CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC > SUBPART D—Mariana Archipelago Fisheries (§665.398 to §665.469) > 665.403—Bottomfish fishery area management.

665.403—Bottomfish fishery area management.

(a) Guam large vessel bottomfish prohibited area (Area GU-1). A large vessel of the United States, as defined in § 665.12, may not be used to fish for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the Guam large vessel bottomfish prohibited area, defined as the U.S. EEZ waters surrounding Guam that are enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
Point N. lat. E. long.
GU-1-A 14°16′ 144°17′
GU-1-B 13°50′ 143°52′
GU-1-C 13°17′ 143°46′
GU-1-D 12°50′ 143°54′
GU-1-E 12°30′ 144°14′
GU-1-F 12°25′ 144°51′
GU-1-G 12°57′ 145°33′
GU-1-H 13°12′ 145°43′
GU-1-I 13°29′44″ 145°48′27″
GU-1-A 14°16′ 144°17′
(b) CNMI medium and large vessel bottomfish prohibited areas. A medium or large vessel of the United States, as defined in § 665.12, may not be used to fish commercially for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the following areas:
(1) CNMI Southern Islands (Area NM-1). The CNMI Southern Islands prohibited area is defined as the waters of the U.S. EEZ surrounding CNMI that are enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
Point N. lat. E. long.
NM-1-A 14°9′ 144°15′
NM-1-B 16°10′47″ 145°12′
NM-1-C 16°10′47″ 146°53′
NM-1-D 14°48′ 146°33′
NM-1-E 13°27′ 145°43′
NM-1-A 14°9′ 144°15′
(2) CNMI Alamagan Island (Area NM-2). The CNMI Alamagan Island prohibited area is defined as the waters of the U.S. EEZ surrounding CNMI that are enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
Point N. lat. E. long.
NM-2-A 17°26′ 145°40′
NM-2-B 17°46′ 145°40′
NM-2-C 17°46′ 146°00′
NM-2-D 17°26′ 146°00′
NM-2-A 17°26′ 145°40′