The management area is the EEZ around Puerto Rico bounded by rhumb lines connecting the following points and geographic instructions in order:
Table 1 to § 622.430
Point | North lat. | West long. |
A (intersects with the international and EEZ boundary) | 19°37'29' | 65°20'57' |
B | 18°25'46.3015' | 65°06'31.866' |
From Point B proceed southerly along the 3-nautical mile territorial boundary of the St. Thomas and St. John island group to Point C | ||
C | 18°13'59.0606' | 65°05'33.058' |
D | 18°01'16.9636' | 64°57'38.817' |
E | 17°30'00.000' | 65°20'00.1716' |
F | 16°02'53.5812' | 65°20'00.1716' |
From Point F proceed along the international and EEZ boundary southwesterly, then northerly, then easterly, and finally southerly to Point A | ||
A (intersects with the International and EEZ boundary) | 19°37'29' | 65°20'57' |
50 C.F.R. §622.430