[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR654.28]

[Page 457-460]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 654--STONE CRAB FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Management Measures
 
Sec. 654.28  Tortugas marine reserves.

    The following activities are prohibited within the Tortugas marine 
reserves: Fishing for any species and anchoring by fishing vessels.
    (a) EEZ portion of Tortugas North. The area is bounded by rhumb 
lines connecting the following points: From point A at 24 deg.40'00' N. 
lat., 83 deg.06'00' W. long. to point B at 24 deg.46'00' N. lat., 
83 deg.06'00' W. long. to point C at 24 deg.46'00' N. lat., 
83 deg.00'00' W. long.; thence along the line denoting the seaward limit 
of Florida's waters, as shown on the current edition of NOAA chart 
11438, to point A at 24 deg.40'00' N. lat., 83 deg.06'00' W. long.
    (b) Tortugas South. The area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, 
in order, the following points:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Point                      North lat.    West long.
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A                                             24 deg.33'00  83 deg.09'00
                                                         '             '
B                                             24 deg.33'00  83 deg.05'00
                                                         '             '
C                                             24 deg.18'00  83 deg.05'00
                                                         '             '
D                                             24 deg.18'00  83 deg.09'00
                                                         '             '
A                                             24 deg.33'00  83 deg.09'00
                                                         '             '
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[67 FR 47469, July 19, 2002]

                     Appendix A to Part 654--Figures

Figure 1--Stone Crab Claw
Figure 2--Southwest Florida Seasonal Trawl Closure
Figure 3--Shrimp/Stone Crab Separation Zones

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