50 C.F.R. § 648.201 Management areas.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
Three management areas, which may have different management measures, are established for the Atlantic herring fishery. Management Area 1 is subdivided into inshore and offshore sub-areas. The management areas are defined as follows: (a) Management Area 1 (Gulf of Maine): All U.S. waters of the Gulf of Maine (GOM) north of a line extending from the eastern shore of Monomoy Island at 41°35' N. lat., eastward to a point at 41°35' N. lat., 69°00' W. long., thence northeasterly to a point along the Hague Line at 42°53'14" N. lat., 67°44'35" W. long., thence northerly along the Hague Line to the U.S.-Canadian border, to include state and Federal waters adjacent to the States of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Management Area 1 is divided into Area 1A (inshore) and Area 1B (offshore). The line dividing these areas is described by the following coordinates: (b) Management Area 2 (South Coastal Area): All waters west of 69°00' W. long. and south of 41°35' N. lat., to include state and Federal waters adjacent to the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. (c) Management Area 3 (Georges Bank): All U.S. waters east of 69°00' W. long. and southeast of the line that runs from a point at 69°00' W. long. and 41°35' N. lat., northeasterly to the Hague Line at 67°44'35" W. long. and 42°53'14" N. lat.
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Subpart K—Management Measures for the Atlantic Herring Fishery
§ 648.201 Management areas.
Area 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ N. Latitude W. Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------41°58[min]............................ 70°00[min] at Cape Cod shoreline42°38.4[min].......................... 70°00[min]42°53[min]............................ 69°40[min]43°12[min]............................ 69°00[min]43°40[min]............................ 68°00[min]43°58[min]............................ 67°22[min] (the U.S.- Canada Maritime Boundary)\(1)\..................................... \(1)\------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\Northward along the irregular U.S.-Canada maritime boundary to the shoreline.
