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Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
CHAPTER VI: FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PART 640: SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC
Subpart B: Management Measures
640.26 - 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]
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