[deg]04.89' W. long.;
(144) 34[deg]01.28' N. lat., 119[deg]00.27' W. long.;
(145) 34[deg]00.20' N. lat., 119[deg]03.18' W. long.;
(146) 33[deg]59.60' N. lat., 119[deg]03.14' W. long.;
(147) 33[deg]59.45' N. lat., 119[deg]00.87' W. long.;
(148) 34[deg]00.71' N. lat., 118[deg]59.07' W. long.;
(149) 33[deg]59.05' N. lat., 118[deg]47.34' W. long.;
(150) 33[deg]59.06' N. lat., 118[deg]36.30' W. long.;
(151) 33[deg]55.05' N. lat., 118[deg]32.85' W. long.;
(152) 33[deg]53.56' N. lat., 118[deg]37.73' W. long.;
(153) 33[deg]51.22' N. lat., 118[deg]36.13' W. long.;
(154) 33[deg]50.19' N. lat., 118[deg]32.19' W. long.;
(155) 33[deg]51.28' N. lat., 118[deg]29.12' W. long.;
(156) 33[deg]49.89' N. lat., 118[deg]28.04' W. long.;
(157) 33[deg]49.95' N. lat., 118[deg]26.38' W. long.;
(158) 33[deg]50.73' N. lat., 118[deg]26.16' W. long.;
(159) 33[deg]49.87' N. lat., 118[deg]24.37' W. long.;
(160) 33[deg]47.54' N. lat., 118[deg]29.65' W. long.;
(161) 33[deg]44.10' N. lat., 118[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(162) 33[deg]41.77' N. lat., 118[deg]20.32' W. long.;
(163) 33[deg]38.17' N. lat., 118[deg]15.69' W. long.;
(164) 33[deg]37.48' N. lat., 118[deg]16.72' W. long.;
(165) 33[deg]35.98' N. lat., 118[deg]16.54' W. long.;
(166) 33[deg]34.15' N. lat., 118[deg]11.22' W. long.;
(167) 33[deg]34.09' N. lat., 118[deg]08.15' W. long.;
(168) 33[deg]35.73' N. lat., 118[deg]05.01' W. long.;
(169) 33[deg]33.75' N. lat., 117[deg]59.82' W. long.;
(170) 33[deg]35.44' N. lat., 117[deg]55.65' W. long.;
(171) 33[deg]35.15' N. lat., 117[deg]53.54' W. long.;
(172) 33[deg]31.12' N. lat., 117[deg]47.39' W. long.;
(173) 33[deg]27.49' N. lat., 117[deg]44.85' W. long.;
(174) 33[deg]16.42' N. lat., 117[deg]32.92' W. long.;
(175) 33[deg]06.66' N. lat., 117[deg]21.59' W. long.;
(176) 33[deg]00.08' N. lat., 117[deg]19.02' W. long.;
(177) 32[deg]56.11' N. lat., 117[deg]18.41' W. long.;
(178) 32[deg]54.43' N. lat., 117[deg]16.93' W. long.;
(179) 32[deg]51.89' N. lat., 117[deg]16.42' W. long.;
(180) 32[deg]52.61' N. lat., 117[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(181) 32[deg]46.96' N. lat., 117[deg]22.69' W. long.;
(182) 32[deg]44.98' N. lat., 117[deg]21.87' W. long.;
(183) 32[deg]43.52' N. lat., 117[deg]19.32' W. long.; and
(184) 32[deg]33.56' N. lat., 117[deg]17.72' W. long.
(g) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around the northern Channel
Islands off
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the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 120[deg]26.31' N. lat., 34[deg]09.16' W. long.;
(2) 120[deg]16.43' N. lat., 34[deg]06.69' W. long.;
(3) 120[deg]04.00' N. lat., 34[deg]06.38' W. long.;
(4) 119[deg]52.06' N. lat., 34[deg]07.36' W. long.;
(5) 119[deg]36.94' N. lat., 34[deg]04.84' W. long.;
(6) 119[deg]35.50' N. lat., 34[deg]04.84' W. long.;
(7) 119[deg]32.80' N. lat., 34[deg]05.04' W. long.;
(8) 119[deg]26.70' N. lat., 34[deg]04.00' W. long.;
(9) 119[deg]21.40' N. lat., 34[deg]02.80' W. long.;
(10) 119[deg]18.97' N. lat., 34[deg]02.36' W. long.;
(11) 119[deg]19.42' N. lat., 34[deg]00.65' W. long.;
(12) 119[deg]22.38' N. lat., 33[deg]59.45' W. long.;
(13) 119[deg]32.36' N. lat., 33[deg]58.68' W. long.;
(14) 119[deg]41.09' N. lat., 33[deg]56.14' W. long.;
(15) 119[deg]48.00' N. lat., 33[deg]55.84' W. long.;
(16) 119[deg]52.09' N. lat., 33[deg]57.22' W. long.;
(17) 119[deg]55.59' N. lat., 33[deg]59.32' W. long.;
(18) 119[deg]55.19' N. lat., 33[deg]57.52' W. long.;
(19) 119[deg]54.25' N. lat., 33[deg]56.10' W. long.;
(20) 119[deg]56.02' N. lat., 33[deg]50.28' W. long.;
(21) 119[deg]59.67' N. lat., 33[deg]48.51' W. long.;
(22) 120[deg]03.58' N. lat., 33[deg]49.14' W. long.;
(23) 120[deg]06.50' N. lat., 33[deg]51.93' W. long.;
(24) 120[deg]13.06' N. lat., 33[deg]54.36' W. long.;
(25) 120[deg]20.46' N. lat., 33[deg]58.53' W. long.;
(26) 120[deg]28.12' N. lat., 34[deg]00.12' W. long.;
(27) 120[deg]35.85' N. lat., 34[deg]08.09' W. long.;
(28) 120[deg]34.58' N. lat., 34[deg]08.80' W. long.; and
(29) 120[deg]26.31' N. lat., 34[deg]09.16' W. long.;
(h) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]04.06' N. lat., 118[deg]37.32' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.56' N. lat., 118[deg]34.12' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.54' N. lat., 118[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]55.02' N. lat., 118[deg]27.69' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]49.78' N. lat., 118[deg]20.88' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]48.32' N. lat., 118[deg]19.89' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]47.60' N. lat., 118[deg]22.00' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]44.59' N. lat., 118[deg]24.52' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]49.97' N. lat., 118[deg]31.52' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]53.62' N. lat., 118[deg]32.94' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]55.63' N. lat., 118[deg]34.82' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]00.71' N. lat., 118[deg]38.42' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]03.31' N. lat., 118[deg]38.74' W. long.; and
(14) 33[deg]04.06' N. lat., 118[deg]37.32' W. long.
(i) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island
off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all
of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.15' N. lat., 118[deg]37.85' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]29.23' N. lat., 118[deg]36.27' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]28.85' N. lat., 118[deg]30.85' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]26.69' N. lat., 118[deg]27.37' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]25.35' N. lat., 118[deg]22.83' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]22.60' N. lat., 118[deg]18.82' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]19.49' N. lat., 118[deg]16.91' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]17.13' N. lat., 118[deg]16.58' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]16.72' N. lat., 118[deg]18.07' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]18.35' N. lat., 118[deg]27.86' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]20.03' N. lat., 118[deg]32.04' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]21.86' N. lat., 118[deg]31.72' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]23.15' N. lat., 118[deg]29.89' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]25.13' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]25.73' N. lat., 118[deg]34.88' W. long.; and
(16) 33[deg]28.15' N. lat., 118[deg]37.85' W. long.
(j) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]16.80' N. lat., 125[deg]34.90' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]14.50' N. lat., 125[deg]29.50' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]12.08' N. lat., 125[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]09.00' N. lat., 125[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]07.80' N. lat., 125[deg]31.70' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]04.28' N. lat., 125[deg]29.00' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]02.50' N. lat., 125[deg]25.70' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]10.00' N. lat., 125[deg]20.19' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]21.70' N. lat., 125[deg]17.56' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]23.12' N. lat., 125[deg]10.25' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]21.99' N. lat., 125[deg]02.59' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]23.05' N. lat., 124[deg]48.80' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]17.10' N. lat., 124[deg]54.82' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]05.10' N. lat., 124[deg]59.40' W. long.;
(15) 48[deg]04.50' N. lat., 125[deg]02.00' W. long.;
(16) 48[deg]04.70' N. lat., 125[deg]04.08' W. long.;
(17) 48[deg]05.20' N. lat., 125[deg]04.90' W. long.;
(18) 48[deg]06.80' N. lat., 125[deg]06.15' W. long.;
(19) 48[deg]05.91' N. lat., 125[deg]08.30' W. long.;
(20) 48[deg]07.00' N. lat., 125[deg]09.80' W. long.;
(21) 48[deg]06.93' N. lat., 125[deg]11.48' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]04.98' N. lat., 125[deg]10.02' W. long.;
(23) 47[deg]54.00' N. lat., 125[deg]04.98' W. long.;
(24) 47[deg]44.52' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(25) 47[deg]42.00' N. lat., 124[deg]58.98' W. long.;
(26) 47[deg]35.52' N. lat., 124[deg]55.50' W. long.;
(27) 47[deg]22.02' N. lat., 124[deg]44.40' W. long.;
(28) 47[deg]16.98' N. lat., 124[deg]45.48' W. long.;
(29) 47[deg]10.98' N. lat., 124[deg]48.48' W. long.;
(30) 47[deg]04.98' N. lat., 124[deg]49.02' W. long.;
(31) 46[deg]57.98' N. lat., 124[deg]46.50' W. long.;
(32) 46[deg]54.00' N. lat., 124[deg]45.00' W. long.;
(33) 46[deg]48.48' N. lat., 124[deg]44.52' W. long.;
(34) 46[deg]40.02' N. lat., 124[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(35) 46[deg]34.09' N. lat., 124[deg]27.03' W. long.;
(36) 46[deg]24.64' N. lat., 124[deg]30.33' W. long.;
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(37) 46[deg]19.98' N. lat., 124[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(38) 46[deg]18.14' N. lat., 124[deg]34.26' W. long.;
(39) 46[deg]18.72' N. lat., 124[deg]22.68' W. long.;
(40) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.49' W. long.;
(41) 46[deg]14.64' N. lat., 124[deg]22.54' W. long.;
(42) 46[deg]11.08' N. lat., 124[deg]30.74' W. long.;
(43) 46[deg]04.28' N. lat., 124[deg]31.49' W. long.;
(44) 45[deg]55.97' N. lat., 124[deg]19.95' W. long.;
(45) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]16.41' W. long.;
(46) 45[deg]44.97' N. lat., 124[deg]15.96' W. long.;
(47) 45[deg]43.14' N. lat., 124[deg]21.86' W. long.;
(48) 45[deg]34.44' N. lat., 124[deg]14.44' W. long.;
(49) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]12.23' W. long.;
(50) 45[deg]15.49' N. lat., 124[deg]11.49' W. long.;
(51) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]13.75' W. long.;
(52) 44[deg]57.31' N. lat., 124[deg]15.03' W. long.;
(53) 44[deg]43.90' N. lat., 124[deg]28.88' W. long.;
(54) 44[deg]28.64' N. lat., 124[deg]35.67' W. long.;
(55) 44[deg]25.31' N. lat., 124[deg]43.08' W. long.;
(56) 44[deg]17.15' N. lat., 124[deg]47.98' W. long.;
(57) 44[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]54.41' W. long.;
(58) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]54.75' W. long.;
(59) 43[deg]56.85' N. lat., 124[deg]55.32' W. long.;
(60) 43[deg]57.50' N. lat., 124[deg]41.23' W. long.;
(61) 44[deg]01.79' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(62) 44[deg]02.16' N. lat., 124[deg]32.62' W. long.;
(63) 43[deg]58.15' N. lat., 124[deg]30.39' W. long.;
(64) 43[deg]53.25' N. lat., 124[deg]31.39' W. long.;
(65) 43[deg]35.56' N. lat., 124[deg]28.17' W. long.;
(66) 43[deg]21.84' N. lat., 124[deg]36.07' W. long.;
(67) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]35.49' W. long.;
(68) 43[deg]19.73' N. lat., 124[deg]34.86' W. long.;
(69) 43[deg]09.38' N. lat., 124[deg]39.30' W. long.;
(70) 43[deg]07.11' N. lat., 124[deg]37.66' W. long.;
(71) 42[deg]56.27' N. lat., 124[deg]43.29' W. long.;
(72) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]42.30' W. long.;
(73) 42[deg]45.00' N. lat., 124[deg]41.50' W. long.;
(74) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]39.46' W. long.;
(75) 42[deg]39.72' N. lat., 124[deg]39.11' W. long.;
(76) 42[deg]32.88' N. lat., 124[deg]40.13' W. long.;
(77) 42[deg]32.30' N. lat., 124[deg]39.04' W. long.;
(78) 42[deg]26.96' N. lat., 124[deg]44.31' W. long.;
(79) 42[deg]24.11' N. lat., 124[deg]42.16' W. long.;
(80) 42[deg]21.10' N. lat., 124[deg]35.46' W. long.;
(81) 42[deg]14.72' N. lat., 124[deg]32.30' W. long.;
(82) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]32.29' W. long.;
(83) 42[deg]09.24' N. lat., 124[deg]32.04' W. long.;
(84) 42[deg]01.89' N. lat., 124[deg]32.70' W. long.;
(85) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.02' W. long.;
(86) 41[deg]46.18' N. lat., 124[deg]26.60' W. long.;
(87) 41[deg]29.22' N. lat., 124[deg]28.04' W. long.;
(88) 41[deg]09.62' N. lat., 124[deg]19.75' W. long.;
(89) 40[deg]50.71' N. lat., 124[deg]23.80' W. long.;
(90) 40[deg]43.35' N. lat., 124[deg]29.30' W. long.;
(91) 40[deg]40.24' N. lat., 124[deg]29.86' W. long.;
(92) 40[deg]37.50' N. lat., 124[deg]28.68' W. long.;
(93) 40[deg]34.42' N. lat., 124[deg]29.65' W. long.;
(94) 40[deg]34.74' N. lat., 124[deg]34.61' W. long.;
(95) 40[deg]31.70' N. lat., 124[deg]37.13' W. long.;
(96) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.50' W. long.;
(97) 40[deg]25.03' N. lat., 124[deg]34.77' W. long.;
(98) 40[deg]23.58' N. lat., 124[deg]31.49' W. long.;
(99) 40[deg]23.64' N. lat., 124[deg]28.35' W. long.;
(100) 40[deg]22.53' N. lat., 124[deg]24.76' W. long.;
(101) 40[deg]21.46' N. lat., 124[deg]24.86' W. long.;
(102) 40[deg]21.74' N. lat., 124[deg]27.63' W. long.;
(103) 40[deg]19.76' N. lat., 124[deg]28.15' W. long.;
(104) 40[deg]18.00' N. lat., 124[deg]25.38' W. long.;
(105) 40[deg]18.54' N. lat., 124[deg]22.94' W. long.;
(106) 40[deg]15.55' N. lat., 124[deg]25.75' W. long.;
(107) 40[deg]16.06' N. lat., 124[deg]30.48' W. long.;
(108) 40[deg]15.75' N. lat., 124[deg]31.69' W. long.;
(109) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]21.28' W. long.;
(110) 40[deg]08.37' N. lat., 124[deg]17.99' W. long.;
(111) 40[deg]09.00' N. lat., 124[deg]15.77' W. long.;
(112) 40[deg]06.93' N. lat., 124[deg]16.49' W. long.;
(113) 40[deg]03.60' N. lat., 124[deg]11.60' W. long.;
(114) 40[deg]06.20' N. lat., 124[deg]08.23' W. long.;
(115) 40[deg]00.94' N. lat., 124[deg]08.57' W. long.;
(116) 40[deg]00.01' N. lat., 124[deg]09.84' W. long.;
(117) 39[deg]57.75' N. lat., 124[deg]09.53' W. long.;
(118) 39[deg]55.56' N. lat., 124[deg]07.67' W. long.;
(119) 39[deg]52.21' N. lat., 124[deg]05.54' W. long.;
(120) 39[deg]48.07' N. lat., 123[deg]57.48' W. long.;
(121) 39[deg]41.60' N. lat., 123[deg]55.12' W. long.;
(122) 39[deg]30.39' N. lat., 123[deg]55.03' W. long.;
(123) 39[deg]29.48' N. lat., 123[deg]56.12' W. long.;
(124) 39[deg]13.76' N. lat., 123[deg]54.65' W. long.;
(125) 39[deg]05.21' N. lat., 123[deg]55.38' W. long.;
(126) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]54.50' W. long.;
(127) 38[deg]55.90' N. lat., 123[deg]54.35' W. long.;
(128) 38[deg]48.59' N. lat., 123[deg]49.61' W. long.;
(129) 38[deg]28.82' N. lat., 123[deg]27.44' W. long.;
(130) 38[deg]09.70' N. lat., 123[deg]18.66' W. long.;
(131) 38[deg]01.81' N. lat., 123[deg]19.22' W. long.;
(132) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]22.19' W. long.;
(133) 37[deg]57.70' N. lat., 123[deg]25.98' W. long.;
(134) 37[deg]56.73' N. lat., 123[deg]25.22' W. long.;
(135) 37[deg]55.59' N. lat., 123[deg]25.62' W. long.;
(136) 37[deg]52.79' N. lat., 123[deg]23.85' W. long.;
(137) 37[deg]49.13' N. lat., 123[deg]18.83' W. long.;
(138) 37[deg]46.01' N. lat., 123[deg]12.28' W. long.;
(139) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 123[deg]00.33' W. long.;
(140) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]45.48' W. long.;
(141) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]41.60' W. long.;
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(142) 37[deg]24.16' N. lat., 122[deg]51.96' W. long.;
(143) 37[deg]23.32' N. lat., 122[deg]52.38' W. long.;
(144) 37[deg]04.12' N. lat., 122[deg]38.94' W. long.;
(145) 37[deg]00.64' N. lat., 122[deg]33.26' W. long.;
(146) 36[deg]59.15' N. lat., 122[deg]27.84' W. long.;
(147) 37[deg]01.41' N. lat., 122[deg]24.41' W. long.;
(148) 36[deg]58.75' N. lat., 122[deg]23.81' W. long.;
(149) 36[deg]59.17' N. lat., 122[deg]21.44' W. long.;
(150) 36[deg]57.51' N. lat., 122[deg]20.69' W. long.;
(151) 36[deg]51.46' N. lat., 122[deg]10.01' W. long.;
(152) 36[deg]48.43' N. lat., 122[deg]06.47' W. long.;
(153) 36[deg]48.66' N. lat., 122[deg]04.99' W. long.;
(154) 36[deg]47.75' N. lat., 122[deg]03.33' W. long.;
(155) 36[deg]51.23' N. lat., 121[deg]57.79' W. long.;
(156) 36[deg]49.72' N. lat., 121[deg]57.87' W. long.;
(157) 36[deg]48.84' N. lat., 121[deg]58.68' W. long.;
(158) 36[deg]47.89' N. lat., 121[deg]58.53' W. long.;
(159) 36[deg]48.66' N. lat., 121[deg]50.49' W. long.;
(160) 36[deg]45.56' N. lat., 121[deg]54.11' W. long.;
(161) 36[deg]45.30' N. lat., 121[deg]57.62' W. long.;
(162) 36[deg]38.54' N. lat., 122[deg]01.13' W. long.;
(163) 36[deg]35.76' N. lat., 122[deg]00.87' W. long.;
(164) 36[deg]32.58' N. lat., 121[deg]59.12' W. long.;
(165) 36[deg]32.95' N. lat., 121[deg]57.62' W. long.;
(166) 36[deg]31.96' N. lat., 121[deg]56.27' W. long.;
(167) 36[deg]31.74' N. lat., 121[deg]58.24' W. long.;
(168) 36[deg]30.57' N. lat., 121[deg]59.66' W. long.;
(169) 36[deg]27.80' N. lat., 121[deg]59.30' W. long.;
(170) 36[deg]26.52' N. lat., 121[deg]58.09' W. long.;
(171) 36[deg]23.65' N. lat., 121[deg]58.94' W. long.;
(172) 36[deg]20.93' N. lat., 122[deg]00.28' W. long.;
(173) 36[deg]18.23' N. lat., 122[deg]03.10' W. long.;
(174) 36[deg]14.21' N. lat., 121[deg]57.73' W. long.;
(175) 36[deg]14.68' N. lat., 121[deg]55.43' W. long.;
(176) 36[deg]10.42' N. lat., 121[deg]42.90' W. long.;
(177) 36[deg]02.55' N. lat., 121[deg]36.35' W. long.;
(178) 36[deg]01.04' N. lat., 121[deg]36.47' W. long.;
(179) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]35.15' W. long.;
(180) 35[deg]58.25' N. lat., 121[deg]32.88' W. long.;
(181) 35[deg]39.35' N. lat., 121[deg]22.63' W. long.;
(182) 35[deg]24.44' N. lat., 121[deg]02.23' W. long.;
(183) 35[deg]10.84' N. lat., 120[deg]55.90' W. long.;
(184) 35[deg]04.35' N. lat., 120[deg]51.62' W. long.;
(185) 34[deg]55.25' N. lat., 120[deg]49.36' W. long.;
(186) 34[deg]47.95' N. lat., 120[deg]50.76' W. long.;
(187) 34[deg]39.27' N. lat., 120[deg]49.16' W. long.;
(188) 34[deg]31.05' N. lat., 120[deg]44.71' W. long.;
(189) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]36.54' W. long.;
(190) 34[deg]22.60' N. lat., 120[deg]25.41' W. long.;
(191) 34[deg]25.45' N. lat., 120[deg]17.41' W. long.;
(192) 34[deg]22.94' N. lat., 119[deg]56.40' W. long.;
(193) 34[deg]18.37' N. lat., 119[deg]42.01' W. long.;
(194) 34[deg]11.22' N. lat., 119[deg]32.47' W. long.;
(195) 34[deg]09.58' N. lat., 119[deg]25.94' W. long.;
(296) 34[deg]03.89' N. lat., 119[deg]12.47' W. long.;
(296) 34[deg]03.57' N. lat., 119[deg]06.72' W. long.;
(297) 34[deg]04.53' N. lat., 119[deg]04.90' W. long.;
(298) 34[deg]02.84' N. lat., 119[deg]02.37' W. long.;
(299) 34[deg]01.30' N. lat., 119[deg]00.26' W. long.;
(201) 34[deg]00.22' N. lat., 119[deg]03.20' W. long.;
(202) 33[deg]59.60' N. lat., 119[deg]03.16' W. long.;
(203) 33[deg]59.46' N. lat., 119[deg]00.88' W. long.;
(204) 34[deg]00.49' N. lat., 118[deg]59.08' W. long.;
(205) 33[deg]59.07' N. lat., 118[deg]47.34' W. long.;
(206) 33[deg]58.73' N. lat., 118[deg]36.45' W. long.;
(207) 33[deg]55.24' N. lat., 118[deg]33.42' W. long.;
(208) 33[deg]53.71' N. lat., 118[deg]38.01' W. long.;
(209) 33[deg]51.22' N. lat., 118[deg]36.17' W. long.;
(210) 33[deg]49.85' N. lat., 118[deg]32.31' W. long.;
(211) 33[deg]49.61' N. lat., 118[deg]28.07' W. long.;
(212) 33[deg]49.95' N. lat., 118[deg]26.38' W. long.;
(213) 33[deg]50.36' N. lat., 118[deg]25.84' W. long.;
(214) 33[deg]49.84' N. lat., 118[deg]24.78' W. long.;
(215) 33[deg]47.53' N. lat., 118[deg]30.12' W. long.;
(216) 33[deg]44.11' N. lat., 118[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(217) 33[deg]41.77' N. lat., 118[deg]20.32' W. long.;
(218) 33[deg]38.17' N. lat., 118[deg]15.70' W. long.;
(219) 33[deg]37.48' N. lat., 118[deg]16.73' W. long.;
(220) 33[deg]36.01' N. lat., 118[deg]16.55' W. long.;
(221) 33[deg]33.76' N. lat., 118[deg]11.37' W. long.;
(222) 33[deg]33.76' N. lat., 118[deg]07.94' W. long.;
(223) 33[deg]35.59' N. lat., 118[deg]05.05' W. long.;
(224) 33[deg]33.75' N. lat., 117[deg]59.82' W. long.;
(225) 33[deg]35.10' N. lat., 117[deg]55.68' W. long.;
(226) 33[deg]34.91' N. lat., 117[deg]53.76' W. long.;
(227) 33[deg]30.77' N. lat., 117[deg]47.56' W. long.;
(228) 33[deg]27.50' N. lat., 117[deg]44.87' W. long.;
(229) 33[deg]16.89' N. lat., 117[deg]34.37' W. long.;
(230) 33[deg]06.66' N. lat., 117[deg]21.59' W. long.;
(231) 33[deg]03.35' N. lat., 117[deg]20.92' W. long.;
(232) 33[deg]00.07' N. lat., 117[deg]19.02' W. long.;
(233) 32[deg]55.99' N. lat., 117[deg]18.60' W. long.;
(234) 32[deg]54.43' N. lat., 117[deg]16.93' W. long.;
(235) 32[deg]52.13' N. lat., 117[deg]16.55' W. long.;
(236) 32[deg]52.61' N. lat., 117[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(237) 32[deg]46.95' N. lat., 117[deg]22.81' W. long.;
(238) 32[deg]45.01' N. lat., 117[deg]22.07' W. long.;
(239) 32[deg]43.40' N. lat., 117[deg]19.80' W. long.; and
(240) 32[deg]33.74' N. lat., 117[deg]18.67' W. long.
