[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: 50CFR697.24]

[Page 851]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 697--ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Management Measures
 
Sec. 697.24  Exempted waters for Maine State American lobster permits.

    A person or vessel holding a valid permit or license issued by the 
State of Maine that lawfully permits that person to engage in commercial 
fishing for American lobster may, with the approval of the State of 
Maine, engage in commercial fishing for American lobsters in the 
following areas designated as EEZ, if such fishing is conducted in such 
waters in accordance with all other applicable Federal and State 
regulations:
    (a) West of Monhegan Island in the area located north of the line 
43.5 deg.42[min]08[sec] N. lat., 69.5 deg.34[min]18[sec] W. long., and 
43.5 deg.42[min]15[sec] N. lat., 69.5 deg.19[min]18[sec] W. long.
    (b) East of Monhegan Island in the area located west of the line 
43.5 deg.44[min]00[sec] N. lat., 69.5 deg.15[min]05[sec] W. long., and 
43.5 deg.48[min]10[sec] N. lat., 69.5 deg.08[min]01[sec] W. long.
    (c) South of Vinalhaven in the area located west of the line 43.5 
deg.521[sec] N. lat., 68.5 deg.39[min]54[sec] W. long., and 43.5 
deg.48[min]10[sec] N. lat., 67.5 deg.40[min]33[sec] W. long.
    (d) South of Boris Bubert Island in the area located north of the 
line 44.5 deg.19[min]15[sec] N. lat, 67.5 deg.49[min]30[sec] W. long. 
and 44.5 deg.23[min]45[sec] N. lat., 67.5 deg.40[min]33[sec] W. long.