(a) Closed Area I Closed Area. No vessel may fish for scallops in, or possess or land scallops from, the area known as the Closed Area I Closed Area. No vessel may possess scallops in the Closed Area I Closed Area, unless such vessel is only transiting the area as provided in paragraph (e) of this section. The Closed Area I Closed Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), and so that the line connecting points CAIA3 and CAIA4 is the same as the portion of the western boundary line of Closed Area I, defined in Sec. 648.81(a)(1), that lies between points CAIA3 and CAIA4: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point Latitude Longitude Note------------------------------------------------------------------------CAIA1........................ 4126 N. 6830 W.CAIA2........................ 4058 N. 6830 W.CAIA3........................ 4054.95 N. 6853.37 W. (\1\)CAIA4........................ 4104 N. 6901 W. (\1\)CAIA1........................ 4126 N. 6830 W.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ From Point CAIA3 to Point CAIA4 along the western boundary of Closed
Area I, defined in Sec. 648.81(a)(1).
(b) Closed Area II Closed Area. No vessel may fish for scallops in, or possess or land scallops from, the area known as the Closed Area II Closed Area. No vessel may possess scallops in the Closed Area II Closed Area. The Closed Area II Closed Area is defined by straight lines, except where noted, connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request): ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point Latitude Longitude Note------------------------------------------------------------------------CAIIA1....................... 4100 N. 6720 W.CAIIA2....................... 4100 N. 6635.8 W.CAIIA3....................... 4118.45 N. (\1\) (\2\)CAIIA4....................... 4130 N. (\3\) (\2\)CAIIA5....................... 4130 N. 6720 W.CAIIA1....................... 4100 N. 6720 W.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ The intersection of 4118.45 N. lat. and the U.S.-Canada Maritime
Boundary, approximately 4118.45 N. lat. and 6624.89 W. long.\2\ From Point CAIIA3 connected to Point CAIIA4 along the U.S.-Canada
Maritime Boundary.\3\ The intersection of 4130 N. lat. and the U.S.-Canada Maritime
Boundary, approximately 4130 N. lat., 6634.73 W. long.
(c) Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. No vessel may fish for scallops in, or possess or land scallops from, the area known as the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. No vessel may possess scallops in the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area, unless such vessel is only transiting the area as provided in paragraph (e) of this section. The Nantucket Lightship Closed Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point Latitude Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------NLAA1.......................... 4050 N. 6930 W.NLAA2.......................... 4050 N. 6900 W.NLAA3.......................... 4033 N. 6900 WNLAA4.......................... 4033 N. 6848 WNLAA5.......................... 4020 N. 6848 WNLAA6.......................... 4020 N. 6930 W.NLAA1.......................... 4050 N. 6930 W.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) Elephant Trunk Closed Area. No vessel may fish for scallops in, or possess or land scallops from, the area known as the Elephant Trunk Closed Area. No vessel may possess scallops in Elephant Trunk Closed Area. The Elephant Trunk Closed Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request). ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point Latitude Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------ETCA 1......................... 3850 N. 7420 W.ETCA 2......................... 3850 N. 7340 W.ETCA 3......................... 3840 N. 7340 W.
ETCA 4......................... 3840 N. 7350 W.ETCA 5......................... 3830 N. 7350 W.ETCA 6......................... 3830 N. 7420 W.ETCA 1......................... 3850 N. 7420 W.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(e) Transiting. No vessel possessing scallops may enter or be in the area(s) specified in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section unless the vessel is transiting the area and the vessel's fishing gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in Sec. 648.2, or there is a compelling safety reason to be in such areas without such gear being stowed. A vessel may only transit the Closed Area II Closed Area, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, or the Elephant Trunk Closed Area, as described in paragraph (d) of this section, if there is a compelling safety reason for transiting the area and the vessel's fishing gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in Sec. 648.2.
(f) Vessels fishing for species other than scallops. A vessel may fish for species other than scallops within the closed areas specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section as allowed in this part, provided the vessel does not fish for, catch, or retain scallops or intend to fish for, catch, or retain scallops. Declaration through VMS that the vessel is fishing in the LAGC scallop fishery is deemed to be an intent to fish for, catch, or retain scallops. [80 FR 22131, Apr. 21, 2015]