(k) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around the northern Channel
Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 34[deg]09.12' N. lat., 120[deg]35.03' W. long.;
(2) 34[deg]09.99' N. lat., 120[deg]27.85' W. long.;
(3) 34[deg]07.19' N. lat., 120[deg]16.28' W. long.;
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(4) 34[deg]06.56' N. lat., 120[deg]04.00' W. long.;
(5) 34[deg]07.27' N. lat., 119[deg]57.76' W. long.;
(6) 34[deg]07.48' N. lat., 119[deg]52.08' W. long.;
(7) 34[deg]05.18' N. lat., 119[deg]37.94' W. long.;
(8) 34[deg]05.22' N. lat., 119[deg]35.52' W. long.;
(9) 34[deg]05.12' N. lat., 119[deg]32.74' W. long.;
(10) 34[deg]04.32' N. lat., 119[deg]27.32' W. long.;
(11) 34[deg]03.00' N. lat., 119[deg]21.36' W. long.;
(12) 34[deg]02.32' N. lat., 119[deg]18.46' W. long.;
(13) 34[deg]00.65' N. lat., 119[deg]19.42' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]59.45' N. lat., 119[deg]22.38' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]58.68' N. lat., 119[deg]32.36' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]56.12' N. lat., 119[deg]41.10' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]55.74' N. lat., 119[deg]48.00' W. long.;
(18) 33[deg]57.78' N. lat., 119[deg]53.04' W. long.;
(19) 33[deg]59.06' N. lat., 119[deg]55.38' W. long.;
(20) 33[deg]57.57' N. lat., 119[deg]54.93' W. long.;
(21) 33[deg]56.35' N. lat., 119[deg]53.91' W. long.;
(22) 33[deg]54.43' N. lat., 119[deg]54.07' W. long.;
(23) 33[deg]52.67' N. lat., 119[deg]54.78' W. long.;
(24) 33[deg]48.33' N. lat., 119[deg]55.09' W. long.;
(25) 33[deg]47.28' N. lat., 119[deg]57.30' W. long.;
(26) 33[deg]47.36' N. lat., 120[deg]00.39' W. long.;
(27) 33[deg]49.16' N. lat., 120[deg]05.06' W. long.;
(28) 33[deg]51.41' N. lat., 120[deg]06.49' W. long.;
(29) 33[deg]52.99' N. lat., 120[deg]10.01' W. long.;
(30) 33[deg]56.64' N. lat., 120[deg]18.88' W. long.;
(31) 33[deg]58.02' N. lat., 120[deg]21.41' W. long.;
(32) 33[deg]58.73' N. lat., 120[deg]25.22' W. long.;
(33) 33[deg]59.08' N. lat., 120[deg]26.58' W. long.;
(34) 33[deg]59.95' N. lat., 120[deg]28.21' W. long.;
(35) 34[deg]03.54' N. lat., 120[deg]32.23' W. long.;
(36) 34[deg]05.57' N. lat., 120[deg]34.23' W. long.;
(37) 34[deg]08.13' N. lat., 120[deg]36.05' W. long.; and
(38) 34[deg]09.12' N. lat., 120[deg]35.03' W. long.
(l) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]04.54' N. lat., 118[deg]37.54' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.56' N. lat., 118[deg]34.12' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.54' N. lat., 118[deg]28.87' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]55.02' N. lat., 118[deg]27.69' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]49.78' N. lat., 118[deg]20.88' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]48.32' N. lat., 118[deg]19.89' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]47.41' N. lat., 118[deg]21.98' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]44.39' N. lat., 118[deg]24.49' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]47.93' N. lat., 118[deg]29.90' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]49.69' N. lat., 118[deg]31.52' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]53.57' N. lat., 118[deg]33.09' W. long.;
(12) 32[deg]55.42' N. lat., 118[deg]35.17' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]00.49' N. lat., 118[deg]38.56' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]03.23' N. lat., 118[deg]39.16' W. long.; and
(15) 33[deg]04.54' N. lat., 118[deg]37.54' W. long.
(m) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island
off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all
of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.17' N. lat., 118[deg]38.16' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]29.35' N. lat., 118[deg]36.23' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]28.85' N. lat., 118[deg]30.85' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]26.69' N. lat., 118[deg]27.37' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]26.31' N. lat., 118[deg]25.14' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]25.35' N. lat., 118[deg]22.83' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]22.47' N. lat., 118[deg]18.53' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]19.51' N. lat., 118[deg]16.82' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]17.07' N. lat., 118[deg]16.38' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]16.58' N. lat., 118[deg]17.61' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]18.35' N. lat., 118[deg]27.86' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]20.07' N. lat., 118[deg]32.12' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]21.77' N. lat., 118[deg]31.85' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]23.15' N. lat., 118[deg]29.99' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]24.96' N. lat., 118[deg]32.21' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]25.67' N. lat., 118[deg]34.88' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]27.80' N. lat., 118[deg]37.90' W. long.; and
(18) 33[deg]28.17' N. lat., 118[deg]38.16' W. long.
22. Section 660.393 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.393 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 100 fm (183
m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth contours.
Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a
series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides
coordinates for the 100 fm (183 m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth
contours.
(a) The 100 fm (183 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]15.00' N. lat., 125[deg]41.00' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]14.00' N. lat., 125[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]09.50' N. lat., 125[deg]40.50' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]08.00' N. lat., 125[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]05.00' N. lat., 125[deg]37.25' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]02.60' N. lat., 125[deg]34.70' W. long.;
(7) 47[deg]59.00' N. lat., 125[deg]34.00' W. long.;
(8) 47[deg]57.26' N. lat., 125[deg]29.82' W. long.;
(9) 47[deg]59.87' N. lat., 125[deg]25.81' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]01.80' N. lat., 125[deg]24.53' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]02.08' N. lat., 125[deg]22.98' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]02.97' N. lat., 125[deg]22.89' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]04.47' N. lat., 125[deg]21.75' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]06.11' N. lat., 125[deg]19.33' W. long.;
(15) 48[deg]07.95' N. lat., 125[deg]18.55' W. long.;
(16) 48[deg]09.00' N. lat., 125[deg]18.00' W. long.;
(17) 48[deg]11.31' N. lat., 125[deg]17.55' W. long.;
(18) 48[deg]14.60' N. lat., 125[deg]13.46' W. long.;
(19) 48[deg]16.67' N. lat., 125[deg]14.34' W. long.;
(20) 48[deg]18.73' N. lat., 125[deg]14.41' W. long.;
(21) 48[deg]19.67' N. lat., 125[deg]13.70' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]19.70' N. lat., 125[deg]11.13' W. long.;
(23) 48[deg]22.95' N. lat., 125[deg]10.79' W. long.;
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(24) 48[deg]21.61' N. lat., 125[deg]02.54' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]23.00' N. lat., 124[deg]49.34' W. long.;
(26) 48[deg]17.00' N. lat., 124[deg]56.50' W. long.;
(27) 48[deg]06.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(28) 48[deg]04.62' N. lat., 125[deg]01.73' W. long.;
(29) 48[deg]04.84' N. lat., 125[deg]04.03' W. long.;
(30) 48[deg]06.41' N. lat., 125[deg]06.51' W. long.;
(31) 48[deg]06.00' N. lat., 125[deg]08.00' W. long.;
(32) 48[deg]07.08' N. lat., 125[deg]09.34' W. long.;
(33) 48[deg]07.28' N. lat., 125[deg]11.14' W. long.;
(34) 48[deg]03.45' N. lat., 125[deg]16.66' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]59.50' N. lat., 125[deg]18.88' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]58.68' N. lat., 125[deg]16.19' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]56.62' N. lat., 125[deg]13.50' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]53.71' N. lat., 125[deg]11.96' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]51.70' N. lat., 125[deg]09.38' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]49.95' N. lat., 125[deg]06.07' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]49.00' N. lat., 125[deg]03.00' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]46.95' N. lat., 125[deg]04.00' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]46.58' N. lat., 125[deg]03.15' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]44.07' N. lat., 125[deg]04.28' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]43.32' N. lat., 125[deg]04.41' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]40.95' N. lat., 125[deg]04.14' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]39.58' N. lat., 125[deg]04.97' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]36.23' N. lat., 125[deg]02.77' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]34.28' N. lat., 124[deg]58.66' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]32.17' N. lat., 124[deg]57.77' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]30.27' N. lat., 124[deg]56.16' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]30.60' N. lat., 124[deg]54.80' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]29.26' N. lat., 124[deg]52.21' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]28.21' N. lat., 124[deg]50.65' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]27.38' N. lat., 124[deg]49.34' W. long.;
(56) 47[deg]25.61' N. lat., 124[deg]48.26' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]23.54' N. lat., 124[deg]46.42' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]20.64' N. lat., 124[deg]45.91' W. long.;
(59) 47[deg]17.99' N. lat., 124[deg]45.59' W. long.;
(60) 47[deg]18.20' N. lat., 124[deg]49.12' W. long.;
(61) 47[deg]15.01' N. lat., 124[deg]51.09' W. long.;
(62) 47[deg]12.61' N. lat., 124[deg]54.89' W. long.;
(63) 47[deg]08.22' N. lat., 124[deg]56.53' W. long.;
(64) 47[deg]08.50' N. lat., 124[deg]57.74' W. long.;
(65) 47[deg]01.92' N. lat., 124[deg]54.95' W. long.;
(66) 47[deg]01.14' N. lat., 124[deg]59.35' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]58.48' N. lat., 124[deg]57.81' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]56.79' N. lat., 124[deg]56.03' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]58.01' N. lat., 124[deg]55.09' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]55.07' N. lat., 124[deg]54.14' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]59.60' N. lat., 124[deg]49.79' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]58.72' N. lat., 124[deg]48.78' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]54.45' N. lat., 124[deg]48.36' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]53.99' N. lat., 124[deg]49.95' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]54.38' N. lat., 124[deg]52.73' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]52.38' N. lat., 124[deg]52.02' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]48.93' N. lat., 124[deg]49.17' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]41.50' N. lat., 124[deg]43.00' W. long.;
(79) 46[deg]34.50' N. lat., 124[deg]28.50' W. long.;
(80) 46[deg]29.00' N. lat., 124[deg]30.00' W. long.;
(81) 46[deg]20.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.50' W. long.;
(82) 46[deg]18.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(83) 46[deg]17.52' N. lat., 124[deg]35.35' W. long.;
(84) 46[deg]17.00' N. lat., 124[deg]22.50' W. long.;
(85) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]20.62' W. long.;
(86) 46[deg]13.52' N. lat., 124[deg]25.49' W. long.;
(87) 46[deg]12.17' N. lat., 124[deg]30.75' W. long.;
(88) 46[deg]10.63' N. lat., 124[deg]37.95' W. long.;
(89) 46[deg]09.29' N. lat., 124[deg]39.01' W. long.;
(90) 46[deg]02.40' N. lat., 124[deg]40.37' W. long.;
(91) 45[deg]56.45' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(92) 45[deg]51.92' N. lat., 124[deg]38.49' W. long.;
(93) 45[deg]47.19' N. lat., 124[deg]35.58' W. long.;
(94) 45[deg]46.41' N. lat., 124[deg]32.36' W. long.;
(95) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.10' W. long.;
(96) 45[deg]41.75' N. lat., 124[deg]28.12' W. long.;
(97) 45[deg]36.96' N. lat., 124[deg]24.48' W. long.;
(98) 45[deg]31.84' N. lat., 124[deg]22.04' W. long.;
(99) 45[deg]27.10' N. lat., 124[deg]21.74' W. long.;
(100) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]18.54' W. long.;
(101) 45[deg]18.14' N. lat., 124[deg]17.59' W. long.;
(102) 45[deg]11.08' N. lat., 124[deg]16.97' W. long.;
(103) 45[deg]04.38' N. lat., 124[deg]18.36' W. long.;
(104) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]18.60' W. long.;
(105) 44[deg]58.05' N. lat., 124[deg]21.58' W. long.;
(106) 44[deg]47.67' N. lat., 124[deg]31.41' W. long.;
(107) 44[deg]44.55' N. lat., 124[deg]33.58' W. long.;
(108) 44[deg]39.88' N. lat., 124[deg]35.01' W. long.;
(109) 44[deg]32.90' N. lat., 124[deg]36.81' W. long.;
(110) 44[deg]30.33' N. lat., 124[deg]38.56' W. long.;
(111) 44[deg]30.04' N. lat., 124[deg]42.31' W. long.;
(112) 44[deg]26.84' N. lat., 124[deg]44.91' W. long.;
(113) 44[deg]17.99' N. lat., 124[deg]51.03' W. long.;
(114) 44[deg]13.68' N. lat., 124[deg]56.38' W. long.;
(115) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]55.99' W. long.;
(116) 43[deg]56.67' N. lat., 124[deg]55.45' W. long.;
(117) 43[deg]56.47' N. lat., 124[deg]34.61' W. long.;
(118) 43[deg]42.73' N. lat., 124[deg]32.41' W. long.;
(119) 43[deg]30.93' N. lat., 124[deg]34.43' W. long.;
(120) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]39.39' W. long.;
(121) 43[deg]17.45' N. lat., 124[deg]41.16' W. long.;
(122) 43[deg]07.04' N. lat., 124[deg]41.25' W. long.;
(123) 43[deg]03.45' N. lat., 124[deg]44.36' W. long.;
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(145) 40[deg]51.41' N. lat., 124[deg]24.38' W. long.;
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(148) 40[deg]37.35' N. lat., 124[deg]29.05' W. long.;
(149) 40[deg]34.76' N. lat., 124[deg]29.82' W. long.;
(150) 40[deg]36.78' N. lat., 124[deg]37.06' W. long.;
(151) 40[deg]32.44' N. lat., 124[deg]39.58' W. long.;
(152) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.13' W. long.;
(153) 40[deg]24.82' N. lat., 124[deg]35.12' W. long.;
(154) 40[deg]23.30' N. lat., 124[deg]31.60' W. long.;
(155) 40[deg]23.52' N. lat., 124[deg]28.78' W. long.;
(156) 40[deg]22.43' N. lat., 124[deg]25.00' W. long.;
(157) 40[deg]21.72' N. lat., 124[deg]24.94' W. long.;
(158) 40[deg]21.87' N. lat., 124[deg]27.96' W. long.;
(159) 40[deg]21.40' N. lat., 124[deg]28.74' W. long.;
(160) 40[deg]19.68' N. lat., 124[deg]28.49' W. long.;
(161) 40[deg]17.73' N. lat., 124[deg]25.43' W. long.;
(162) 40[deg]18.37' N. lat., 124[deg]23.35' W. long.;
(163) 40[deg]15.75' N. lat., 124[deg]26.05' W. long.;
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(165) 40[deg]16.29' N. lat., 124[deg]34.36' W. long.;
(166) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]21.12' W. long.;
(167) 40[deg]07.70' N. lat., 124[deg]18.44' W. long.;
(168) 40[deg]08.84' N. lat., 124[deg]15.86' W. long.;
(169) 40[deg]06.53' N. lat., 124[deg]17.39' W. long.;
(170) 40[deg]03.15' N. lat., 124[deg]14.43' W. long.;
(171) 40[deg]02.19' N. lat., 124[deg]12.85' W. long.;
(172) 40[deg]02.89' N. lat., 124[deg]11.78' W. long.;
(173) 40[deg]02.78' N. lat., 124[deg]10.70' W. long.;
(174) 40[deg]04.57' N. lat., 124[deg]10.08' W. long.;
(175) 40[deg]06.06' N. lat., 124[deg]08.30' W. long.;
(176) 40[deg]04.05' N. lat., 124[deg]08.93' W. long.;
(177) 40[deg]01.17' N. lat., 124[deg]08.80' W. long.;
(179) 40[deg]01.03' N. lat., 124[deg]10.06' W. long.;
(179) 39[deg]58.07' N. lat., 124[deg]11.89' W. long.;
(180) 39[deg]56.39' N. lat., 124[deg]08.71' W. long.;
(181) 39[deg]54.64' N. lat., 124[deg]07.30' W. long.;
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(183) 39[deg]51.95' N. lat., 124[deg]07.63' W. long.;
(184) 39[deg]48.78' N. lat., 124[deg]03.29' W. long.;
(185) 39[deg]47.36' N. lat., 124[deg]03.31' W. long.;
(186) 39[deg]40.08' N. lat., 123[deg]58.37' W. long.;
(187) 39[deg]36.16' N. lat., 123[deg]56.90' W. long.;
(188) 39[deg]30.75' N. lat., 123[deg]55.86' W. long.;
(189) 39[deg]31.62' N. lat., 123[deg]57.33' W. long.;
(190) 39[deg]30.91' N. lat., 123[deg]57.88' W. long.;
(191) 39[deg]01.79' N. lat., 123[deg]56.59' W. long.;
(192) 38[deg]59.42' N. lat., 123[deg]55.67' W. long.;
(193) 38[deg]58.89' N. lat., 123[deg]56.28' W. long.;
(194) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]56.28' W. long.;
(195) 38[deg]54.72' N. lat., 123[deg]55.68' W. long.;
(196) 38[deg]48.95' N. lat., 123[deg]51.85' W. long.;
(197) 38[deg]36.67' N. lat., 123[deg]40.20' W. long.;
(198) 38[deg]33.82' N. lat., 123[deg]39.23' W. long.;
(199) 38[deg]29.02' N. lat., 123[deg]33.52' W. long.;
(200) 38[deg]18.88' N. lat., 123[deg]25.93' W. long.;
(201) 38[deg]14.12' N. lat., 123[deg]23.26' W. long.;
(202) 38[deg]11.07' N. lat., 123[deg]22.07' W. long.;
(203) 38[deg]03.19' N. lat., 123[deg]20.70' W. long.;
(204) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]23.08' W. long.;
(205) 37[deg]55.07' N. lat., 123[deg]26.81' W. long.;
(206) 37[deg]50.66' N. lat., 123[deg]23.06' W. long.;
(207) 37[deg]45.18' N. lat., 123[deg]11.88' W. long.;
(208) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 123[deg]01.20' W. long.;
(209) 37[deg]15.58' N. lat., 122[deg]48.36' W. long.;
(210) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]44.50' W. long.;
(211) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]41.25' W. long.;
(212) 37[deg]03.18' N. lat., 122[deg]38.15' W. long.;
(213) 37[deg]00.48' N. lat., 122[deg]33.93' W. long.;
(214) 36[deg]58.70' N. lat., 122[deg]27.22' W. long.;
(215) 37[deg]00.85' N. lat., 122[deg]24.70' W. long.;
(216) 36[deg]58.00' N. lat., 122[deg]24.14' W. long.;
(217) 36[deg]58.74' N. lat., 122[deg]21.51' W. long.;
(218) 36[deg]56.97' N. lat., 122[deg]21.32' W. long.;
(219) 36[deg]51.52' N. lat., 122[deg]10.68' W. long.;
(220) 36[deg]48.39' N. lat., 122[deg]07.60' W. long.;
(221) 36[deg]47.43' N. lat., 122[deg]03.22' W. long.;
(222) 36[deg]50.95' N. lat., 121[deg]58.03' W. long.;
(223) 36[deg]49.92' N. lat., 121[deg]58.01' W. long.;
(224) 36[deg]48.88' N. lat., 121[deg]58.90' W. long.;
(225) 36[deg]47.70' N. lat., 121[deg]58.75' W. long.;
(226) 36[deg]48.37' N. lat., 121[deg]51.14' W. long.;
(227) 36[deg]45.74' N. lat., 121[deg]54.17' W. long.;
(228) 36[deg]45.51' N. lat., 121[deg]57.72' W. long.;
(229) 36[deg]38.84' N. lat., 122[deg]01.32' W. long.;
(230) 36[deg]35.62' N. lat., 122[deg]00.98' W. long.;
(231) 36[deg]32.46' N. lat., 121[deg]59.15' W. long.;
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(242) 36[deg]18.46' N. lat., 122[deg]04.51' W. long.;
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(245) 36[deg]14.43' N. lat., 121[deg]55.43' W. long.;
(246) 36[deg]10.24' N. lat., 121[deg]43.08' W. long.;
(247) 36[deg]07.66' N. lat., 121[deg]40.91' W. long.;
(248) 36[deg]02.49' N. lat., 121[deg]36.51' W. long.;
(249) 36[deg]01.07' N. lat., 121[deg]36.82' W. long.;
(250) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]35.15' W. long.;
(251) 35[deg]57.84' N. lat., 121[deg]33.10' W. long.;
(252) 35[deg]50.36' N. lat., 121[deg]29.32' W. long.;
(253) 35[deg]39.03' N. lat., 121[deg]22.86' W. long.;
(254) 35[deg]24.30' N. lat., 121[deg]02.56' W. long.;
(255) 35[deg]16.53' N. lat., 121[deg]00.39' W. long.;
(256) 35[deg]04.82' N. lat., 120[deg]53.96' W. long.;
(257) 34[deg]52.51' N. lat., 120[deg]51.62' W. long.;
(258) 34[deg]43.36' N. lat., 120[deg]52.12' W. long.;
(259) 34[deg]37.64' N. lat., 120[deg]49.99' W. long.;
(260) 34[deg]30.80' N. lat., 120[deg]45.02' W. long.;
(261) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]39.00' W. long.;
(262) 34[deg]21.90' N. lat., 120[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(263) 34[deg]24.86' N. lat., 120[deg]16.81' W. long.;
(264) 34[deg]22.80' N. lat., 119[deg]57.06' W. long.;
(265) 34[deg]18.59' N. lat., 119[deg]44.84' W. long.;
(266) 34[deg]15.04' N. lat., 119[deg]40.34' W. long.;
(267) 34[deg]14.40' N. lat., 119[deg]45.39' W. long.;
(268) 34[deg]12.32' N. lat., 119[deg]42.41' W. long.;
(269) 34[deg]09.71' N. lat., 119[deg]28.85' W. long.;
(270) 34[deg]04.70' N. lat., 119[deg]15.38' W. long.;
(271) 34[deg]03.33' N. lat., 119[deg]12.93' W. long.;
(272) 34[deg]02.72' N. lat., 119[deg]07.01' W. long.;
(273) 34[deg]03.90' N. lat., 119[deg]04.64' W. long.;
(274) 34[deg]01.80' N. lat., 119[deg]03.23' W. long.;
(275) 33[deg]59.32' N. lat., 119[deg]03.50' W. long.;
(276) 33[deg]59.00' N. lat., 118[deg]59.55' W. long.;
(277) 33[deg]59.51' N. lat., 118[deg]57.25' W. long.;
(278) 33[deg]58.82' N. lat., 118[deg]52.47' W. long.;
(279) 33[deg]58.54' N. lat., 118[deg]41.86' W. long.;
(280) 33[deg]55.07' N. lat., 118[deg]34.25' W. long.;
(281) 33[deg]54.28' N. lat., 118[deg]38.68' W. long.;
(282) 33[deg]51.00' N. lat., 118[deg]36.66' W. long.;
(283) 33[deg]39.77' N. lat., 118[deg]18.41' W. long.;
(284) 33[deg]35.50' N. lat., 118[deg]16.85' W. long.;
(285) 33[deg]32.68' N. lat., 118[deg]09.82' W. long.;
(286) 33[deg]34.09' N. lat., 117[deg]54.06' W. long.;
(287) 33[deg]31.60' N. lat., 117[deg]49.28' W. long.;
(288) 33[deg]16.07' N. lat., 117[deg]34.74' W. long.;
(289) 33[deg]07.06' N. lat., 117[deg]22.71' W. long.;
(290) 32[deg]59.28' N. lat., 117[deg]19.69' W. long.;
(291) 32[deg]55.36' N. lat., 117[deg]19.54' W. long.;
(292) 32[deg]53.35' N. lat., 117[deg]17.05' W. long.;
(293) 32[deg]53.34' N. lat., 117[deg]19.13' W. long.;
(294) 32[deg]46.39' N. lat., 117[deg]23.45' W. long.;
(295) 32[deg]42.79' N. lat., 117[deg]21.16' W. long.; and
(296) 32[deg]34.22' N. lat., 117[deg]21.20' W. long.
(b) The 100 fm (183 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]04.73' N. lat., 118[deg]37.98' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.67' N. lat., 118[deg]34.06' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.80' N. lat., 118[deg]28.92' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]49.78' N. lat., 118[deg]20.88' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]48.01' N. lat., 118[deg]19.49' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]47.53' N. lat., 118[deg]21.76' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]44.03' N. lat., 118[deg]24.70' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]49.75' N. lat., 118[deg]32.10' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]53.36' N. lat., 118[deg]33.23' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]55.17' N. lat., 118[deg]34.64' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]55.13' N. lat., 118[deg]35.31' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]00.22' N. lat., 118[deg]38.68' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]03.13' N. lat., 118[deg]39.59' W. long.; and
(14) 33[deg]04.73' N. lat., 118[deg]37.98' W. long.
(c) The 100 fm (183 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island
off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all
of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.23' N. lat., 118[deg]39.38' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]29.60' N. lat., 118[deg]36.11' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]29.14' N. lat., 118[deg]30.81' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]26.97' N. lat., 118[deg]27.57' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]25.68' N. lat., 118[deg]23.00' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]22.67' N. lat., 118[deg]18.41' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]19.72' N. lat., 118[deg]16.25' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]17.14' N. lat., 118[deg]14.96' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]16.09' N. lat., 118[deg]15.46' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]18.10' N. lat., 118[deg]27.95' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]19.84' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]20.83' N. lat., 118[deg]32.83' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]21.91' N. lat., 118[deg]31.98' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]23.05' N. lat., 118[deg]30.11' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]24.87' N. lat., 118[deg]32.45' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]25.30' N. lat., 118[deg]34.32' W. long.; and
(17) 33[deg]28.23' N. lat., 118[deg]39.38' W. long.
(d) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]15.00' N. lat., 125[deg]41.13' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]13.05' N. lat., 125[deg]37.43' W. long.;
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(4) 48[deg]07.42' N. lat., 125[deg]42.38' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]04.20' N. lat., 125[deg]36.57' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]02.79' N. lat., 125[deg]35.55' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]00.48' N. lat., 125[deg]37.84' W. long.;
(8) 47[deg]54.90' N. lat., 125[deg]34.79' W. long.;
(9) 47[deg]58.37' N. lat., 125[deg]26.58' W. long.;
(10) 47[deg]59.84' N. lat., 125[deg]25.20' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]01.85' N. lat., 125[deg]24.12' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]02.13' N. lat., 125[deg]22.80' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]03.31' N. lat., 125[deg]22.46' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]06.83' N. lat., 125[deg]17.73' W. long.;
(15) 48[deg]10.08' N. lat., 125[deg]15.56' W. long.;
(16) 48[deg]11.24' N. lat., 125[deg]13.72' W. long.;
(17) 48[deg]12.41' N. lat., 125[deg]14.48' W. long.;
(18) 48[deg]13.01' N. lat., 125[deg]13.77' W. long.;
(19) 48[deg]13.59' N. lat., 125[deg]12.83' W. long.;
(20) 48[deg]12.22' N. lat., 125[deg]12.28' W. long.;
(21) 48[deg]11.15' N. lat., 125[deg]12.26' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]10.18' N. lat., 125[deg]10.44' W. long.;
(23) 48[deg]10.18' N. lat., 125[deg]06.32' W. long.;
(24) 48[deg]15.39' N. lat., 125[deg]02.83' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]18.32' N. lat., 125[deg]01.00' W. long.;
(26) 48[deg]21.67' N. lat., 125[deg]01.86' W. long.;
(27) 48[deg]25.70' N. lat., 125[deg]00.10' W. long.;
(28) 48[deg]26.43' N. lat., 124[deg]56.65' W. long.;
(29) 48[deg]24.28' N. lat., 124[deg]56.48' W. long.;
(30) 48[deg]23.27' N. lat., 124[deg]59.12' W. long.;
(31) 48[deg]21.79' N. lat., 124[deg]59.30' W. long.;
(32) 48[deg]20.71' N. lat., 124[deg]58.74' W. long.;
(33) 48[deg]19.84' N. lat., 124[deg]57.09' W. long.;
(34) 48[deg]22.06' N. lat., 124[deg]54.78' W. long.;
(35) 48[deg]22.45' N. lat., 124[deg]53.35' W. long.;
(36) 48[deg]22.74' N. lat., 124[deg]50.96' W. long.;
(37) 48[deg]21.04' N. lat., 124[deg]52.60' W. long.;
(38) 48[deg]18.07' N. lat., 124[deg]55.85' W. long.;
(39) 48[deg]15.03' N. lat., 124[deg]58.16' W. long.;
(40) 48[deg]11.31' N. lat., 124[deg]58.53' W. long.;
(41) 48[deg]06.25' N. lat., 125[deg]00.06' W. long.;
(42) 48[deg]04.70' N. lat., 125[deg]01.80' W. long.;
(43) 48[deg]04.93' N. lat., 125[deg]03.92' W. long.;
(44) 48[deg]06.44' N. lat., 125[deg]06.50' W. long.;
(45) 48[deg]07.34' N. lat., 125[deg]09.35' W. long.;
(46) 48[deg]07.62' N. lat., 125[deg]11.37' W. long.;
(47) 48[deg]03.71' N. lat., 125[deg]17.63' W. long.;
(48) 48[deg]01.35' N. lat., 125[deg]18.66' W. long.;
(49) 48[deg]00.05' N. lat., 125[deg]19.66' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]59.51' N. lat., 125[deg]18.90' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]58.29' N. lat., 125[deg]16.64' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]54.67' N. lat., 125[deg]13.20' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]53.15' N. lat., 125[deg]12.53' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]48.46' N. lat., 125[deg]04.72' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]46.10' N. lat., 125[deg]04.00' W. long.;
(56) 47[deg]44.60' N. lat., 125[deg]04.49' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]42.90' N. lat., 125[deg]04.72' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]40.71' N. lat., 125[deg]04.68' W. long.;
(59) 47[deg]39.02' N. lat., 125[deg]05.63' W. long.;
(60) 47[deg]34.86' N. lat., 125[deg]02.11' W. long.;
(61) 47[deg]31.64' N. lat., 124[deg]58.11' W. long.;
(62) 47[deg]29.69' N. lat., 124[deg]55.71' W. long.;
(63) 47[deg]29.35' N. lat., 124[deg]53.23' W. long.;
(64) 47[deg]28.56' N. lat., 124[deg]51.34' W. long.;
(65) 47[deg]25.31' N. lat., 124[deg]48.20' W. long.;
(66) 47[deg]23.92' N. lat., 124[deg]47.15' W. long.;
(67) 47[deg]18.09' N. lat., 124[deg]45.74' W. long.;
(68) 47[deg]18.65' N. lat., 124[deg]51.51' W. long.;
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(350) 32[deg]34.54' N. lat., 117[deg]23.04' W. long.
(e) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]04.73' N. lat., 118[deg]37.99' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.67' N. lat., 118[deg]34.07' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.97' N. lat., 118[deg]28.95' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]49.79' N. lat., 118[deg]20.89' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]48.02' N. lat., 118[deg]19.49' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]47.37' N. lat., 118[deg]21.72' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]43.58' N. lat., 118[deg]24.54' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]49.74' N. lat., 118[deg]32.11' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]53.36' N. lat., 118[deg]33.44' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]55.03' N. lat., 118[deg]34.64' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]54.89' N. lat., 118[deg]35.37' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]00.20' N. lat., 118[deg]38.72' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]03.15' N. lat., 118[deg]39.80' W. long.; and
(14) 33[deg]04.73' N. lat., 118[deg]37.99' W. long.
(f) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island
off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all
of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]28.42' N. lat., 118[deg]39.85' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]29.99' N. lat., 118[deg]36.14' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]29.47' N. lat., 118[deg]33.66' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]29.31' N. lat., 118[deg]30.53' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]27.24' N. lat., 118[deg]27.71' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]25.77' N. lat., 118[deg]22.57' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]23.76' N. lat., 118[deg]19.27' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]17.61' N. lat., 118[deg]13.61' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]16.16' N. lat., 118[deg]13.98' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]15.86' N. lat., 118[deg]15.27' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]18.11' N. lat., 118[deg]27.96' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]19.83' N. lat., 118[deg]32.16' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]20.81' N. lat., 118[deg]32.94' W. long.;
(14) 33[deg]21.99' N. lat., 118[deg]32.04' W. long.;
(15) 33[deg]23.09' N. lat., 118[deg]30.37' W. long.;
(16) 33[deg]24.78' N. lat., 118[deg]32.46' W. long.;
(17) 33[deg]25.43' N. lat., 118[deg]34.93' W. long.; and
(18) 33[deg]28.42' N. lat., 118[deg]39.85' W. long.
(g) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around Lasuen Knoll off the
state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the
following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]24.57' N. lat., 118[deg]00.15' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]23.42' N. lat., 117[deg]59.43' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]23.69' N. lat., 117[deg]58.72' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]24.72' N. lat., 117[deg]59.51' W. long.; and
(5) 33[deg]24.57' N. lat., 118[deg]00.15' W. long.
