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Appendix Appendix B - Appendix B to Part 622—Gulf Areas

Table 1 of Appendix B to Part 622—Seaward Coordinates of the Longline and Buoy Gear Restricted Area

Point number and reference location 1	North lat.	West long.
1 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary north of Dry Tortugas	24°48.0′	82°48.0′
2 North of Rebecca Shoal	25°07.5′	82°34.0′
3 Off Sanibel Island—Offshore	26°26.0′	82°59.0′
4 West of Egmont Key	27°30.0′	83°21.5′
5 Off Anclote Keys—Offshore	28°10.0′	83°45.0′
6 Southeast corner of Florida Middle Ground	28°11.0′	84°00.0′
7 Southwest corner of Florida Middle Ground	28°11.0′	84°07.0′
8 West corner of Florida Middle Ground	28°26.6′	84°24.8′
9 Northwest corner of Florida Middle Ground	28°42.5′	84°24.8′
10 South of Carrabelle	29°05.0′	84°47.0′
11 South of Cape St. George	29°02.5′	85°09.0′
12 South of Cape San Blas lighted bell buoy—20 fathoms	29°21.0′	85°30.0′
13 South of Cape San Blas lighted bell buoy—50 fathoms	28°58.7′	85°30.0′
14 De Soto Canyon	30°06.0′	86°55.0′
15 South of Pensacola	29°46.0′	87°19.0′
16 South of Perdido Bay	29°29.0′	87°27.5′
17 East of North Pass of Mississippi River	29°14.5′	88°28.0′
18 East of South Pass of Mississippi River	29°04.0′	88°49.7′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary
Then westerly along the seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:
19 South of Southwest Pass of Mississippi River	28°45.8′	89°29.5′
20 Northwest tip of Mississippi Canyon	28°38.5′	90°08.5′
21 West side of Mississippi Canyon	28°34.5′	89°59.5′
22 South of Timbalier Bay	28°22.5′	90°02.5′
23 South of Terrebonne Bay	28°10.5′	90°31.5′
24 South of Freeport	27°58.0′	95°00.0′
25 Off Matagorda Island	27°43.0′	96°02.0′
26 Off Aransas Pass	27°30.0′	96°23.5′
27 Northeast of Port Mansfield	27°00.0′	96°39.0′
28 East of Port Mansfield	26°44.0′	96°37.5′
29 Northeast of Port Isabel	26°22.0′	96°21.0′
30 U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary	26°00.5′	96°24.5′
Then westerly along U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary to seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary

1 Nearest identifiable landfall, boundary, navigational aid, or submarine area.

Table 2 of Appendix B to Part 622—Seaward Coordinates of the Stressed Area

Point number and reference location 1	North lat.	West long.
1 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary northeast of Dry Tortugas	24°45.5′	82°41.5′
2 North of Marquesas Keys	24°48.0′	82°06.5′
3 Off Cape Sable	25°15.0′	82°02.0′
4 Off Sanibel Island—Inshore	26°26.0′	82°29.0′
5 Off Sanibel Island—Offshore	26°26.0′	82°59.0′
6 West of Egmont Key	27°30.0′	83°21.5′
7 Off Anclote Keys—Offshore	28°10.0′	83°45.0′
8 Off Anclote Keys—Inshore	28°10.0′	83°14.0′
9 Off Deadman Bay	29°38.0′	84°00.0′
10 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary east of Cape St. George	29°35.5′	84°38.6′
Then westerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:
11 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary south of Cape San Blas	29°32.2′	85°27.1′
12 Southwest of Cape San Blas	29°30.5′	85°52.0′
13 Off St. Andrew Bay	29°53.0′	86°10.0′
14 De Soto Canyon	30°06.0′	86°55.0′
15 South of Florida and Alabama border	29°34.5′	87°38.0′
16 Off Mobile Bay	29°41.0′	88°00.0′
17 South of Alabama and Mississippi border	30°01.5′	88°23.7′
18 Horn and Chandeleur Islands	30°01.5′	88°39.8′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary
Then southerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:
19 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off Chandeleur Islands	29°50.8′	88°39.07′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary
20 Chandeleur Islands	29°35.5′	88°37.0′
21 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off North Pass of Mississippi River	29°21.0′	88°54.43′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary
Then southerly and westerly along the seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:
22 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary off Southwest Pass of Mississippi River	29°01.3′	89°34.67′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary
23 Seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary west of Mississippi River	29°5.24′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary	89°41.0′
Then westerly along the seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary to:
24 Seaward limit of State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary south of Grand Isle	29°3.03′ at State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary	89°56.0′
25 Quick flashing horn buoy south of Isles Dernieres	28°32.5′	90°42.0′
26 Southeast of Calcasieu Pass	29°10.0′	92°37.0′
27 South of Sabine Pass—10 fathoms	29°09.0′	93°41.0′
28 South of Sabine Pass—30 fathoms	28°21.5′	93°28.0′
29 East of Aransas Pass	27°49.0′	96°19.5′
30 East of Baffin Bay	27°12.0′	96°51.0′
31 Northeast of Port Mansfield	26°46.5′	96°52.0′
32 Northeast of Port Isabel	26°21.5′	96°35.0′
33 U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary	26°00.5′	96°36.0′
Then westerly along U.S. and Mexico EEZ boundary to seaward limit of the State and Federal Reef Fish Management Boundary

1 Nearest identifiable landfall, boundary, navigational aid, or submarine area.

[85 FR 20614, Apr. 14, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 36165, June 15, 2020]

authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801

source: 78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted.