50 C.F.R. § 665.69 Management subareas.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
(a) The bottomfish fishery management area is divided into five subareas for the regulation of bottomfish and seamount groundfish fishing with the following designations and boundaries: (1) Main Hawaiian Islands means the EEZ of the Hawaiian Islands Archipelago lying to the east of 161°20' W. long. (2) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) means the EEZ of the Hawaiian Islands Archipelago lying to the west of 161°20' W. long. However, for the purposes of regulations issued under this subpart, Midway Island is treated as part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Subarea. (i) Ho'omalu Zone means that portion of the EEZ around the NWHI west of 165° W. long. (ii) Mau Zone means that portion of the EEZ around the NWHI between 161°20' W. long. and 165° W. long. (3) Hancock Seamount means that portion of the EEZ in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands west of 180°00' W. long. and north of 28°00' N. lat. (4) Guam means the EEZ seaward of the Territory of Guam. (5) American Samoa means the EEZ seaward of the Territory of American Samoa. (b) The inner boundary of the fishery management area is a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the State of Hawaii, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam (the “3 mile-limit”). (c) The outer boundary of the fishery management area is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries. The outer boundary of the fishery management area north of Guam will extend to those points which are equidistant between Guam and the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Subpart E—Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries
§ 665.69 Management subareas.