(h) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.96' N. lat., 125[deg]41.24' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]12.89' N. lat., 125[deg]37.83' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]11.49' N. lat., 125[deg]39.27' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]08.72' N. lat., 125[deg]41.84' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]07.00' N. lat., 125[deg]45.00' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]06.13' N. lat., 125[deg]41.57' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]05.00' N. lat., 125[deg]39.00' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]04.15' N. lat., 125[deg]36.71' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]03.00' N. lat., 125[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]01.65' N. lat., 125[deg]36.96' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]01.00' N. lat., 125[deg]38.50' W. long.;
(12) 47[deg]57.50' N. lat., 125[deg]36.50' W. long.;
(13) 47[deg]56.53' N. lat., 125[deg]30.33' W. long.;
(14) 47[deg]57.28' N. lat., 125[deg]27.89' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]59.00' N. lat., 125[deg]25.50' W. long.;
(16) 48[deg]01.77' N. lat., 125[deg]24.05' W. long.;
(17) 48[deg]02.13' N. lat., 125[deg]22.80' W. long.;
(18) 48[deg]03.00' N. lat., 125[deg]22.50' W. long.;
(19) 48[deg]03.46' N. lat., 125[deg]22.10' W. long.;
(20) 48[deg]04.29' N. lat., 125[deg]20.37' W. long.;
(21) 48[deg]02.00' N. lat., 125[deg]18.50' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]00.01' N. lat., 125[deg]19.90' W. long.;
(23) 47[deg]58.75' N. lat., 125[deg]17.54' W. long.;
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(25) 47[deg]48.88' N. lat., 125[deg]05.91' W. long.;
(26) 47[deg]48.50' N. lat., 125[deg]05.00' W. long.;
(27) 47[deg]45.98' N. lat., 125[deg]04.26' W. long.;
(28) 47[deg]45.00' N. lat., 125[deg]05.50' W. long.;
(29) 47[deg]42.11' N. lat., 125[deg]04.74' W. long.;
(30) 47[deg]39.00' N. lat., 125[deg]06.00' W. long.;
(31) 47[deg]35.53' N. lat., 125[deg]04.55' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]30.90' N. lat., 124[deg]57.31' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]29.54' N. lat., 124[deg]56.50' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]29.50' N. lat., 124[deg]54.50' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]28.57' N. lat., 124[deg]51.50' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]25.00' N. lat., 124[deg]48.00' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]23.95' N. lat., 124[deg]47.24' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]23.00' N. lat., 124[deg]47.00' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]21.00' N. lat., 124[deg]46.50' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]18.20' N. lat., 124[deg]45.84' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]18.50' N. lat., 124[deg]49.00' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]19.17' N. lat., 124[deg]50.86' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]18.07' N. lat., 124[deg]53.29' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]17.78' N. lat., 124[deg]51.39' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]16.81' N. lat., 124[deg]50.85' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]15.96' N. lat., 124[deg]53.15' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]14.31' N. lat., 124[deg]52.62' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]11.87' N. lat., 124[deg]56.90' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]12.39' N. lat., 124[deg]58.09' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]09.50' N. lat., 124[deg]57.50' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]09.00' N. lat., 124[deg]59.00' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]06.06' N. lat., 124[deg]58.80' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]03.62' N. lat., 124[deg]55.96' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]02.89' N. lat., 124[deg]56.89' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]01.04' N. lat., 124[deg]59.54' W. long.;
(56) 46[deg]58.47' N. lat., 124[deg]59.08' W. long.;
(57) 46[deg]58.29' N. lat., 125[deg]00.28' W. long.;
(58) 46[deg]56.30' N. lat., 125[deg]00.75' W. long.;
(59) 46[deg]57.09' N. lat., 124[deg]58.86' W. long.;
(60) 46[deg]55.95' N. lat., 124[deg]54.88' W. long.;
(61) 46[deg]54.79' N. lat., 124[deg]54.14' W. long.;
(62) 46[deg]58.00' N. lat., 124[deg]50.00' W. long.;
(63) 46[deg]54.50' N. lat., 124[deg]49.00' W. long.;
(64) 46[deg]54.53' N. lat., 124[deg]52.94' W. long.;
(65) 46[deg]49.52' N. lat., 124[deg]53.41' W. long.;
(66) 46[deg]42.24' N. lat., 124[deg]47.86' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]39.50' N. lat., 124[deg]42.50' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]37.50' N. lat., 124[deg]41.00' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]36.50' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]33.85' N. lat., 124[deg]36.99' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]33.50' N. lat., 124[deg]29.50' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]32.00' N. lat., 124[deg]31.00' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]30.53' N. lat., 124[deg]30.55' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]25.50' N. lat., 124[deg]33.00' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]23.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.00' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]21.05' N. lat., 124[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]20.64' N. lat., 124[deg]36.21' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]20.36' N. lat., 124[deg]37.85' W. long.;
(79) 46[deg]19.48' N. lat., 124[deg]38.35' W. long.;
(80) 46[deg]18.09' N. lat., 124[deg]38.30' W. long.;
(81) 46[deg]16.15' N. lat., 124[deg]25.20' W. long.;
(82) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.00' W. long.;
(83) 46[deg]14.87' N. lat., 124[deg]26.15' W. long.;
(84) 46[deg]13.38' N. lat., 124[deg]31.36' W. long.;
(85) 46[deg]12.09' N. lat., 124[deg]38.39' W. long.;
(86) 46[deg]09.46' N. lat., 124[deg]40.64' W. long.;
(87) 46[deg]07.30' N. lat., 124[deg]40.68' W. long.;
(88) 46[deg]02.76' N. lat., 124[deg]44.01' W. long.;
(89) 46[deg]01.22' N. lat., 124[deg]43.47' W. long.;
(90) 45[deg]51.82' N. lat., 124[deg]42.89' W. long.;
(91) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]40.88' W. long.;
(92) 45[deg]45.95' N. lat., 124[deg]40.72' W. long.;
(93) 45[deg]44.11' N. lat., 124[deg]43.09' W. long.;
(94) 45[deg]34.50' N. lat., 124[deg]30.27' W. long.;
(95) 45[deg]21.10' N. lat., 124[deg]23.11' W. long.;
(96) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]22.92' W. long.;
(97) 45[deg]09.69' N. lat., 124[deg]20.45' W. long.;
(98) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]23.30' W. long.;
(99) 44[deg]56.25' N. lat., 124[deg]27.03' W. long.;
(100) 44[deg]44.47' N. lat., 124[deg]37.85' W. long.;
(101) 44[deg]31.81' N. lat., 124[deg]39.60' W. long.;
(102) 44[deg]31.48' N. lat., 124[deg]43.30' W. long.;
(103) 44[deg]12.04' N. lat., 124[deg]58.16' W. long.;
(104) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]57.84' W. long.;
(105) 44[deg]07.38' N. lat., 124[deg]57.87' W. long.;
(106) 43[deg]57.06' N. lat., 124[deg]57.20' W. long.;
(107) 43[deg]52.52' N. lat., 124[deg]49.00' W. long.;
(108) 43[deg]51.55' N. lat., 124[deg]37.49' W. long.;
(109) 43[deg]47.83' N. lat., 124[deg]36.43' W. long.;
(110) 43[deg]31.79' N. lat., 124[deg]36.80' W. long.;
(111) 43[deg]29.34' N. lat., 124[deg]36.77' W. long.;
(112) 43[deg]26.46' N. lat., 124[deg]40.02' W. long.;
(113) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]42.39' W. long.;
(114) 43[deg]16.15' N. lat., 124[deg]44.37' W. long.;
(115) 43[deg]09.33' N. lat., 124[deg]45.35' W. long.;
(116) 43[deg]08.85' N. lat., 124[deg]48.92' W. long.;
(117) 43[deg]03.23' N. lat., 124[deg]52.41' W. long.;
(118) 43[deg]00.25' N. lat., 124[deg]51.93' W. long.;
(119) 42[deg]56.62' N. lat., 124[deg]53.93' W. long.;
(120) 42[deg]54.84' N. lat., 124[deg]54.01' W. long.;
(121) 42[deg]52.31' N. lat., 124[deg]50.76' W. long.;
(122) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]48.97' W. long.;
(123) 42[deg]47.78' N. lat., 124[deg]47.27' W. long.;
(124) 42[deg]46.32' N. lat., 124[deg]43.59' W. long.;
(125) 42[deg]41.63' N. lat., 124[deg]44.07' W. long.;
(126) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]43.52' W. long.;
(127) 42[deg]38.83' N. lat., 124[deg]42.77' W. long.;
(128) 42[deg]35.37' N. lat., 124[deg]43.22' W. long.;
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(129) 42[deg]32.78' N. lat., 124[deg]44.68' W. long.;
(130) 42[deg]32.19' N. lat., 124[deg]42.40' W. long.;
(131) 42[deg]30.28' N. lat., 124[deg]44.30' W. long.;
(132) 42[deg]28.16' N. lat., 124[deg]48.38' W. long.;
(133) 42[deg]18.34' N. lat., 124[deg]38.77' W. long.;
(134) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]36.80' W. long.;
(135) 42[deg]13.65' N. lat., 124[deg]36.82' W. long.;
(136) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.99' W. long.;
(137) 41[deg]47.80' N. lat., 124[deg]29.41' W. long.;
(138) 41[deg]23.51' N. lat., 124[deg]29.50' W. long.;
(139) 41[deg]13.29' N. lat., 124[deg]23.31' W. long.;
(140) 41[deg]06.23' N. lat., 124[deg]22.62' W. long.;
(141) 40[deg]55.60' N. lat., 124[deg]26.04' W. long.;
(142) 40[deg]49.62' N. lat., 124[deg]26.57' W. long.;
(143) 40[deg]45.72' N. lat., 124[deg]30.00' W. long.;
(144) 40[deg]40.56' N. lat., 124[deg]32.11' W. long.;
(145) 40[deg]37.33' N. lat., 124[deg]29.27' W. long.;
(146) 40[deg]35.60' N. lat., 124[deg]30.49' W. long.;
(147) 40[deg]37.38' N. lat., 124[deg]37.14' W. long.;
(148) 40[deg]36.03' N. lat., 124[deg]39.97' W. long.;
(149) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.50' W. long.;
(150) 40[deg]29.76' N. lat., 124[deg]38.13' W. long.;
(151) 40[deg]28.22' N. lat., 124[deg]37.23' W. long.;
(152) 40[deg]24.86' N. lat., 124[deg]35.71' W. long.;
(153) 40[deg]23.01' N. lat., 124[deg]31.94' W. long.;
(154) 40[deg]23.39' N. lat., 124[deg]28.64' W. long.;
(155) 40[deg]22.29' N. lat., 124[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(156) 40[deg]21.90' N. lat., 124[deg]25.18' W. long.;
(157) 40[deg]22.02' N. lat., 124[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(158) 40[deg]21.34' N. lat., 124[deg]29.53' W. long.;
(159) 40[deg]19.74' N. lat., 124[deg]28.95' W. long.;
(160) 40[deg]18.13' N. lat., 124[deg]27.08' W. long.;
(161) 40[deg]17.45' N. lat., 124[deg]25.53' W. long.;
(162) 40[deg]17.97' N. lat., 124[deg]24.12' W. long.;
(163) 40[deg]15.96' N. lat., 124[deg]26.05' W. long.;
(164) 40[deg]17.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.01' W. long.;
(165) 40[deg]15.97' N. lat., 124[deg]35.90' W. long.;
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(167) 40[deg]07.00' N. lat., 124[deg]19.00' W. long.;
(168) 40[deg]08.10' N. lat., 124[deg]16.70' W. long.;
(169) 40[deg]05.90' N. lat., 124[deg]17.77' W. long.;
(170) 40[deg]02.99' N. lat., 124[deg]15.55' W. long.;
(171) 40[deg]02.00' N. lat., 124[deg]12.97' W. long.;
(172) 40[deg]02.60' N. lat., 124[deg]10.61' W. long.;
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(174) 40[deg]02.18' N. lat., 124[deg]09.07' W. long.;
(175) 39[deg]58.25' N. lat., 124[deg]12.56' W. long.;
(176) 39[deg]57.03' N. lat., 124[deg]11.34' W. long.;
(177) 39[deg]56.30' N. lat., 124[deg]08.96' W. long.;
(178) 39[deg]54.82' N. lat., 124[deg]07.66' W. long.;
(179) 39[deg]52.57' N. lat., 124[deg]08.55' W. long.;
(180) 39[deg]45.34' N. lat., 124[deg]03.30' W. long.;
(181) 39[deg]34.75' N. lat., 123[deg]58.50' W. long.;
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(183) 39[deg]32.98' N. lat., 123[deg]56.43' W. long.;
(184) 39[deg]31.47' N. lat., 123[deg]58.73' W. long.;
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(234) 35[deg]57.74' N. lat., 121[deg]33.45' W. long.;
(235) 35[deg]51.32' N. lat., 121[deg]30.08' W. long.;
(236) 35[deg]45.84' N. lat., 121[deg]28.84' W. long.;
(237) 35[deg]38.94' N. lat., 121[deg]23.16' W. long.;
(238) 35[deg]26.00' N. lat., 121[deg]08.00' W. long.;
(239) 35[deg]07.42' N. lat., 120[deg]57.08' W. long.;
(240) 34[deg]42.76' N. lat., 120[deg]55.09' W. long.;
(241) 34[deg]37.75' N. lat., 120[deg]51.96' W. long.;
(242) 34[deg]29.29' N. lat., 120[deg]44.19' W. long.;
(243) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]40.42' W. long.;
(244) 34[deg]21.89' N. lat., 120[deg]31.36' W. long.;
(245) 34[deg]20.79' N. lat., 120[deg]21.58' W. long.;
(246) 34[deg]23.97' N. lat., 120[deg]15.25' W. long.;
(247) 34[deg]22.11' N. lat., 119[deg]56.63' W. long.;
(248) 34[deg]19.00' N. lat., 119[deg]48.00' W. long.;
(249) 34[deg]15.00' N. lat., 119[deg]48.00' W. long.;
(250) 34[deg]08.00' N. lat., 119[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(251) 34[deg]08.39' N. lat., 119[deg]54.78' W. long.;
(252) 34[deg]07.10' N. lat., 120[deg]10.37' W. long.;
(253) 34[deg]10.08' N. lat., 120[deg]22.98' W. long.;
(254) 34[deg]13.16' N. lat., 120[deg]29.40' W. long.;
(255) 34[deg]09.41' N. lat., 120[deg]37.75' W. long.;
(256) 34[deg]03.15' N. lat., 120[deg]34.71' W. long.;
(257) 33[deg]57.09' N. lat., 120[deg]27.76' W. long.;
(258) 33[deg]51.00' N. lat., 120[deg]09.00' W. long.;
(259) 33[deg]38.16' N. lat., 119[deg]59.23' W. long.;
(260) 33[deg]37.04' N. lat., 119[deg]50.17' W. long.;
(261) 33[deg]42.28' N. lat., 119[deg]48.85' W. long.;
(262) 33[deg]53.96' N. lat., 119[deg]53.77' W. long.;
(263) 33[deg]59.94' N. lat., 119[deg]19.57' W. long.;
(264) 34[deg]03.12' N. lat., 119[deg]15.51' W. long.;
(265) 34[deg]01.97' N. lat., 119[deg]07.28' W. long.;
(266) 34[deg]03.60' N. lat., 119[deg]04.71' W. long.;
(267) 33[deg]59.30' N. lat., 119[deg]03.73' W. long.;
(268) 33[deg]58.87' N. lat., 118[deg]59.37' W. long.;
(269) 33[deg]58.08' N. lat., 118[deg]41.14' W. long.;
(270) 33[deg]50.93' N. lat., 118[deg]37.65' W. long.;
(271) 33[deg]39.54' N. lat., 118[deg]18.70' W. long.;
(272) 33[deg]35.42' N. lat., 118[deg]17.14' W. long.;
(273) 33[deg]32.15' N. lat., 118[deg]10.84' W. long.;
(274) 33[deg]33.71' N. lat., 117[deg]53.72' W. long.;
(275) 33[deg]31.17' N. lat., 117[deg]49.11' W. long.;
(276) 33[deg]16.53' N. lat., 117[deg]36.13' W. long.;
(277) 33[deg]06.77' N. lat., 117[deg]22.92' W. long.;
(278) 32[deg]58.94' N. lat., 117[deg]20.05' W. long.;
(279) 32[deg]55.83' N. lat., 117[deg]20.15' W. long.;
(280) 32[deg]46.29' N. lat., 117[deg]23.89' W. long.;
(281) 32[deg]42.00' N. lat., 117[deg]22.16' W. long.;
(282) 32[deg]39.47' N. lat., 117[deg]27.78' W. long.; and
(283) 32[deg]34.83' N. lat., 117[deg]24.69' W. long.
(i) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around San Clemente
Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 32[deg]47.95' N. lat., 118[deg]19.31' W. long.;
(2) 32[deg]49.79' N. lat., 118[deg]20.82' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]55.99' N. lat., 118[deg]28.80' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]03.00' N. lat., 118[deg]34.00' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]05.00' N. lat., 118[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]03.21' N. lat., 118[deg]39.85' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]01.93' N. lat., 118[deg]39.85' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]54.69' N. lat., 118[deg]35.45' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]53.28' N. lat., 118[deg]33.58' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]48.26' N. lat., 118[deg]31.62' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]43.03' N. lat., 118[deg]24.21' W. long.;
(12) 32[deg]47.15' N. lat., 118[deg]21.53' W. long.; and
(13) 32[deg]47.95' N. lat., 118[deg]19.31' W. long.
(j) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina
Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]17.24' N. lat., 118[deg]12.94' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]23.60' N. lat., 118[deg]18.79' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]26.00' N. lat., 118[deg]22.00' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]27.57' N. lat., 118[deg]27.69' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]29.78' N. lat., 118[deg]31.01' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]30.46' N. lat., 118[deg]36.52' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]28.65' N. lat., 118[deg]41.07' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]23.23' N. lat., 118[deg]30.69' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]20.97' N. lat., 118[deg]33.29' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]19.81' N. lat., 118[deg]32.24' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]18.00' N. lat., 118[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(12) 33[deg]15.62' N. lat., 118[deg]14.74' W. long.;
(13) 33[deg]16.00' N. lat., 118[deg]13.00' W. long.; and
(14) 33[deg]17.24' N. lat., 118[deg]12.94' W. long.
(k) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]24.99' N. lat., 117[deg]59.32' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]23.66' N. lat., 117[deg]58.28' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]23.21' N. lat., 117[deg]59.55' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]24.74' N. lat., 118[deg]00.61' W. long.; and
(5) 33[deg]24.99' N. lat., 117[deg]59.32' W. long.
23. Section 660.394 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 660.394 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 180 fm (329
m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth contours.
Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a
series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides
coordinates for the 180 fm (329 m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth
contours.
