50 C.F.R. § 654.23   Southwest Florida seasonal trawl closure.


Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries


Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 654—STONE CRAB FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO
Subpart B—Management Measures

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§ 654.23   Southwest Florida seasonal trawl closure.

From January 1 to 1 hour after sunset (local time) May 20, each year, the area described in this section is closed to trawling, including trawling for live bait. The area is that part of the management area shoreward of a line connecting the following points (see Appendix A, Figure 2, of this part):

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                  North         West                    Point                       Latitude      Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------B\1\........................................  26°16[mi  81°58.5[                                                        n]          min]C...........................................  26°00[mi  82°04[mi                                                        n]            n]D...........................................  25°09[mi  81°47.6[                                                        n]          min]E...........................................  24°54.5[  81°50.5[                                                      min]          min]M\1\........................................  24°49.3[  81°46.4[                                                      min]         min]------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ On the seaward limit of Florida's waters.

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