50 CFR § 622.246 - Area closures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s622.246"
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title: "50 CFR § 622.246 - Area closures."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "622.246"
section_name: "Area closures."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "622"
part_name: "FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF AMERICA, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801"
regulatory_source: "78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
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# 622.246 Area closures.

(a) *Golden crab trap closed areas.* In the golden crab northern zone, a golden crab trap may not be deployed in waters less than 900 ft (274 m) deep. In the golden crab middle and southern zones, a golden crab trap may not be deployed in waters less than 700 ft (213 m) deep. See § 622.241(b)(1) for specification of the golden crab zones.

(b) [Reserved]