(a) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight
lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.82' N. lat., 125[deg]41.61' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]12.86' N. lat., 125[deg]37.95' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]11.28' N. lat., 125[deg]39.67' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]10.13' N. lat., 125[deg]42.62' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]08.86' N. lat., 125[deg]41.92' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]08.15' N. lat., 125[deg]44.95' W. long.;
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(7) 48[deg]07.18' N. lat., 125[deg]45.67' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]05.79' N. lat., 125[deg]44.64' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]06.04' N. lat., 125[deg]41.84' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]04.26' N. lat., 125[deg]40.09' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]04.18' N. lat., 125[deg]36.94' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]03.02' N. lat., 125[deg]36.24' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]01.75' N. lat., 125[deg]37.42' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]01.39' N. lat., 125[deg]39.42' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]57.08' N. lat., 125[deg]36.51' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]55.20' N. lat., 125[deg]36.62' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]54.33' N. lat., 125[deg]34.98' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]54.73' N. lat., 125[deg]31.95' W. long.;
(19) 47[deg]56.39' N. lat., 125[deg]30.22' W. long.;
(20) 47[deg]55.86' N. lat., 125[deg]28.54' W. long.;
(21) 47[deg]58.07' N. lat., 125[deg]25.72' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]00.81' N. lat., 125[deg]24.39' W. long.;
(23) 48[deg]01.81' N. lat., 125[deg]23.76' W. long.;
(24) 48[deg]02.16' N. lat., 125[deg]22.71' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]03.46' N. lat., 125[deg]22.01' W. long.;
(26) 48[deg]04.21' N. lat., 125[deg]20.40' W. long.;
(27) 48[deg]03.15' N. lat., 125[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(28) 48[deg]01.92' N. lat., 125[deg]18.69' W. long.;
(29) 48[deg]00.85' N. lat., 125[deg]20.02' W. long.;
(30) 48[deg]00.12' N. lat., 125[deg]20.04' W. long.;
(31) 47[deg]58.18' N. lat., 125[deg]18.78' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]58.24' N. lat., 125[deg]17.26' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]52.47' N. lat., 125[deg]15.30' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]52.13' N. lat., 125[deg]12.95' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]50.60' N. lat., 125[deg]10.65' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]49.39' N. lat., 125[deg]10.59' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]48.74' N. lat., 125[deg]06.07' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]47.03' N. lat., 125[deg]06.95' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]47.46' N. lat., 125[deg]05.20' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]45.88' N. lat., 125[deg]04.50' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]44.51' N. lat., 125[deg]06.64' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]42.22' N. lat., 125[deg]04.86' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]38.49' N. lat., 125[deg]06.32' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]34.93' N. lat., 125[deg]04.34' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]30.85' N. lat., 124[deg]57.42' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]28.80' N. lat., 124[deg]56.51' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]29.25' N. lat., 124[deg]53.92' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]28.29' N. lat., 124[deg]51.32' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]24.04' N. lat., 124[deg]47.38' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]18.24' N. lat., 124[deg]45.97' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]19.36' N. lat., 124[deg]50.96' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]18.07' N. lat., 124[deg]53.38' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]17.73' N. lat., 124[deg]52.83' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]17.77' N. lat., 124[deg]51.56' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]16.84' N. lat., 124[deg]50.94' W. long.;
(56) 47[deg]16.01' N. lat., 124[deg]53.36' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]14.32' N. lat., 124[deg]52.73' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]11.97' N. lat., 124[deg]56.81' W. long.;
(59) 47[deg]12.93' N. lat., 124[deg]58.47' W. long.;
(60) 47[deg]09.43' N. lat., 124[deg]57.99' W. long.;
(61) 47[deg]09.36' N. lat., 124[deg]59.29' W. long.;
(62) 47[deg]05.88' N. lat., 124[deg]59.06' W. long.;
(63) 47[deg]03.64' N. lat., 124[deg]56.07' W. long.;
(64) 47[deg]01.00' N. lat., 124[deg]59.69' W. long.;
(65) 46[deg]58.72' N. lat., 124[deg]59.17' W. long.;
(66) 46[deg]58.30' N. lat., 125[deg]00.60' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]55.61' N. lat., 125[deg]01.19' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]56.96' N. lat., 124[deg]58.85' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]55.91' N. lat., 124[deg]54.98' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]54.55' N. lat., 124[deg]54.21' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]56.80' N. lat., 124[deg]50.55' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]54.87' N. lat., 124[deg]49.59' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]54.63' N. lat., 124[deg]53.48' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]52.33' N. lat., 124[deg]54.75' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]45.12' N. lat., 124[deg]51.82' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]39.20' N. lat., 124[deg]47.02' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]33.45' N. lat., 124[deg]36.61' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]33.37' N. lat., 124[deg]30.21' W. long.;
(79) 46[deg]31.67' N. lat., 124[deg]31.41' W. long.;
(80) 46[deg]27.87' N. lat., 124[deg]32.04' W. long.;
(81) 46[deg]21.01' N. lat., 124[deg]37.63' W. long.;
(82) 46[deg]18.58' N. lat., 124[deg]38.92' W. long.;
(83) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.57' W. long.;
(84) 46[deg]12.85' N. lat., 124[deg]35.52' W. long.;
(85) 46[deg]12.27' N. lat., 124[deg]38.69' W. long.;
(86) 46[deg]08.71' N. lat., 124[deg]41.27' W. long.;
(87) 46[deg]05.79' N. lat., 124[deg]42.12' W. long.;
(88) 46[deg]02.84' N. lat., 124[deg]48.05' W. long.;
(89) 46[deg]02.41' N. lat., 124[deg]48.15' W. long.;
(90) 45[deg]58.96' N. lat., 124[deg]43.98' W. long.;
(91) 45[deg]47.05' N. lat., 124[deg]43.25' W. long.;
(92) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]43.31' W. long.;
(93) 45[deg]44.00' N. lat., 124[deg]45.37' W. long.;
(94) 45[deg]34.97' N. lat., 124[deg]31.95' W. long.;
(95) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]25.18' W. long.;
(96) 45[deg]13.01' N. lat., 124[deg]21.71' W. long.;
(97) 45[deg]09.59' N. lat., 124[deg]22.78' W. long.;
(98) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]26.21' W. long.;
(99) 45[deg]00.22' N. lat., 124[deg]28.31' W. long.;
(100) 44[deg]53.53' N. lat., 124[deg]32.98' W. long.;
(101) 44[deg]40.25' N. lat., 124[deg]46.34' W. long.;
(102) 44[deg]28.83' N. lat., 124[deg]47.09' W. long.;
(103) 44[deg]22.97' N. lat., 124[deg]49.38' W. long.;
(104) 44[deg]13.07' N. lat., 124[deg]58.34' W. long.;
(105) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]58.23' W. long.;
(106) 43[deg]57.99' N. lat., 124[deg]57.84' W. long.;
(107) 43[deg]51.43' N. lat., 124[deg]52.02' W. long.;
(108) 43[deg]50.72' N. lat., 124[deg]39.23' W. long.;
(109) 43[deg]39.04' N. lat., 124[deg]37.82' W. long.;
(110) 43[deg]27.76' N. lat., 124[deg]39.76' W. long.;
(111) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]42.70' W. long.;
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(112) 43[deg]20.22' N. lat., 124[deg]42.92' W. long.;
(113) 43[deg]13.07' N. lat., 124[deg]46.03' W. long.;
(114) 43[deg]10.43' N. lat., 124[deg]50.27' W. long.;
(115) 43[deg]03.47' N. lat., 124[deg]52.80' W. long.;
(116) 42[deg]56.93' N. lat., 124[deg]53.95' W. long.;
(117) 42[deg]54.74' N. lat., 124[deg]54.19' W. long.;
(118) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]52.36' W. long.;
(119) 42[deg]49.43' N. lat., 124[deg]52.03' W. long.;
(120) 42[deg]47.68' N. lat., 124[deg]47.72' W. long.;
(121) 42[deg]46.17' N. lat., 124[deg]44.05' W. long.;
(122) 42[deg]41.67' N. lat., 124[deg]44.36' W. long.;
(123) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]43.86' W. long.;
(124) 42[deg]38.79' N. lat., 124[deg]42.87' W. long.;
(125) 42[deg]32.39' N. lat., 124[deg]45.38' W. long.;
(126) 42[deg]32.07' N. lat., 124[deg]43.44' W. long.;
(127) 42[deg]30.98' N. lat., 124[deg]43.84' W. long.;
(128) 42[deg]28.37' N. lat., 124[deg]48.91' W. long.;
(129) 42[deg]20.07' N. lat., 124[deg]41.59' W. long.;
(130) 42[deg]15.05' N. lat., 124[deg]38.07' W. long.;
(131) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]37.77' W. long.;
(132) 42[deg]07.37' N. lat., 124[deg]37.25' W. long.;
(133) 42[deg]04.93' N. lat., 124[deg]36.79' W. long.;
(134) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.26' W. long.;
(135) 41[deg]47.60' N. lat., 124[deg]29.75' W. long.;
(136) 41[deg]22.07' N. lat., 124[deg]29.55' W. long.;
(137) 41[deg]13.58' N. lat., 124[deg]24.17' W. long.;
(138) 41[deg]06.51' N. lat., 124[deg]23.07' W. long.;
(139) 40[deg]55.20' N. lat., 124[deg]27.46' W. long.;
(140) 40[deg]49.76' N. lat., 124[deg]27.17' W. long.;
(141) 40[deg]45.79' N. lat., 124[deg]30.37' W. long.;
(142) 40[deg]40.31' N. lat., 124[deg]32.47' W. long.;
(143) 40[deg]37.42' N. lat., 124[deg]37.20' W. long.;
(144) 40[deg]36.03' N. lat., 124[deg]39.97' W. long.;
(145) 40[deg]31.48' N. lat., 124[deg]40.95' W. long.;
(146) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.50' W. long.;
(147) 40[deg]24.81' N. lat., 124[deg]35.82' W. long.;
(148) 40[deg]22.00' N. lat., 124[deg]30.01' W. long.;
(149) 40[deg]16.84' N. lat., 124[deg]29.87' W. long.;
(150) 40[deg]17.06' N. lat., 124[deg]35.51' W. long.;
(151) 40[deg]16.41' N. lat., 124[deg]39.10' W. long.;
(152) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.56' W. long.;
(153) 40[deg]06.67' N. lat., 124[deg]19.08' W. long.;
(154) 40[deg]08.10' N. lat., 124[deg]16.71' W. long.;
(155) 40[deg]05.90' N. lat., 124[deg]17.77' W. long.;
(156) 40[deg]02.80' N. lat., 124[deg]16.28' W. long.;
(157) 40[deg]01.98' N. lat., 124[deg]12.99' W. long.;
(158) 40[deg]01.53' N. lat., 124[deg]09.82' W. long.;
(159) 39[deg]58.28' N. lat., 124[deg]12.93' W. long.;
(160) 39[deg]57.06' N. lat., 124[deg]12.03' W. long.;
(161) 39[deg]56.31' N. lat., 124[deg]08.98' W. long.;
(162) 39[deg]55.20' N. lat., 124[deg]07.98' W. long.;
(163) 39[deg]52.57' N. lat., 124[deg]09.04' W. long.;
(164) 39[deg]42.78' N. lat., 124[deg]02.11' W. long.;
(165) 39[deg]34.76' N. lat., 123[deg]58.51' W. long.;
(166) 39[deg]34.22' N. lat., 123[deg]56.82' W. long.;
(167) 39[deg]32.98' N. lat., 123[deg]56.43' W. long.;
(168) 39[deg]32.14' N. lat., 123[deg]58.83' W. long.;
(169) 39[deg]07.79' N. lat., 123[deg]58.72' W. long.;
(170) 39[deg]00.99' N. lat., 123[deg]57.56' W. long.;
(171) 39[deg]00.05' N. lat., 123[deg]56.83' W. long.;
(172) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]57.22' W. long.;
(173) 38[deg]56.28' N. lat., 123[deg]57.53' W. long.;
(174) 38[deg]56.01' N. lat., 123[deg]58.72' W. long.;
(175) 38[deg]52.41' N. lat., 123[deg]56.38' W. long.;
(176) 38[deg]46.81' N. lat., 123[deg]51.46' W. long.;
(177) 38[deg]45.56' N. lat., 123[deg]51.32' W. long.;
(178) 38[deg]43.24' N. lat., 123[deg]49.91' W. long.;
(179) 38[deg]41.42' N. lat., 123[deg]47.22' W. long.;
(180) 38[deg]40.97' N. lat., 123[deg]47.80' W. long.;
(181) 38[deg]38.58' N. lat., 123[deg]46.07' W. long.;
(182) 38[deg]37.38' N. lat., 123[deg]43.80' W. long.;
(183) 38[deg]33.86' N. lat., 123[deg]41.51' W. long.;
(184) 38[deg]29.45' N. lat., 123[deg]38.42' W. long.;
(185) 38[deg]28.20' N. lat., 123[deg]38.17' W. long.;
(186) 38[deg]24.09' N. lat., 123[deg]35.26' W. long.;
(187) 38[deg]16.72' N. lat., 123[deg]31.42' W. long.;
(188) 38[deg]15.32' N. lat., 123[deg]29.33' W. long.;
(189) 38[deg]14.45' N. lat., 123[deg]26.15' W. long.;
(190) 38[deg]10.26' N. lat., 123[deg]25.43' W. long.;
(191) 38[deg]12.61' N. lat., 123[deg]28.08' W. long.;
(192) 38[deg]11.98' N. lat., 123[deg]29.35' W. long.;
(193) 38[deg]08.23' N. lat., 123[deg]28.04' W. long.;
(194) 38[deg]06.39' N. lat., 123[deg]30.59' W. long.;
(195) 38[deg]04.25' N. lat., 123[deg]31.81' W. long.;
(196) 38[deg]02.08' N. lat., 123[deg]31.27' W. long.;
(197) 38[deg]00.17' N. lat., 123[deg]29.43' W. long.;
(198) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]28.55' W. long.;
(199) 37[deg]58.24' N. lat., 123[deg]26.91' W. long.;
(200) 37[deg]55.32' N. lat., 123[deg]27.19' W. long.;
(201) 37[deg]51.52' N. lat., 123[deg]25.01' W. long.;
(202) 37[deg]44.21' N. lat., 123[deg]11.38' W. long.;
(203) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 123[deg]01.86' W. long.;
(204) 37[deg]14.29' N. lat., 122[deg]52.99' W. long.;
(205) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]49.28' W. long.;
(206) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]44.65' W. long.;
(207) 37[deg]00.86' N. lat., 122[deg]37.55' W. long.;
(208) 36[deg]59.71' N. lat., 122[deg]33.73' W. long.;
(209) 36[deg]57.98' N. lat., 122[deg]27.80' W. long.;
(210) 36[deg]59.83' N. lat., 122[deg]25.17' W. long.;
(211) 36[deg]57.21' N. lat., 122[deg]25.17' W. long.;
(212) 36[deg]57.79' N. lat., 122[deg]22.28' W. long.;
(213) 36[deg]55.86' N. lat., 122[deg]21.99' W. long.;
(214) 36[deg]52.06' N. lat., 122[deg]12.12' W. long.;
(215) 36[deg]47.63' N. lat., 122[deg]07.40' W. long.;
(216) 36[deg]47.26' N. lat., 122[deg]03.23' W. long.;
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(217) 36[deg]49.53' N. lat., 121[deg]59.35' W. long.;
(218) 36[deg]44.81' N. lat., 121[deg]58.29' W. long.;
(219) 36[deg]38.95' N. lat., 122[deg]02.02' W. long.;
(220) 36[deg]23.43' N. lat., 121[deg]59.76' W. long.;
(221) 36[deg]19.66' N. lat., 122[deg]06.25' W. long.;
(222) 36[deg]14.78' N. lat., 122[deg]01.52' W. long.;
(223) 36[deg]13.64' N. lat., 121[deg]57.83' W. long.;
(224) 36[deg]09.99' N. lat., 121[deg]43.48' W. long.;
(225) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]36.95' W. long.;
(226) 35[deg]57.09' N. lat., 121[deg]34.16' W. long.;
(227) 35[deg]52.71' N. lat., 121[deg]32.32' W. long.;
(228) 35[deg]51.23' N. lat., 121[deg]30.54' W. long.;
(229) 35[deg]46.07' N. lat., 121[deg]29.75' W. long.;
(230) 35[deg]34.08' N. lat., 121[deg]19.83' W. long.;
(231) 35[deg]31.41' N. lat., 121[deg]14.80' W. long.;
(232) 35[deg]15.42' N. lat., 121[deg]03.47' W. long.;
(233) 35[deg]07.70' N. lat., 120[deg]59.31' W. long.;
(234) 34[deg]57.27' N. lat., 120[deg]56.93' W. long.;
(235) 34[deg]44.27' N. lat., 120[deg]57.65' W. long.;
(236) 34[deg]32.75' N. lat., 120[deg]50.08' W. long.;
(237) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]41.50' W. long.;
(238) 34[deg]20.00' N. lat., 120[deg]30.99' W. long.;
(239) 34[deg]19.15' N. lat., 120[deg]19.78' W. long.;
(240) 34[deg]23.24' N. lat., 120[deg]14.17' W. long.;
(241) 34[deg]21.35' N. lat., 119[deg]54.89' W. long.;
(242) 34[deg]09.79' N. lat., 119[deg]44.51' W. long.;
(243) 34[deg]07.34' N. lat., 120[deg]06.71' W. long.;
(244) 34[deg]09.74' N. lat., 120[deg]19.78' W. long.;
(245) 34[deg]13.95' N. lat., 120[deg]29.78' W. long.;
(246) 34[deg]09.41' N. lat., 120[deg]37.75' W. long.;
(247) 34[deg]03.39' N. lat., 120[deg]35.26' W. long.;
(248) 33[deg]56.82' N. lat., 120[deg]28.30' W. long.;
(249) 33[deg]50.71' N. lat., 120[deg]09.24' W. long.;
(250) 33[deg]38.21' N. lat., 119[deg]59.90' W. long.;
(251) 33[deg]35.35' N. lat., 119[deg]51.95' W. long.;
(252) 33[deg]35.99' N. lat., 119[deg]49.13' W. long.;
(253) 33[deg]42.74' N. lat., 119[deg]47.80' W. long.;
(254) 33[deg]53.65' N. lat., 119[deg]53.29' W. long.;
(255) 33[deg]57.85' N. lat., 119[deg]31.05' W. long.;
(256) 33[deg]56.78' N. lat., 119[deg]27.44' W. long.;
(257) 33[deg]58.03' N. lat., 119[deg]27.82' W. long.;
(258) 33[deg]59.31' N. lat., 119[deg]20.02' W. long.;
(259) 34[deg]02.91' N. lat., 119[deg]15.38' W. long.;
(260) 33[deg]59.04' N. lat., 119[deg]03.02' W. long.;
(261) 33[deg]57.88' N. lat., 118[deg]41.69' W. long.;
(262) 33[deg]50.89' N. lat., 118[deg]37.78' W. long.;
(263) 33[deg]39.54' N. lat., 118[deg]18.70' W. long.;
(264) 33[deg]35.42' N. lat., 118[deg]17.15' W. long.;
(265) 33[deg]31.26' N. lat., 118[deg]10.84' W. long.;
(266) 33[deg]32.71' N. lat., 117[deg]52.05' W. long.;
(267) 32[deg]58.94' N. lat., 117[deg]20.05' W. long.;
(268) 32[deg]46.45' N. lat., 117[deg]24.37' W. long.;
(269) 32[deg]42.25' N. lat., 117[deg]22.87' W. long.;
(270) 32[deg]39.50' N. lat., 117[deg]27.80' W. long.; and
(271) 32[deg]34.83' N. lat., 117[deg]24.67' W. long.
(b) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around San Clemente
Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]01.90' N. lat., 118[deg]40.17' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]03.23' N. lat., 118[deg]40.05' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]05.07' N. lat., 118[deg]39.01' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]05.00' N. lat., 118[deg]38.01' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]03.00' N. lat., 118[deg]34.00' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]55.92' N. lat., 118[deg]28.39' W. long.;
(7) 32[deg]49.78' N. lat., 118[deg]20.82' W. long.;
(8) 32[deg]47.32' N. lat., 118[deg]18.30' W. long.;
(9) 32[deg]47.46' N. lat., 118[deg]20.29' W. long.;
(10) 32[deg]46.21' N. lat., 118[deg]21.96' W. long.;
(11) 32[deg]42.25' N. lat., 118[deg]24.07' W. long.;
(12) 32[deg]47.73' N. lat., 118[deg]31.74' W. long.;
(13) 32[deg]53.16' N. lat., 118[deg]33.85' W. long.;
(14) 32[deg]54.51' N. lat., 118[deg]35.56' W. long.; and
(15) 33[deg]01.90' N. lat., 118[deg]40.17' W. long.
(c) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina
Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]30.00' N. lat., 118[deg]44.18' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]30.65' N. lat., 118[deg]35.07' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]29.88' N. lat., 118[deg]30.89' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]27.54' N. lat., 118[deg]26.91' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]26.11' N. lat., 118[deg]21.97' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]24.20' N. lat., 118[deg]19.05' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]14.58' N. lat., 118[deg]10.35' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]17.91' N. lat., 118[deg]28.20' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]19.14' N. lat., 118[deg]31.34' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]20.79' N. lat., 118[deg]33.75' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]23.14' N. lat., 118[deg]30.80' W. long.;and
(12) 33[deg]30.00' N. lat., 118[deg]44.18' W. long.
(d) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]25.12' N. lat., 118[deg]01.09' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]25.41' N. lat., 117[deg]59.36' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]23.49' N. lat., 117[deg]57.47' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]23.02' N. lat., 117[deg]59.58' W. long.; and
(5) 33[deg]25.12' N. lat., 118[deg]01.09' W. long.
(e) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around San Diego Rise off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 32[deg]49.98' N. lat., 117[deg]50.19' W. long.;
(2) 32[deg]44.10' N. lat., 117[deg]45.34' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]42.01' N. lat., 117[deg]46.01' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]44.42' N. lat., 117[deg]48.69' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]49.86' N. lat., 117[deg]50.50' W. long.; and
(6) 32[deg]49.98' N. lat., 117[deg]50.19' W. long.
