50 C.F.R. § 226.203 Critical habitat for northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis ).
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
Critical habitat is designated in the North Atlantic Ocean, Bering Sea, and the Gulf of Alaska for the northern right whale as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. The textual descriptions of critical habitat are the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. General location maps are provided for critical habitat in the North Pacific Ocean for general guidance purposes only, and not as a definitive source for determining critical habitat boundaries. (a) North Atlantic Ocean. (1) Great South Channel. The area bounded by 41°40' N/69°45' W; 41°00' N/69°05' W; 41°38' N/68°13' W; and 42°10' N/68°31' W. (2) Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. The area bounded by 42°04.8' N/70°10' W; 42°12' N/70°15' W; 42°12' N/70°30' W; 41°46.8' N/70°30' W and on the south and east by the interior shore line of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. (3) Southeastern United States. The coastal waters between 31°15' N and 30°15' N from the coast out 15 nautical miles; and the coastal waters between 30°15' N and 28°00' N from the coast out 5 nautical miles (Figure 8 to part 226). (b) North Pacific Ocean—(1) Primary Constituent Elements. The primary constituent elements essential for conservation of the northern right whale are the copepods Calanus marshallae, Neocalanus cristatus, and N. plumchris, and the euphausiid Thysanoëssa raschii, in areas of the North Pacific Ocean in which northern right whales are known or believed to feed, as described in paragraphs (b)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) Bering Sea. An area described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 58°00' N/168°00' W 58°00' N/163°00' W 56°30' N/161°45' W 55°00' N/166°00' W 56°00' N/168°00' W 58°00' N/168°00' W. (3) Gulf of Alaska. An area described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: 57°03' N/153°00' W 57°18' N/151°30' W 57°00' N/151° 30' W 56°45' N/153°00' W 57°03' N/153°00' W. (4) Maps of critical habitat for the northern right whale in the North Pacific Ocean follow: [59 FR 28805, June 3, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14067, Mar. 23, 1999; 68 FR 17562, Apr. 10, 2003; 70 FR 1832, Jan. 11, 2005; 71 FR 38293, July 6, 2006]
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 226—DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT
§ 226.203 Critical habitat for northern right whale (
