Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 648.97 — Closed Areas
50 C.F.R. § 648.97
(a) Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:
Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area
(b) Lydonia Canyon Closed Area. No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Lydonia Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:
Lyndonia Canyon Closed Area
Authorizing Statute
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Findings, purposes and policy16 U.S.C. § 1801