(f) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour between the U.S. border with
Canada
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and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting
all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.75' N. lat., 125[deg]41.73' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]12.85' N. lat., 125[deg]38.06' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]11.52' N. lat., 125[deg]39.45' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]10.14' N. lat., 125[deg]42.81' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]08.96' N. lat., 125[deg]42.08' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]08.33' N. lat., 125[deg]44.91' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]07.19' N. lat., 125[deg]45.87' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]05.66' N. lat., 125[deg]44.79' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]05.91' N. lat., 125[deg]42.16' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]04.11' N. lat., 125[deg]40.17' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]04.07' N. lat., 125[deg]36.96' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]03.05' N. lat., 125[deg]36.38' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]01.98' N. lat., 125[deg]37.41' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]01.46' N. lat., 125[deg]39.61' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]57.28' N. lat., 125[deg]36.87' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]55.11' N. lat., 125[deg]36.92' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]54.09' N. lat., 125[deg]34.98' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]54.50' N. lat., 125[deg]32.01' W. long.;
(19) 47[deg]56.07' N. lat., 125[deg]30.17' W. long.;
(20) 47[deg]55.65' N. lat., 125[deg]28.46' W. long.;
(21) 47[deg]57.88' N. lat., 125[deg]25.61' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]01.63' N. lat., 125[deg]23.75' W. long.;
(23) 48[deg]02.21' N. lat., 125[deg]22.43' W. long.;
(24) 48[deg]03.60' N. lat., 125[deg]21.84' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]03.98' N. lat., 125[deg]20.65' W. long.;
(26) 48[deg]03.26' N. lat., 125[deg]19.76' W. long.;
(27) 48[deg]01.49' N. lat., 125[deg]18.80' W. long.;
(28) 48[deg]01.03' N. lat., 125[deg]20.12' W. long.;
(29) 48[deg]00.04' N. lat., 125[deg]20.26' W. long.;
(30) 47[deg]58.10' N. lat., 125[deg]18.91' W. long.;
(31) 47[deg]58.17' N. lat., 125[deg]17.50' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]52.28' N. lat., 125[deg]16.06' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]51.92' N. lat., 125[deg]13.89' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]49.20' N. lat., 125[deg]10.67' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]48.69' N. lat., 125[deg]06.50' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]46.54' N. lat., 125[deg]07.68' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]47.24' N. lat., 125[deg]05.38' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]45.95' N. lat., 125[deg]04.61' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]44.58' N. lat., 125[deg]07.12' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]42.24' N. lat., 125[deg]05.15' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]38.54' N. lat., 125[deg]06.76' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]34.86' N. lat., 125[deg]04.67' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]30.75' N. lat., 124[deg]57.52' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]28.51' N. lat., 124[deg]56.69' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]29.15' N. lat., 124[deg]54.10' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]28.43' N. lat., 124[deg]51.58' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]24.13' N. lat., 124[deg]47.51' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]18.31' N. lat., 124[deg]46.17' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]19.57' N. lat., 124[deg]51.01' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]18.12' N. lat., 124[deg]53.66' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]17.59' N. lat., 124[deg]52.94' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]17.71' N. lat., 124[deg]51.63' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]16.90' N. lat., 124[deg]51.23' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]16.10' N. lat., 124[deg]53.67' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]14.24' N. lat., 124[deg]53.02' W. long.;
(56) 47[deg]12.16' N. lat., 124[deg]56.77' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]13.35' N. lat., 124[deg]58.70' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]09.53' N. lat., 124[deg]58.32' W. long.;
(59) 47[deg]09.54' N. lat., 124[deg]59.50' W. long.;
(60) 47[deg]05.87' N. lat., 124[deg]59.29' W. long.;
(61) 47[deg]03.65' N. lat., 124[deg]56.26' W. long.;
(62) 47[deg]00.91' N. lat., 124[deg]59.73' W. long.;
(63) 46[deg]58.74' N. lat., 124[deg]59.40' W. long.;
(64) 46[deg]58.55' N. lat., 125[deg]00.70' W. long.;
(65) 46[deg]55.57' N. lat., 125[deg]01.61' W. long.;
(66) 46[deg]55.77' N. lat., 124[deg]55.04' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]53.16' N. lat., 124[deg]53.69' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]52.39' N. lat., 124[deg]55.24' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]44.88' N. lat., 124[deg]51.97' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]33.28' N. lat., 124[deg]36.96' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]33.20' N. lat., 124[deg]30.64' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]27.85' N. lat., 124[deg]31.95' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]18.16' N. lat., 124[deg]39.39' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]16.48' N. lat., 124[deg]27.41' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]16.73' N. lat., 124[deg]23.20' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]24.88' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]14.22' N. lat., 124[deg]26.28' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]11.53' N. lat., 124[deg]39.58' W. long.;
(79) 46[deg]08.77' N. lat., 124[deg]41.71' W. long.;
(80) 46[deg]05.86' N. lat., 124[deg]42.27' W. long.;
(81) 46[deg]03.85' N. lat., 124[deg]48.20' W. long.;
(82) 46[deg]02.34' N. lat., 124[deg]48.51' W. long.;
(83) 45[deg]58.99' N. lat., 124[deg]44.42' W. long.;
(84) 45[deg]46.90' N. lat., 124[deg]43.50' W. long.;
(85) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]44.27' W. long.;
(86) 45[deg]44.98' N. lat., 124[deg]44.93' W. long.;
(87) 45[deg]43.47' N. lat., 124[deg]44.93' W. long.;
(88) 45[deg]34.88' N. lat., 124[deg]32.58' W. long.;
(89) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]25.47' W. long.;
(90) 45[deg]13.04' N. lat., 124[deg]21.92' W. long.;
(91) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]27.13' W. long.;
(92) 45[deg]00.17' N. lat., 124[deg]29.28' W. long.;
(93) 44[deg]55.41' N. lat., 124[deg]31.84' W. long.;
(94) 44[deg]48.25' N. lat., 124[deg]40.62' W. long.;
(95) 44[deg]41.34' N. lat., 124[deg]49.20' W. long.;
(96) 44[deg]23.30' N. lat., 124[deg]50.17' W. long.;
(97) 44[deg]13.19' N. lat., 124[deg]58.66' W. long.;
(98) 46[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]58.50' W. long.;
(99) 43[deg]57.89' N. lat., 124[deg]58.13' W. long.;
(100) 43[deg]50.59' N. lat., 124[deg]52.80' W. long.;
(101) 43[deg]50.10' N. lat., 124[deg]40.27' W. long.;
(102) 43[deg]39.06' N. lat., 124[deg]38.55' W. long.;
(103) 43[deg]28.85' N. lat., 124[deg]39.99' W. long.;
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(104) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]42.84' W. long.;
(105) 43[deg]20.22' N. lat., 124[deg]43.05' W. long.;
(106) 43[deg]13.29' N. lat., 124[deg]47.00' W. long.;
(107) 43[deg]13.14' N. lat., 124[deg]52.61' W. long.;
(108) 43[deg]04.26' N. lat., 124[deg]53.05' W. long.;
(109) 42[deg]53.93' N. lat., 124[deg]54.60' W. long.;
(110) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]53.31' W. long.;
(111) 42[deg]49.52' N. lat., 124[deg]53.16' W. long.;
(112) 42[deg]47.46' N. lat., 124[deg]50.24' W. long.;
(113) 42[deg]47.57' N. lat., 124[deg]48.12' W. long.;
(114) 42[deg]46.19' N. lat., 124[deg]44.52' W. long.;
(115) 42[deg]41.75' N. lat., 124[deg]44.69' W. long.;
(116) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]44.02' W. long.;
(117) 42[deg]38.81' N. lat., 124[deg]43.09' W. long.;
(118) 42[deg]31.83' N. lat., 124[deg]46.23' W. long.;
(119) 42[deg]32.08' N. lat., 124[deg]43.58' W. long.;
(120) 42[deg]30.96' N. lat., 124[deg]43.84' W. long.;
(121) 42[deg]28.41' N. lat., 124[deg]49.17' W. long.;
(122) 42[deg]24.80' N. lat., 124[deg]45.93' W. long.;
(123) 42[deg]19.71' N. lat., 124[deg]41.60' W. long.;
(124) 42[deg]15.12' N. lat., 124[deg]38.34' W. long.;
(125) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]38.22' W. long.;
(126) 42[deg]12.35' N. lat., 124[deg]38.09' W. long.;
(127) 42[deg]04.38' N. lat., 124[deg]36.83' W. long.;
(128) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.80' W. long.;
(129) 41[deg]47.85' N. lat., 124[deg]30.41' W. long.;
(130) 41[deg]43.34' N. lat., 124[deg]29.89' W. long.;
(131) 41[deg]23.47' N. lat., 124[deg]30.29' W. long.;
(132) 41[deg]21.30' N. lat., 124[deg]29.36' W. long.;
(133) 41[deg]13.53' N. lat., 124[deg]24.41' W. long.;
(134) 41[deg]06.72' N. lat., 124[deg]23.30' W. long.;
(135) 40[deg]54.67' N. lat., 124[deg]28.13' W. long.;
(136) 40[deg]49.02' N. lat., 124[deg]28.52' W. long.;
(137) 40[deg]40.45' N. lat., 124[deg]32.74' W. long.;
(138) 40[deg]37.11' N. lat., 124[deg]38.03' W. long.;
(139) 40[deg]34.22' N. lat., 124[deg]41.13' W. long.;
(140) 40[deg]32.90' N. lat., 124[deg]41.83' W. long.;
(141) 40[deg]31.30' N. lat., 124[deg]40.97' W. long.;
(142) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.04' W. long.;
(143) 40[deg]24.99' N. lat., 124[deg]36.37' W. long.;
(144) 40[deg]22.23' N. lat., 124[deg]31.78' W. long.;
(145) 40[deg]16.95' N. lat., 124[deg]31.93' W. long.;
(146) 40[deg]17.59' N. lat., 124[deg]45.23' W. long.;
(147) 40[deg]13.25' N. lat., 124[deg]32.36' W. long.;
(148) 40[deg]10.16' N. lat., 124[deg]24.57' W. long.;
(149) 40[deg]06.43' N. lat., 124[deg]19.19' W. long.;
(150) 40[deg]07.07' N. lat., 124[deg]17.75' W. long.;
(151) 40[deg]05.53' N. lat., 124[deg]18.02' W. long.;
(152) 40[deg]04.71' N. lat., 124[deg]18.10' W. long.;
(153) 40[deg]02.35' N. lat., 124[deg]16.57' W. long.;
(154) 40[deg]01.53' N. lat., 124[deg]09.82' W. long.;
(155) 39[deg]58.28' N. lat., 124[deg]13.51' W. long.;
(156) 39[deg]56.60' N. lat., 124[deg]12.02' W. long.;
(157) 39[deg]55.20' N. lat., 124[deg]07.96' W. long.;
(158) 39[deg]52.55' N. lat., 124[deg]09.40' W. long.;
(159) 39[deg]42.68' N. lat., 124[deg]02.52' W. long.;
(160) 39[deg]35.96' N. lat., 123[deg]59.49' W. long.;
(161) 39[deg]34.62' N. lat., 123[deg]59.59' W. long.;
(162) 39[deg]33.78' N. lat., 123[deg]56.82' W. long.;
(163) 39[deg]33.02' N. lat., 123[deg]57.07' W. long.;
(164) 39[deg]32.21' N. lat., 123[deg]59.13' W. long.;
(165) 39[deg]07.85' N. lat., 123[deg]59.07' W. long.;
(166) 39[deg]00.90' N. lat., 123[deg]57.88' W. long.;
(167) 38[deg]59.95' N. lat., 123[deg]56.99' W. long.;
(168) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]57.50' W. long.;
(169) 38[deg]56.82' N. lat., 123[deg]57.74' W. long.;
(170) 38[deg]56.40' N. lat., 123[deg]59.41' W. long.;
(171) 38[deg]50.23' N. lat., 123[deg]55.48' W. long.;
(172) 38[deg]46.77' N. lat., 123[deg]51.49' W. long.;
(173) 38[deg]45.28' N. lat., 123[deg]51.56' W. long.;
(174) 38[deg]42.76' N. lat., 123[deg]49.76' W. long.;
(175) 38[deg]41.54' N. lat., 123[deg]47.76' W. long.;
(176) 38[deg]40.98' N. lat., 123[deg]48.07' W. long.;
(177) 38[deg]38.03' N. lat., 123[deg]45.78' W. long.;
(178) 38[deg]37.20' N. lat., 123[deg]44.01' W. long.;
(179) 38[deg]33.44' N. lat., 123[deg]41.75' W. long.;
(180) 38[deg]29.45' N. lat., 123[deg]38.42' W. long.;
(181) 38[deg]27.89' N. lat., 123[deg]38.38' W. long.;
(182) 38[deg]23.68' N. lat., 123[deg]35.40' W. long.;
(183) 38[deg]19.63' N. lat., 123[deg]33.98' W. long.;
(184) 38[deg]16.23' N. lat., 123[deg]31.83' W. long.;
(185) 38[deg]14.79' N. lat., 123[deg]29.91' W. long.;
(186) 38[deg]14.12' N. lat., 123[deg]26.29' W. long.;
(187) 38[deg]10.85' N. lat., 123[deg]25.77' W. long.;
(188) 38[deg]13.15' N. lat., 123[deg]28.18' W. long.;
(189) 38[deg]12.28' N. lat., 123[deg]29.81' W. long.;
(190) 38[deg]10.19' N. lat., 123[deg]29.04' W. long.;
(191) 38[deg]07.94' N. lat., 123[deg]28.45' W. long.;
(192) 38[deg]06.51' N. lat., 123[deg]30.89' W. long.;
(193) 38[deg]04.21' N. lat., 123[deg]31.96' W. long.;
(194) 38[deg]02.07' N. lat., 123[deg]31.30' W. long.;
(195) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]29.55' W. long.;
(196) 37[deg]58.13' N. lat., 123[deg]27.21' W. long.;
(197) 37[deg]55.01' N. lat., 123[deg]27.46' W. long.;
(198) 37[deg]51.40' N. lat., 123[deg]25.18' W. long.;
(199) 37[deg]43.97' N. lat., 123[deg]11.49' W. long.;
(200) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 123[deg]02.25' W. long.;
(201) 37[deg]13.65' N. lat., 122[deg]54.18' W. long.;
(202) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]50.90' W. long.;
(203) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]45.83' W. long.;
(204) 37[deg]00.66' N. lat., 122[deg]37.84' W. long.;
(205) 36[deg]57.40' N. lat., 122[deg]28.25' W. long.;
(206) 36[deg]59.25' N. lat., 122[deg]25.54' W. long.;
(207) 36[deg]56.88' N. lat., 122[deg]25.42' W. long.;
(208) 36[deg]57.40' N. lat., 122[deg]22.62' W. long.;
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(209) 36[deg]55.43' N. lat., 122[deg]22.43' W. long.;
(210) 36[deg]52.29' N. lat., 122[deg]13.18' W. long.;
(211) 36[deg]47.12' N. lat., 122[deg]07.56' W. long.;
(212) 36[deg]47.10' N. lat., 122[deg]02.11' W. long.;
(213) 36[deg]43.76' N. lat., 121[deg]59.11' W. long.;
(214) 36[deg]38.85' N. lat., 122[deg]02.20' W. long.;
(215) 36[deg]23.41' N. lat., 122[deg]00.11' W. long.;
(216) 36[deg]19.68' N. lat., 122[deg]06.93' W. long.;
(217) 36[deg]14.75' N. lat., 122[deg]01.51' W. long.;
(218) 36[deg]09.74' N. lat., 121[deg]45.00' W. long.;
(219) 36[deg]06.67' N. lat., 121[deg]41.06' W. long.;
(220) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]36.95' W. long.;
(221) 35[deg]52.31' N. lat., 121[deg]32.45' W. long.;
(222) 35[deg]51.21' N. lat., 121[deg]30.91' W. long.;
(223) 35[deg]46.32' N. lat., 121[deg]30.30' W. long.;
(224) 35[deg]33.74' N. lat., 121[deg]20.10' W. long.;
(225) 35[deg]31.37' N. lat., 121[deg]15.23' W. long.;
(226) 35[deg]23.32' N. lat., 121[deg]11.44' W. long.;
(227) 35[deg]15.28' N. lat., 121[deg]04.45' W. long.;
(228) 35[deg]07.08' N. lat., 121[deg]00.30' W. long.;
(229) 34[deg]57.46' N. lat., 120[deg]58.23' W. long.;
(230) 34[deg]44.25' N. lat., 120[deg]58.29' W. long.;
(231) 34[deg]32.30' N. lat., 120[deg]50.22' W. long.;
(232) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]42.55' W. long.;
(233) 34[deg]19.08' N. lat., 120[deg]31.21' W. long.;
(234) 34[deg]17.72' N. lat., 120[deg]19.26' W. long.;
(235) 34[deg]22.45' N. lat., 120[deg]12.81' W. long.;
(236) 34[deg]21.36' N. lat., 119[deg]54.88' W. long.;
(237) 34[deg]09.95' N. lat., 119[deg]46.18' W. long.;
(238) 34[deg]09.08' N. lat., 119[deg]57.53' W. long.;
(239) 34[deg]07.53' N. lat., 120[deg]06.35' W. long.;
(240) 34[deg]10.54' N. lat., 120[deg]19.07' W. long.;
(241) 34[deg]14.68' N. lat., 120[deg]29.48' W. long.;
(242) 34[deg]09.51' N. lat., 120[deg]38.32' W. long.;
(243) 34[deg]03.06' N. lat., 120[deg]35.54' W. long.;
(244) 33[deg]56.39' N. lat., 120[deg]28.47' W. long.;
(245) 33[deg]50.25' N. lat., 120[deg]09.43' W. long.;
(246) 33[deg]37.96' N. lat., 120[deg]00.08' W. long.;
(247) 33[deg]34.52' N. lat., 119[deg]51.84' W. long.;
(248) 33[deg]35.51' N. lat., 119[deg]48.49' W. long.;
(249) 33[deg]42.76' N. lat., 119[deg]47.77' W. long.;
(250) 33[deg]53.62' N. lat., 119[deg]53.28' W. long.;
(251) 33[deg]57.61' N. lat., 119[deg]31.26' W. long.;
(252) 33[deg]56.34' N. lat., 119[deg]26.40' W. long.;
(253) 33[deg]57.79' N. lat., 119[deg]26.85' W. long.;
(254) 33[deg]58.88' N. lat., 119[deg]20.06' W. long.;
(255) 34[deg]02.65' N. lat., 119[deg]15.11' W. long.;
(256) 33[deg]59.02' N. lat., 119[deg]02.99' W. long.;
(257) 33[deg]57.61' N. lat., 118[deg]42.07' W. long.;
(258) 33[deg]50.76' N. lat., 118[deg]37.98' W. long.;
(259) 33[deg]38.41' N. lat., 118[deg]17.03' W. long.;
(260) 33[deg]37.14' N. lat., 118[deg]18.39' W. long.;
(261) 33[deg]35.51' N. lat., 118[deg]18.03' W. long.;
(262) 33[deg]30.68' N. lat., 118[deg]10.35' W. long.;
(263) 33[deg]32.49' N. lat., 117[deg]51.85' W. long.;
(264) 32[deg]58.87' N. lat., 117[deg]20.36' W. long.; and
(265) 32[deg]35.53' N. lat., 117[deg]29.67' W. long.
(g) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around San Clemente
Island is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following
points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]05.89' N. lat., 118[deg]39.45' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]02.68' N. lat., 118[deg]33.14' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]57.32' N. lat., 118[deg]29.12' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]47.51' N. lat., 118[deg]17.88' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]41.22' N. lat., 118[deg]23.78' W. long.;
(6) 32[deg]46.83' N. lat., 118[deg]32.10' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]01.61' N. lat., 118[deg]40.64' W. long.; and
(8) 33[deg]5.89' N. lat., 118[deg]39.45' W. long.
(h) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina
Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines
connecting all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]32.06' N. lat., 118[deg]44.52' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]31.36' N. lat., 118[deg]35.28' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]30.10' N. lat., 118[deg]30.82' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]27.91' N. lat., 118[deg]26.83' W. long.;
(5) 33[deg]26.27' N. lat., 118[deg]21.35' W. long.;
(6) 33[deg]21.34' N. lat., 118[deg]15.24' W. long.;
(7) 33[deg]13.66' N. lat., 118[deg]08.98' W. long.;
(8) 33[deg]17.15' N. lat., 118[deg]28.35' W. long.;
(9) 33[deg]20.94' N. lat., 118[deg]34.34' W. long.;
(10) 33[deg]23.32' N. lat., 118[deg]32.60' W. long.;
(11) 33[deg]28.68' N. lat., 118[deg]44.93' W. long.; and
(12) 33[deg]32.06' N. lat., 118[deg]44.52' W. long.
(i) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 33[deg]25.91' N. lat., 117[deg]59.44' W. long.;
(2) 33[deg]23.37' N. lat., 117[deg]56.97' W. long.;
(3) 33[deg]22.82' N. lat., 117[deg]59.50' W. long.;
(4) 33[deg]25.24' N. lat., 118[deg]01.68' W. long.; and
(5) 33[deg]25.91' N. lat., 117[deg]59.44' W. long.
(j) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around San Diego Rise off
the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 32[deg]50.30' N. lat., 117[deg]50.18' W. long.;
(2) 32[deg]44.01' N. lat., 117[deg]44.46' W. long.;
(3) 32[deg]41.34' N. lat., 117[deg]45.86' W. long.;
(4) 32[deg]45.45' N. lat., 117[deg]50.09' W. long.;
(5) 32[deg]50.10' N. lat., 117[deg]50.76' W. long.; and
(6) 32[deg]50.30' N. lat., 117[deg]50.18' W. long.
