View all text of Subpart P [§ 648.350 - § 648.352]
§ 648.351 - Mid-Atlantic forage species possession limits.
(a) Mid-Atlantic forage species. Unless otherwise prohibited in § 648.80, a vessel issued a valid commercial permit in accordance with § 648.4 may fish for, possess, and land up to 1,700 lb (771.11 kg) of all Mid-Atlantic forage species combined per trip in or from the EEZ portion of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. A vessel not issued a permit in accordance with § 648.4 that is fishing exclusively in state waters is exempt from the possession limits specified in this section.
(b) Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit. The Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit is the area of the Atlantic Ocean that is bounded on the southeast by the outer limit of the U.S. EEZ; bounded on the south by 35°15.3′ N lat. (the approximate latitude of Cape Hatteras, NC); bounded on the west and north by the coastline of the United States; and bounded on the northeast by the following points, connected in the order listed by straight lines:
| Point | Latitude | Longitude | 1 | 40°59.32′ N | 73°39.62′ W | 2 | 40°59.02′ N | 73°39.41′ W | 3 | 40°57.05′ N | 73°36.78′ W | 4 | 40°57.87′ N | 73°32.85′ W | 5 | 40°59.78′ N | 73°23.70′ W | 6 | 41°1.57′ N | 73°15.00′ W | 7 | 41°3.40′ N | 73°6.10′ W | 8 | 41°4.65′ N | 73°0.00′ W | 9 | 41°6.67′ N | 72°50.00′ W | 10 | 41°8.69′ N | 72°40.00′ W | 11 | 41°10.79′ N | 72°29.45′ W | 12 | 41°12.22′ N | 72°22.25′ W | 13 | 41°13.57′ N | 72°15.38′ W | 14 | 41°14.94′ N | 72°8.35′ W | 15 | 41°15.52′ N | 72°5.41′ W | 16 | 41°17.43′ N | 72°1.18′ W | 17 | 41°18.62′ N | 71°55.80′ W | 18 | 41°18.27′ N | 71°54.47′ W | 19 | 41°10.31′ N | 71°46.44′ W | 20 | 41°2.35′ N | 71°38.43′ W | 21 | 40°54.37′ N | 71°30.45′ W | 22 | 40°46.39′ N | 71°22.51′ W | 23 | 40°38.39′ N | 71°14.60′ W | 24 | 40°30.39′ N | 71°6.72′ W | 25 | 40°22.38′ N | 70°58.87′ W | 26 | 40°14.36′ N | 70°51.05′ W | 27 | 40°6.33′ N | 70°43.27′ W | 28 | 39°58.29′ N | 70°35.51′ W | 29 | 39°50.24′ N | 70°27.78′ W | 30 | 39°42.18′ N | 70°20.09′ W | 31 | 39°34.11′ N | 70°12.42′ W | 32 | 39°26.04′ N | 70°4.78′ W | 33 | 39°17.96′ N | 69°57.18′ W | 34 | 39°9.86′ N | 69°49.6′ W | 35 | 39°1.77′ N | 69°42.05′ W | 36 | 38°53.66′ N | 69°34.53′ W | 37 | 38°45.54′ N | 69°27.03′ W | 38 | 38°37.42′ N | 69°19.57′ W | 39 | 38°29.29′ N | 69°12.13′ W | 40 | 38°21.15′ N | 69°4.73′ W | 41 | 38°13.00′ N | 68°57.35′ W | 42 | 38°4.84′ N | 68°49.99′ W | 43 * | 38°2.21′ N | 68°47.62′ W |
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* Point 43 falls on the U.S. EEZ.
(c) Transiting. Any vessel issued a valid permit in accordance with § 648.4 may transit the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section, with an amount of Mid-Atlantic forage species on board that exceeds the possession limits specified in paragraph (a) of this section to land in a port in a state that is outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, provided that those species were harvested outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit and that all gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in § 648.2.
(d) Transiting. Any vessel issued a valid permit in accordance with § 648.4 may transit the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section, with an amount of Mid-Atlantic forage species or Atlantic chub mackerel on board that exceeds the possession limits specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, respectively, to land in a port in a state that is outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit, provided that those species were harvested outside of the Mid-Atlantic Forage Species Management Unit and that all gear is stowed and not available for immediate use as defined in § 648.2. The transitting provisions specified in this paragraph (d) for a vessel possessing Atlantic chub mackerel are effective through December 31, 2020.