CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 654—STONE CRAB FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO > SUBPART B—Management Measures (§654.20 to §654.28) > 654.28—Tortugas marine reserves.

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°40′00′ N. lat., 83°06′00′ W. long. to point B at 24°46′00′ N. lat., 83°06′00′ W. long. to point C at 24°46′00′ N. lat., 83°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°40′00′ N. lat., 83°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.
A 24°33′00′ 83°09′00′
B 24°33′00′ 83°05′00′
C 24°18′00′ 83°05′00′
D 24°18′00′ 83°09′00′
A 24°33′00′ 83°09′00′
[67 FR 47469, July 19, 2002]