(k) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico, modified to allow fishing
in petrale sole areas, is defined by straight lines connecting all of
the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.75' N. lat., 125[deg]41.73' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]12.85' N. lat., 125[deg]38.06' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]11.52' N. lat., 125[deg]39.45' W. long.;
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(4) 48[deg]10.14' N. lat., 125[deg]42.81' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]08.96' N. lat., 125[deg]42.08' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]08.33' N. lat., 125[deg]44.91' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]07.19' N. lat., 125[deg]45.87' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]05.66' N. lat., 125[deg]44.79' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]05.91' N. lat., 125[deg]42.16' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]04.11' N. lat., 125[deg]40.17' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]04.07' N. lat., 125[deg]36.96' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]03.05' N. lat., 125[deg]36.38' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]01.98' N. lat., 125[deg]37.41' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]01.46' N. lat., 125[deg]39.61' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]57.00' N. lat., 125[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]55.50' N. lat., 125[deg]28.50' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]57.88' N. lat., 125[deg]25.61' W. long.;
(18) 48[deg]01.63' N. lat., 125[deg]23.75' W. long.;
(19) 48[deg]02.21' N. lat., 125[deg]22.43' W. long.;
(20) 48[deg]03.60' N. lat., 125[deg]21.84' W. long.;
(21) 48[deg]03.98' N. lat., 125[deg]20.65' W. long.;
(22) 48[deg]03.26' N. lat., 125[deg]19.76' W. long.;
(23) 48[deg]01.49' N. lat., 125[deg]18.80' W. long.;
(24) 48[deg]01.03' N. lat., 125[deg]20.12' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]00.04' N. lat., 125[deg]20.26' W. long.;
(26) 47[deg]58.10' N. lat., 125[deg]18.91' W. long.;
(27) 47[deg]58.17' N. lat., 125[deg]17.50' W. long.;
(28) 47[deg]52.28' N. lat., 125[deg]16.06' W. long.;
(29) 47[deg]51.92' N. lat., 125[deg]13.89' W. long.;
(30) 47[deg]49.20' N. lat., 125[deg]10.67' W. long.;
(31) 47[deg]48.69' N. lat., 125[deg]06.50' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]46.54' N. lat., 125[deg]07.68' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]47.24' N. lat., 125[deg]05.38' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]45.95' N. lat., 125[deg]04.61' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]44.58' N. lat., 125[deg]07.12' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]42.24' N. lat., 125[deg]05.15' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]38.54' N. lat., 125[deg]06.76' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]34.86' N. lat., 125[deg]04.67' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]30.75' N. lat., 124[deg]57.52' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]28.51' N. lat., 124[deg]56.69' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]29.15' N. lat., 124[deg]54.10' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]28.43' N. lat., 124[deg]51.58' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]24.13' N. lat., 124[deg]47.51' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]18.31' N. lat., 124[deg]46.17' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]19.57' N. lat., 124[deg]51.01' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]18.12' N. lat., 124[deg]53.66' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]17.59' N. lat., 124[deg]52.94' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]17.71' N. lat., 124[deg]51.63' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]16.90' N. lat., 124[deg]51.23' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]16.10' N. lat., 124[deg]53.67' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]14.24' N. lat., 124[deg]53.02' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]12.16' N. lat., 124[deg]56.77' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]13.35' N. lat., 124[deg]58.70' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]09.53' N. lat., 124[deg]58.32' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]09.54' N. lat., 124[deg]59.50' W. long.;
(56) 47[deg]05.87' N. lat., 124[deg]59.29' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]03.65' N. lat., 124[deg]56.26' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]00.91' N. lat., 124[deg]59.73' W. long.;
(59) 46[deg]58.74' N. lat., 124[deg]59.40' W. long.;
(60) 46[deg]58.55' N. lat., 125[deg]00.70' W. long.;
(61) 46[deg]55.57' N. lat., 125[deg]01.61' W. long.;
(62) 46[deg]55.77' N. lat., 124[deg]55.04' W. long.;
(63) 46[deg]53.16' N. lat., 124[deg]53.69' W. long.;
(64) 46[deg]52.39' N. lat., 124[deg]55.24' W. long.;
(65) 46[deg]44.88' N. lat., 124[deg]51.97' W. long.;
(66) 46[deg]33.28' N. lat., 124[deg]36.96' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]33.20' N. lat., 124[deg]30.64' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]27.85' N. lat., 124[deg]31.95' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]18.16' N. lat., 124[deg]39.39' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]16.48' N. lat., 124[deg]27.41' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]16.73' N. lat., 124[deg]23.20' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]24.88' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]14.22' N. lat., 124[deg]26.28' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]11.53' N. lat., 124[deg]39.58' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]08.77' N. lat., 124[deg]41.71' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]05.86' N. lat., 124[deg]42.27' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]03.85' N. lat., 124[deg]48.20' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]02.34' N. lat., 124[deg]48.51' W. long.;
(79) 45[deg]58.99' N. lat., 124[deg]44.42' W. long.;
(80) 45[deg]46.00' N. lat., 124[deg]41.82' W. long.;
(81) 45[deg]49.74' N. lat., 124[deg]43.69' W. long.;
(82) 45[deg]49.68' N. lat., 124[deg]42.37' W. long.;
(83) 45[deg]40.83' N. lat., 124[deg]40.90' W. long.;
(84) 45[deg]34.88' N. lat., 124[deg]32.58' W. long.;
(85) 45[deg]20.25' N. lat., 124[deg]25.47' W. long.;
(86) 45[deg]13.04' N. lat., 124[deg]21.92' W. long.;
(87) 45[deg]03.83' N. lat., 124[deg]27.13' W. long.;
(88) 45[deg]00.17' N. lat., 124[deg]29.28' W. long.;
(89) 44[deg]50.99' N. lat., 124[deg]35.40' W. long.;
(90) 44[deg]46.87' N. lat., 124[deg]38.20' W. long.;
(91) 44[deg]48.25' N. lat., 124[deg]40.62' W. long.;
(92) 44[deg]41.34' N. lat., 124[deg]49.20' W. long.;
(93) 44[deg]23.30' N. lat., 124[deg]50.17' W. long.;
(94) 44[deg]13.19' N. lat., 124[deg]58.66' W. long.;
(95) 44[deg]08.30' N. lat., 124[deg]58.72' W. long.;
(96) 43[deg]57.37' N. lat., 124[deg]58.71' W. long.;
(97) 43[deg]52.32' N. lat., 124[deg]49.43' W. long.;
(98) 43[deg]51.35' N. lat., 124[deg]37.94' W. long.;
(99) 43[deg]49.73' N. lat., 124[deg]40.26' W. long.;
(100) 43[deg]39.06' N. lat., 124[deg]38.55' W. long.;
(101) 43[deg]28.85' N. lat., 124[deg]39.99' W. long.;
(102) 43[deg]20.83' N. lat., 124[deg]42.89' W. long.;
(103) 43[deg]20.22' N. lat., 124[deg]43.05' W. long.;
(104) 43[deg]13.29' N. lat., 124[deg]47.00' W. long.;
(105) 43[deg]10.64' N. lat., 124[deg]49.95' W. long.;
(106) 43[deg]04.26' N. lat., 124[deg]53.05' W. long.;
(107) 42[deg]53.93' N. lat., 124[deg]54.60' W. long.;
(108) 42[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]50.60' W. long.;
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(109) 42[deg]47.57' N. lat., 124[deg]48.12' W. long.;
(110) 42[deg]46.19' N. lat., 124[deg]44.52' W. long.;
(111) 42[deg]41.75' N. lat., 124[deg]44.69' W. long.;
(112) 42[deg]40.50' N. lat., 124[deg]44.02' W. long.;
(113) 42[deg]38.81' N. lat., 124[deg]43.09' W. long.;
(114) 42[deg]31.83' N. lat., 124[deg]46.23' W. long.;
(115) 42[deg]32.08' N. lat., 124[deg]43.58' W. long.;
(116) 42[deg]30.96' N. lat., 124[deg]43.84' W. long.;
(117) 42[deg]28.41' N. lat., 124[deg]49.17' W. long.;
(118) 42[deg]24.80' N. lat., 124[deg]45.93' W. long.;
(119) 42[deg]19.71' N. lat., 124[deg]41.60' W. long.;
(120) 42[deg]15.12' N. lat., 124[deg]38.34' W. long.;
(121) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]38.28' W. long.;
(122) 42[deg]12.35' N. lat., 124[deg]38.09' W. long.;
(123) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.83' W. long.;
(124) 41[deg]47.79' N. lat., 124[deg]29.48' W. long.;
(125) 41[deg]21.01' N. lat., 124[deg]29.01' W. long.;
(126) 41[deg]13.50' N. lat., 124[deg]24.40' W. long.;
(127) 41[deg]11.00' N. lat., 124[deg]22.99' W. long.;
(128) 41[deg]06.69' N. lat., 124[deg]23.30' W. long.;
(129) 40[deg]54.73' N. lat., 124[deg]28.15' W. long.;
(130) 40[deg]53.95' N. lat., 124[deg]26.04' W. long.;
(131) 40[deg]49.96' N. lat., 124[deg]26.04' W. long.;
(132) 40[deg]44.49' N. lat., 124[deg]30.81' W. long.;
(133) 40[deg]40.58' N. lat., 124[deg]32.06' W. long.;
(134) 40[deg]36.09' N. lat., 124[deg]40.11' W. long.;
(135) 40[deg]34.19' N. lat., 124[deg]41.20' W. long.;
(136) 40[deg]32.93' N. lat., 124[deg]41.86' W. long.;
(137) 40[deg]31.28' N. lat., 124[deg]40.98' W. long.;
(138) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.50' W. long.;
(139) 40[deg]25.01' N. lat., 124[deg]36.36' W. long.;
(140) 40[deg]22.28' N. lat., 124[deg]31.83' W. long.;
(141) 40[deg]16.96' N. lat., 124[deg]31.91' W. long.;
(142) 40[deg]17.59' N. lat., 124[deg]45.28' W. long.;
(143) 40[deg]13.23' N. lat., 124[deg]32.40' W. long.;
(144) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]24.55' W. long.;
(145) 40[deg]06.45' N. lat., 124[deg]19.24' W. long.;
(146) 40[deg]07.08' N. lat., 124[deg]17.80' W. long.;
(147) 40[deg]05.55' N. lat., 124[deg]18.11' W. long.;
(148) 40[deg]04.74' N. lat., 124[deg]18.11' W. long.;
(149) 40[deg]02.35' N. lat., 124[deg]16.53' W. long.;
(150) 40[deg]01.13' N. lat., 124[deg]12.98' W. long.;
(151) 40[deg]01.55' N. lat., 124[deg]09.80' W. long.;
(152) 39[deg]58.54' N. lat., 124[deg]12.43' W. long.;
(153) 39[deg]55.72' N. lat., 124[deg]07.44' W. long.;
(154) 39[deg]42.64' N. lat., 124[deg]02.52' W. long.;
(155) 39[deg]35.96' N. lat., 123[deg]59.47' W. long.;
(156) 39[deg]34.61' N. lat., 123[deg]59.58' W. long.;
(157) 39[deg]34.79' N. lat., 123[deg]58.47' W. long.;
(158) 39[deg]33.79' N. lat., 123[deg]56.77' W. long.;
(159) 39[deg]33.03' N. lat., 123[deg]57.06' W. long.;
(160) 39[deg]32.20' N. lat., 123[deg]59.12' W. long.;
(161) 39[deg]07.81' N. lat., 123[deg]59.06' W. long.;
(162) 39[deg]03.06' N. lat., 123[deg]57.77' W. long.;
(163) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 123[deg]57.00' W. long.;
(164) 38[deg]52.26' N. lat., 123[deg]56.18' W. long.;
(165) 38[deg]50.21' N. lat., 123[deg]55.48' W. long.;
(166) 38[deg]46.81' N. lat., 123[deg]51.49' W. long.;
(167) 38[deg]45.28' N. lat., 123[deg]51.55' W. long.;
(168) 38[deg]42.76' N. lat., 123[deg]49.73' W. long.;
(169) 38[deg]41.53' N. lat., 123[deg]47.80' W. long.;
(170) 38[deg]41.41' N. lat., 123[deg]46.74' W. long.;
(171) 38[deg]38.01' N. lat., 123[deg]45.74' W. long.;
(172) 38[deg]37.19' N. lat., 123[deg]43.98' W. long.;
(173) 38[deg]35.26' N. lat., 123[deg]41.99' W. long.;
(174) 38[deg]33.38' N. lat., 123[deg]41.76' W. long.;
(175) 38[deg]19.95' N. lat., 123[deg]32.90' W. long.;
(176) 38[deg]14.38' N. lat., 123[deg]25.51' W. long.;
(177) 38[deg]09.39' N. lat., 123[deg]24.39' W. long.;
(178) 38[deg]10.09' N. lat., 123[deg]27.21' W. long.;
(179) 38[deg]03.76' N. lat., 123[deg]31.90' W. long.;
(180) 38[deg]02.06' N. lat., 123[deg]31.26' W. long.;
(181) 38[deg]00.01' N. lat., 123[deg]29.56' W. long.;
(182) 37[deg]58.07' N. lat., 123[deg]27.21' W. long.;
(183) 37[deg]55.02' N. lat., 123[deg]27.44' W. long.;
(184) 37[deg]51.39' N. lat., 123[deg]25.22' W. long.;
(185) 37[deg]43.94' N. lat., 123[deg]11.49' W. long.;
(186) 37[deg]35.67' N. lat., 123[deg]02.23' W. long.;
(187) 37[deg]23.48' N. lat., 122[deg]57.76' W. long.;
(188) 37[deg]23.23' N. lat., 122[deg]53.78' W. long.;
(189) 37[deg]13.97' N. lat., 122[deg]49.91' W. long.;
(190) 37[deg]11.00' N. lat., 122[deg]45.61' W. long.;
(191) 37[deg]07.00' N. lat., 122[deg]46.38' W. long.;
(192) 37[deg]00.64' N. lat., 122[deg]37.70' W. long.;
(193) 36[deg]57.40' N. lat., 122[deg]28.36' W. long.;
(194) 36[deg]59.21' N. lat., 122[deg]25.64' W. long.;
(195) 36[deg]56.90' N. lat., 122[deg]25.42' W. long.;
(196) 36[deg]57.43' N. lat., 122[deg]22.55' W. long.;
(197) 36[deg]55.43' N. lat., 122[deg]22.43' W. long.;
(198) 36[deg]52.27' N. lat., 122[deg]13.16' W. long.;
(199) 36[deg]47.10' N. lat., 122[deg]07.53' W. long.;
(200) 36[deg]47.10' N. lat., 122[deg]02.08' W. long.;
(201) 36[deg]43.76' N. lat., 121[deg]59.15' W. long.;
(202) 36[deg]38.84' N. lat., 122[deg]02.20' W. long.;
(203) 36[deg]30.82' N. lat., 122[deg]01.13' W. long.;
(204) 36[deg]30.94' N. lat., 122[deg]00.54' W. long.;
(205) 36[deg]25.99' N. lat., 121[deg]59.50' W. long.;
(206) 36[deg]26.43' N. lat., 121[deg]59.76' W. long.;
(207) 36[deg]22.00' N. lat., 122[deg]01.02' W. long.;
(208) 36[deg]19.01' N. lat., 122[deg]05.01' W. long.;
(209) 36[deg]14.73' N. lat., 122[deg]01.55' W. long.;
(210) 36[deg]14.03' N. lat., 121[deg]58.09' W. long.;
(211) 36[deg]09.74' N. lat., 121[deg]45.01' W. long.;
(212) 36[deg]06.75' N. lat., 121[deg]40.73' W. long.;
(213) 36[deg]00.00' N. lat., 121[deg]35.96' W. long.;
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(214) 35[deg]58.19' N. lat., 121[deg]34.63' W. long.;
(215) 35[deg]52.21' N. lat., 121[deg]32.46' W. long.;
(216) 35[deg]51.21' N. lat., 121[deg]30.94' W. long.;
(217) 35[deg]46.28' N. lat., 121[deg]30.29' W. long.;
(218) 35[deg]33.67' N. lat., 121[deg]20.09' W. long.;
(219) 35[deg]31.33' N. lat., 121[deg]15.22' W. long.;
(220) 35[deg]23.29' N. lat., 121[deg]11.41' W. long.;
(221) 35[deg]15.26' N. lat., 121[deg]04.49' W. long.;
(222) 35[deg]07.05' N. lat., 121[deg]00.26' W. long.;
(223) 35[deg]07.46' N. lat., 120[deg]57.10' W. long.;
(224) 34[deg]44.29' N. lat., 120[deg]54.28' W. long.;
(225) 34[deg]44.23' N. lat., 120[deg]58.27' W. long.;
(226) 34[deg]32.33' N. lat., 120[deg]50.23' W. long.;
(227) 34[deg]27.00' N. lat., 120[deg]42.55' W. long.;
(228) 34[deg]19.08' N. lat., 120[deg]31.21' W. long.;
(229) 34[deg]17.72' N. lat., 120[deg]19.26' W. long.;
(230) 34[deg]22.45' N. lat., 120[deg]12.81' W. long.;
(231) 34[deg]21.36' N. lat., 119[deg]54.88' W. long.;
(232) 34[deg]09.95' N. lat., 119[deg]46.18' W. long.;
(233) 34[deg]09.08' N. lat., 119[deg]57.53' W. long.;
(234) 34[deg]07.53' N. lat., 120[deg]06.35' W. long.;
(235) 34[deg]10.54' N. lat., 120[deg]19.07' W. long.;
(236) 34[deg]14.68' N. lat., 120[deg]29.48' W. long.;
(237) 34[deg]09.51' N. lat., 120[deg]38.32' W. long.;
(238) 34[deg]03.06' N. lat., 120[deg]35.54' W. long.;
(239) 33[deg]56.39' N. lat., 120[deg]28.47' W. long.;
(240) 33[deg]50.25' N. lat., 120[deg]09.43' W. long.;
(241) 33[deg]37.96' N. lat., 120[deg]00.08' W. long.;
(242) 33[deg]34.52' N. lat., 119[deg]51.84' W. long.;
(243) 33[deg]35.51' N. lat., 119[deg]48.49' W. long.;
(244) 33[deg]42.76' N. lat., 119[deg]47.77' W. long.;
(245) 33[deg]53.62' N. lat., 119[deg]53.28' W. long.;
(246) 33[deg]57.61' N. lat., 119[deg]31.26' W. long.;
(247) 33[deg]56.34' N. lat., 119[deg]26.40' W. long.;
(248) 33[deg]57.79' N. lat., 119[deg]26.85' W. long.;
(249) 33[deg]58.88' N. lat., 119[deg]20.06' W. long.;
(250) 34[deg]02.65' N. lat., 119[deg]15.11' W. long.;
(251) 33[deg]59.02' N. lat., 119[deg]02.99' W. long.;
(252) 33[deg]57.61' N. lat., 118[deg]42.07' W. long.;
(253) 33[deg]50.76' N. lat., 118[deg]37.98' W. long.;
(254) 33[deg]39.54' N. lat., 118[deg]18.70' W. long.;
(255) 33[deg]37.14' N. lat., 118[deg]18.39' W. long.;
(256) 33[deg]35.51' N. lat., 118[deg]18.03' W. long.;
(257) 33[deg]30.68' N. lat., 118[deg]10.35' W. long.;
(258) 33[deg]32.49' N. lat., 117[deg]51.85' W. long.;
(259) 32[deg]58.87' N. lat., 117[deg]20.36' W. long.; and
(260) 32[deg]35.53' N. lat., 117[deg]29.67' W. long.
(l) The 250 fm (457 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and 38[deg] N. lat. is defined by straight lines connecting
all of the following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.68' N. lat., 125[deg]42.10' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]13.00' N. lat., 125[deg]39.00' W. long.;
(3) 48[deg]12.73' N. lat., 125[deg]38.87' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]12.43' N. lat., 125[deg]39.12' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]11.83' N. lat., 125[deg]40.01' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]11.78' N. lat., 125[deg]41.70' W. long.;
(7) 48[deg]10.62' N. lat., 125[deg]43.41' W. long.;
(8) 48[deg]09.23' N. lat., 125[deg]42.80' W. long.;
(9) 48[deg]08.79' N. lat., 125[deg]43.79' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]08.50' N. lat., 125[deg]45.00' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]07.43' N. lat., 125[deg]46.36' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]06.00' N. lat., 125[deg]46.50' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]05.38' N. lat., 125[deg]42.82' W. long.;
(14) 48[deg]04.19' N. lat., 125[deg]40.40' W. long.;
(15) 48[deg]03.50' N. lat., 125[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(16) 48[deg]01.50' N. lat., 125[deg]40.00' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]57.00' N. lat., 125[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]55.21' N. lat., 125[deg]37.22' W. long.;
(19) 47[deg]54.02' N. lat., 125[deg]36.57' W. long.;
(20) 47[deg]53.67' N. lat., 125[deg]35.06' W. long.;
(21) 47[deg]54.14' N. lat., 125[deg]32.35' W. long.;
(22) 47[deg]55.50' N. lat., 125[deg]28.56' W. long.;
(23) 47[deg]57.03' N. lat., 125[deg]26.52' W. long.;
(24) 47[deg]57.98' N. lat., 125[deg]25.08' W. long.;
(25) 48[deg]00.54' N. lat., 125[deg]24.38' W. long.;
(26) 48[deg]01.45' N. lat., 125[deg]23.70' W. long.;
(27) 48[deg]01.97' N. lat., 125[deg]22.34' W. long.;
(28) 48[deg]03.68' N. lat., 125[deg]21.20' W. long.;
(29) 48[deg]01.96' N. lat., 125[deg]19.56' W. long.;
(30) 48[deg]00.98' N. lat., 125[deg]20.43' W. long.;
(31) 48[deg]00.00' N. lat., 125[deg]20.68' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]58.00' N. lat., 125[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]57.65' N. lat., 125[deg]19.18' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]58.00' N. lat., 125[deg]18.00' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]56.59' N. lat., 125[deg]18.15' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]51.30' N. lat., 125[deg]18.32' W. long.;
(37) 47[deg]49.88' N. lat., 125[deg]14.49' W. long.;
(38) 47[deg]49.00' N. lat., 125[deg]11.00' W. long.;
(39) 47[deg]47.99' N. lat., 125[deg]07.31' W. long.;
(40) 47[deg]46.47' N. lat., 125[deg]08.63' W. long.;
(41) 47[deg]46.00' N. lat., 125[deg]06.00' W. long.;
(42) 47[deg]44.50' N. lat., 125[deg]07.50' W. long.;
(43) 47[deg]43.39' N. lat., 125[deg]06.57' W. long.;
(44) 47[deg]42.37' N. lat., 125[deg]05.74' W. long.;
(45) 47[deg]40.61' N. lat., 125[deg]06.48' W. long.;
(46) 47[deg]37.43' N. lat., 125[deg]07.33' W. long.;
(47) 47[deg]33.68' N. lat., 125[deg]04.80' W. long.;
(48) 47[deg]30.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(49) 47[deg]28.00' N. lat., 124[deg]58.50' W. long.;
(50) 47[deg]28.88' N. lat., 124[deg]54.71' W. long.;
(51) 47[deg]27.70' N. lat., 124[deg]51.87' W. long.;
(52) 47[deg]24.84' N. lat., 124[deg]48.45' W. long.;
(53) 47[deg]21.76' N. lat., 124[deg]47.42' W. long.;
(54) 47[deg]18.84' N. lat., 124[deg]46.75' W. long.;
(55) 47[deg]19.82' N. lat., 124[deg]51.43' W. long.;
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(56) 47[deg]18.13' N. lat., 124[deg]54.25' W. long.;
(57) 47[deg]13.50' N. lat., 124[deg]54.69' W. long.;
(58) 47[deg]15.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(59) 47[deg]08.00' N. lat., 124[deg]59.83' W. long.;
(60) 47[deg]05.79' N. lat., 125[deg]01.00' W. long.;
(61) 47[deg]03.34' N. lat., 124[deg]57.49' W. long.;
(62) 47[deg]01.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(63) 46[deg]55.00' N. lat., 125[deg]02.00' W. long.;
(64) 46[deg]51.00' N. lat., 124[deg]57.00' W. long.;
(65) 46[deg]47.00' N. lat., 124[deg]55.00' W. long.;
(66) 46[deg]34.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(67) 46[deg]30.50' N. lat., 124[deg]41.00' W. long.;
(68) 46[deg]33.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.00' W. long.;
(69) 46[deg]29.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.00' W. long.;
(70) 46[deg]20.00' N. lat., 124[deg]39.00' W. long.;
(71) 46[deg]18.16' N. lat., 124[deg]40.00' W. long.;
(72) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]27.01' W. long.;
(73) 46[deg]15.00' N. lat., 124[deg]30.96' W. long.;
(74) 46[deg]13.17' N. lat., 124[deg]37.87' W. long.;
(75) 46[deg]13.17' N. lat., 124[deg]38.75' W. long.;
(76) 46[deg]10.50' N. lat., 124[deg]42.00' W. long.;
(77) 46[deg]06.21' N. lat., 124[deg]41.85' W. long.;
(78) 46[deg]03.02' N. lat., 124[deg]50.27' W. long.;
(79) 45[deg]57.00' N. lat., 124[deg]45.52' W. long.;
(80) 45[deg]46.85' N. lat., 124[deg]45.91' W. long.;
(81) 45[deg]45.81' N. lat., 124[deg]47.05' W. long.;
(82) 45[deg]44.87' N. lat., 124[deg]45.98' W. long.;
(83) 45[deg]43.44' N. lat., 124[deg]46.03' W. long.;
(84) 45[deg]35.82' N. lat., 124[deg]45.72' W. long.;
(85) 45[deg]35.70' N. lat., 124[deg]42.89' W. long.;
(86) 45[deg]24.45' N. lat., 124[deg]38.21' W. long.;
(87) 45[deg]11.68' N. lat., 124[deg]39.38' W. long.;
(88) 44[deg]57.94' N. lat., 124[deg]37.02' W. long.;
(89) 44[deg]44.28' N. lat., 124[deg]50.79' W. long.;
(90) 44[deg]32.63' N. lat., 124[deg]54.21' W. long.;
(91) 44[deg]23.20' N. lat., 124[deg]49.87' W. long.;
(92) 44[deg]13.17' N. lat., 124[deg]58.81' W. long.;
(93) 43[deg]57.92' N. lat., 124[deg]58.29' W. long.;
(94) 43[deg]50.12' N. lat., 124[deg]53.36' W. long.;
(95) 43[deg]49.53' N. lat., 124[deg]43.96' W. long.;
(96) 43[deg]42.76' N. lat., 124[deg]41.40' W. long.;
(97) 43[deg]24.00' N. lat., 124[deg]42.61' W. long.;
(98) 43[deg]19.74' N. lat., 124[deg]45.12' W. long.;
(99) 43[deg]19.62' N. lat., 124[deg]52.95' W. long.;
(100) 43[deg]17.41' N. lat., 124[deg]53.02' W. long.;
(101) 42[deg]49.15' N. lat., 124[deg]54.93' W. long.;
(102) 42[deg]46.74' N. lat., 124[deg]53.39' W. long.;
(103) 42[deg]43.76' N. lat., 124[deg]51.64' W. long.;
(104) 42[deg]45.41' N. lat., 124[deg]49.35' W. long.;
(105) 42[deg]43.92' N. lat., 124[deg]45.92' W. long.;
(106) 42[deg]38.87' N. lat., 124[deg]43.38' W. long.;
(107) 42[deg]34.78' N. lat., 124[deg]46.56' W. long.;
(108) 42[deg]31.47' N. lat., 124[deg]46.89' W. long.;
(109) 42[deg]31.00' N. lat., 124[deg]44.28' W. long.;
(110) 42[deg]29.22' N. lat., 124[deg]46.93' W. long.;
(111) 42[deg]28.39' N. lat., 124[deg]49.94' W. long.;
(112) 42[deg]26.28' N. lat., 124[deg]47.60' W. long.;
(113) 42[deg]19.58' N. lat., 124[deg]43.21' W. long.;
(114) 42[deg]13.75' N. lat., 124[deg]40.06' W. long.;
(115) 42[deg]05.12' N. lat., 124[deg]39.06' W. long.;
(116) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]37.76' W. long.;
(117) 41[deg]47.93' N. lat., 124[deg]31.79' W. long.;
(118) 41[deg]21.35' N. lat., 124[deg]30.35' W. long.;
(119) 41[deg]07.11' N. lat., 124[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(120) 40[deg]57.37' N. lat., 124[deg]30.25' W. long.;
(121) 40[deg]48.77' N. lat., 124[deg]30.69' W. long.;
(122) 40[deg]41.03' N. lat., 124[deg]33.21' W. long.;
(123) 40[deg]37.40' N. lat., 124[deg]38.96' W. long.;
(124) 40[deg]33.70' N. lat., 124[deg]42.50' W. long.;
(125) 40[deg]31.31' N. lat., 124[deg]41.59' W. long.;
(126) 40[deg]30.00' N. lat., 124[deg]40.50' W. long.;
(127) 40[deg]25.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.65' W. long.;
(128) 40[deg]22.42' N. lat., 124[deg]32.19' W. long.;
(129) 40[deg]17.17' N. lat., 124[deg]32.21' W. long.;
(130) 40[deg]18.68' N. lat., 124[deg]50.44' W. long.;
(131) 40[deg]13.55' N. lat.,124[deg]34.26' W. long.;
(132) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]28.25' W. long.;
(133) 40[deg]06.72' N. lat.,124[deg]21.40' W. long.;
(134) 40[deg]01.63' N. lat.,124[deg]17.25' W. long.;
(135) 40[deg]00.68' N. lat.,124[deg]11.19' W. long.;
(136) 39[deg]59.09' N. lat., 124[deg]14.92' W. long.;
(137) 39[deg]51.85' N. lat.,124[deg]10.33' W. long.;
(138) 39[deg]36.90' N. lat.,124[deg]00.63' W. long.;
(139) 39[deg]32.41' N. lat.,124[deg]00.01' W. long.;
(140) 39[deg]05.40' N. lat.,124[deg]00.52' W. long.;
(141) 39[deg]04.32' N. lat.,123[deg]59.00' W. long.;
(142) 38[deg]58.02' N. lat.,123[deg]58.18' W. long.;
(143) 38[deg]57.50' N. lat., 124[deg]01.90' W. long.;
(144) 38[deg]50.27' N. lat.,123[deg]56.26' W. long.;
(145) 38[deg]46.73' N. lat.,123[deg]51.93' W. long.;
(146) 38[deg]44.64' N. lat.,123[deg]51.77' W. long.;
(147) 38[deg]32.97' N. lat.,123[deg]41.84' W. long.;
(148) 38[deg]14.56' N. lat.,123[deg]32.18' W. long.;
(149) 38[deg]13.85' N. lat.,123[deg]29.94' W. long.;
(150) 38[deg]11.88' N. lat.,123[deg]30.57' W. long.;
(151) 38[deg]08.72' N. lat.,123[deg]29.56' W. long.;
(152) 38[deg]05.62' N. lat.,123[deg]32.38' W. long.;
(153) 38[deg]01.90' N. lat.,123[deg]32.00' W. long.; and
(154) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]30.00' W. long.
(m) The 250 fm (457 m) depth contour used between the U.S. border
with Canada and 38[deg] N. lat., modified to allow fishing in petrale
sole areas, is defined by straight lines connecting all of the
following points in the order stated:
(1) 48[deg]14.71' N. lat., 125[deg]41.95' W. long.;
(2) 48[deg]13.00' N. lat., 125[deg]39.00' W. long.;
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(3) 48[deg]08.50' N. lat., 125[deg]45.00' W. long.;
(4) 48[deg]06.00' N. lat., 125[deg]46.50' W. long.;
(5) 48[deg]03.50' N. lat., 125[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(6) 48[deg]01.50' N. lat., 125[deg]40.00' W. long.;
(7) 47[deg]57.00' N. lat., 125[deg]37.00' W. long.;
(8) 47[deg]55.50' N. lat., 125[deg]28.50' W. long.;
(9) 47[deg]58.00' N. lat., 125[deg]25.00' W. long.;
(10) 48[deg]00.50' N. lat., 125[deg]24.50' W. long.;
(11) 48[deg]03.50' N. lat., 125[deg]21.00' W. long.;
(12) 48[deg]02.00' N. lat., 125[deg]19.50' W. long.;
(13) 48[deg]00.00' N. lat., 125[deg]21.00' W. long.;
(14) 47[deg]58.00' N. lat., 125[deg]20.00' W. long.;
(15) 47[deg]58.00' N. lat., 125[deg]18.00' W. long.;
(16) 47[deg]52.00' N. lat., 125[deg]16.50' W. long.;
(17) 47[deg]49.00' N. lat., 125[deg]11.00' W. long.;
(18) 47[deg]46.00' N. lat., 125[deg]06.00' W. long.;
(19) 47[deg]44.50' N. lat., 125[deg]07.50' W. long.;
(20) 47[deg]42.00' N. lat., 125[deg]06.00' W. long.;
(21) 47[deg]38.00' N. lat., 125[deg]07.00' W. long.;
(22) 47[deg]30.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(23) 47[deg]28.00' N. lat., 124[deg]58.50' W. long.;
(24) 47[deg]28.88' N. lat., 124[deg]54.71' W. long.;
(25) 47[deg]27.70' N. lat., 124[deg]51.87' W. long.;
(26) 47[deg]24.84' N. lat., 124[deg]48.45' W. long.;
(27) 47[deg]21.76' N. lat., 124[deg]47.42' W. long.;
(28) 47[deg]18.84' N. lat., 124[deg]46.75' W. long.;
(29) 47[deg]19.82' N. lat., 124[deg]51.43' W. long.;
(30) 47[deg]18.13' N. lat., 124[deg]54.25' W. long.;
(31) 47[deg]13.50' N. lat., 124[deg]54.69' W. long.;
(32) 47[deg]15.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(33) 47[deg]08.00' N. lat., 124[deg]59.82' W. long.;
(34) 47[deg]05.79' N. lat., 125[deg]01.00' W. long.;
(35) 47[deg]03.34' N. lat., 124[deg]57.49' W. long.;
(36) 47[deg]01.00' N. lat., 125[deg]00.00' W. long.;
(37) 46[deg]55.00' N. lat., 125[deg]02.00' W. long.;
(38) 46[deg]51.00' N. lat., 124[deg]57.00' W. long.;
(39) 46[deg]47.00' N. lat., 124[deg]55.00' W. long.;
(40) 46[deg]34.00' N. lat., 124[deg]38.00' W. long.;
(41) 46[deg]30.50' N. lat., 124[deg]41.00' W. long.;
(42) 46[deg]33.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.00' W. long.;
(43) 46[deg]29.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.00' W. long.;
(44) 46[deg]20.00' N. lat., 124[deg]39.00' W. long.;
(45) 46[deg]18.16' N. lat., 124[deg]40.00' W. long.;
(46) 46[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]27.01' W. long.;
(47) 46[deg]15.00' N. lat., 124[deg]30.96' W. long.;
(48) 46[deg]13.17' N. lat., 124[deg]38.76' W. long.;
(49) 46[deg]10.51' N. lat., 124[deg]41.99' W. long.;
(50) 46[deg]06.24' N. lat., 124[deg]41.81' W. long.;
(51) 46[deg]03.04' N. lat., 124[deg]50.26' W. long.;
(52) 45[deg]56.99' N. lat., 124[deg]45.45' W. long.;
(53) 45[deg]49.94' N. lat., 124[deg]45.75' W. long.;
(54) 45[deg]49.94' N. lat., 124[deg]42.33' W. long.;
(55) 45[deg]45.73' N. lat., 124[deg]42.18' W. long.;
(56) 45[deg]45.73' N. lat., 124[deg]43.82' W. long.;
(57) 45[deg]41.94' N. lat., 124[deg]43.61' W. long.;
(58) 45[deg]41.58' N. lat., 124[deg]39.86' W. long.;
(59) 45[deg]38.45' N. lat., 124[deg]39.94' W. long.;
(60) 45[deg]35.75' N. lat., 124[deg]42.91' W. long.;
(61) 45[deg]24.49' N. lat., 124[deg]38.20' W. long.;
(62) 45[deg]14.43' N. lat., 124[deg]39.05' W. long.;
(63) 45[deg]14.30' N. lat., 124[deg]34.19' W. long.;
(64) 45[deg]08.98' N. lat., 124[deg]34.26' W. long.;
(65) 45[deg]09.02' N. lat., 124[deg]38.81' W. long.;
(66) 44[deg]57.98' N. lat., 124[deg]36.98' W. long.;
(67) 44[deg]56.62' N. lat., 124[deg]38.32' W. long.;
(68) 44[deg]50.82' N. lat., 124[deg]35.52' W. long.;
(69) 44[deg]46.89' N. lat., 124[deg]38.32' W. long.;
(70) 44[deg]50.78' N. lat., 124[deg]44.24' W. long.;
(71) 44[deg]44.27' N. lat., 124[deg]50.78' W. long.;
(72) 44[deg]32.63' N. lat., 124[deg]54.24' W. long.;
(73) 44[deg]23.25' N. lat., 124[deg]49.78' W. long.;
(74) 44[deg]13.16' N. lat., 124[deg]58.81' W. long.;
(75) 43[deg]57.88' N. lat., 124[deg]58.25' W. long.;
(76) 43[deg]56.89' N. lat., 124[deg]57.33' W. long.;
(77) 43[deg]53.41' N. lat., 124[deg]51.95' W. long.;
(78) 43[deg]51.56' N. lat., 124[deg]47.38' W. long.;
(79) 43[deg]51.49' N. lat., 124[deg]37.77' W. long.;
(80) 43[deg]48.02' N. lat., 124[deg]43.31' W. long.;
(81) 43[deg]42.77' N. lat., 124[deg]41.39' W. long.;
(82) 43[deg]24.09' N. lat., 124[deg]42.57' W. long.;
(83) 43[deg]19.73' N. lat., 124[deg]45.09' W. long.;
(84) 43[deg]15.98' N. lat., 124[deg]47.76' W. long.;
(85) 43[deg]04.14' N. lat., 124[deg]52.55' W. long.;
(86) 43[deg]04.00' N. lat., 124[deg]53.88' W. long.;
(87) 42[deg]54.69' N. lat., 124[deg]54.54' W. long.;
(88) 42[deg]45.46' N. lat., 124[deg]49.37' W. long.;
(89) 42[deg]43.91' N. lat., 124[deg]45.90' W. long.;
(90) 42[deg]38.84' N. lat., 124[deg]43.36' W. long.;
(91) 42[deg]34.82' N. lat., 124[deg]46.56' W. long.;
(92) 42[deg]31.57' N. lat., 124[deg]46.86' W. long.;
(93) 42[deg]30.98' N. lat., 124[deg]44.27' W. long.;
(94) 42[deg]29.21' N. lat., 124[deg]46.93' W. long.;
(95) 42[deg]28.52' N. lat., 124[deg]49.40' W. long.;
(96) 42[deg]26.06' N. lat., 124[deg]46.61' W. long.;
(97) 42[deg]21.82' N. lat., 124[deg]43.76' W. long.;
(98) 42[deg]17.47' N. lat., 124[deg]38.89' W. long.;
(99) 42[deg]13.67' N. lat., 124[deg]37.51' W. long.;
(100) 42[deg]13.76' N. lat., 124[deg]40.03' W. long.;
(101) 42[deg]05.12' N. lat., 124[deg]39.06' W. long.;
(102) 42[deg]02.67' N. lat., 124[deg]38.41' W. long.;
(103) 42[deg]02.67' N. lat., 124[deg]35.95' W. long.;
(104) 42[deg]00.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.88' W. long.;
(105) 41[deg]59.99' N. lat., 124[deg]35.92' W. long.;
(106) 41[deg]56.38' N. lat., 124[deg]34.96' W. long.;
(107) 41[deg]53.98' N. lat., 124[deg]32.50' W. long.;
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(108) 41[deg]50.69' N. lat., 124[deg]30.46' W. long.;
(109) 41[deg]47.79' N. lat., 124[deg]29.52' W. long.;
(110) 41[deg]21.00' N. lat., 124[deg]29.00' W. long.;
(111) 41[deg]11.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.00' W. long.;
(112) 41[deg]05.00' N. lat., 124[deg]23.00' W. long.;
(113) 40[deg]54.00' N. lat., 124[deg]26.00' W. long.;
(114) 40[deg]50.00' N. lat., 124[deg]26.00' W. long.;
(115) 40[deg]44.51' N. lat., 124[deg]30.83' W. long.;
(116) 40[deg]40.61' N. lat., 124[deg]32.06' W. long.;
(117) 40[deg]37.36' N. lat., 124[deg]29.41' W. long.;
(118) 40[deg]35.64' N. lat., 124[deg]30.47' W. long.;
(119) 40[deg]37.43' N. lat., 124[deg]37.10' W. long.;
(120) 40[deg]36.00' N. lat., 124[deg]40.00' W. long.;
(121) 40[deg]31.59' N. lat., 124[deg]40.72' W. long.;
(122) 40[deg]24.64' N. lat., 124[deg]35.62' W. long.;
(123) 40[deg]23.00' N. lat., 124[deg]32.00' W. long.;
(124) 40[deg]23.39' N. lat., 124[deg]28.70' W. long.;
(125) 40[deg]22.28' N. lat., 124[deg]25.25' W. long.;
(126) 40[deg]21.90' N. lat., 124[deg]25.17' W. long.;
(127) 40[deg]22.00' N. lat., 124[deg]28.00' W. long.;
(128) 40[deg]21.35' N. lat., 124[deg]29.53' W. long.;
(129) 40[deg]19.75' N. lat., 124[deg]28.98' W. long.;
(130) 40[deg]18.15' N. lat., 124[deg]27.01' W. long.;
(131) 40[deg]17.45' N. lat., 124[deg]25.49' W. long.;
(132) 40[deg]18.00' N. lat., 124[deg]24.00' W. long.;
(133) 40[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]26.00' W. long.;
(134) 40[deg]17.00' N. lat., 124[deg]35.00' W. long.;
(135) 40[deg]16.00' N. lat., 124[deg]36.00' W. long.;
(136) 40[deg]10.00' N. lat., 124[deg]22.75' W. long.;
(137) 40[deg]03.00' N. lat., 124[deg]14.75' W. long.;
(138) 39[deg]49.25' N. lat., 124[deg]06.00' W. long.;
(139) 39[deg]34.75' N. lat., 123[deg]58.50' W. long.;
(140) 39[deg]03.07' N. lat., 123[deg]57.81' W. long.;
(141) 38[deg]52.25' N. lat., 123[deg]56.25' W. long.;
(142) 38[deg]41.42' N. lat., 123[deg]46.75' W. long.;
(143) 38[deg]39.47' N. lat., 123[deg]46.59' W. long.;
(144) 38[deg]35.25' N. lat., 123[deg]42.00' W. long.;
(145) 38[deg]19.97' N. lat., 123[deg]32.95' W. long.;
(146) 38[deg]15.00' N. lat., 123[deg]26.50' W. long.;
(147) 38[deg]08.09' N. lat., 123[deg]23.39' W. long.;
(148) 38[deg]10.08' N. lat., 123[deg]26.82' W. long.;
(149) 38[deg]04.08' N. lat., 123[deg]32.12' W. long.; and
(150) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]29.85' W. long.
24. In part 660, subpart G, Tables 1-5 are added to read as
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