50 CFR § 648.60 - Sea Scallop Rotational Areas.

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title: "50 CFR § 648.60 - Sea Scallop Rotational Areas."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "648.60"
section_name: "Sea Scallop Rotational Areas."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "648"
part_name: "FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 648.60 Sea Scallop Rotational Areas.

(a)—(f) [Reserved]

(g) *Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area*—(1) *Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area definition.* The Nantucket Lightship Scallop Rotational Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request):

Table 1 to Paragraph (**g**)(1)

| Point | Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NL1 | 40°20.0′ N | 69°30.0′ W |
| NL2 | 40°20.0′ N | 68°48.0′ W |
| NL3 | 40°33.0′ N | 68°48.0′ W |
| NL4 | 40°33.0′ N | 69°00.0′ W |
| NL5 | 40°50.0′ N | 68°60.0′ W |
| NL6 | 40°50.0′ N | 69°30.0′ W |
| NL1 | 40°20.0′ N | 69°30.0′ W |

(2) [Reserved]

(h) *Area II Scallop Rotational Area boundary.* The Area II Scallop Rotational Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request):

Table 2 to Paragraph (**h**)

| Point | N latitude | W longitude | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AII1 | 41°30′ | 67°20′ |  |
| AII2 | 41°30′ | () | () |
| AII3 | 40°40′ | () | () |
| AII4 | 40°40′ | 67°20′ |  |
| AII1 | 41°30′ | 67°20′ |  |
| The intersection of lat. 41°30′ N and the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary, approximately lat. 41°30′ N, long. 66°34.73′ W. |  |  |  |
| From Point AII2 connected to Point AII3 along the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary. |  |  |  |
| The intersection of lat. 40°40′ N and the United States-Canada Maritime Boundary, approximately lat. 40°40′ N and long. 65°52.61′ W. |  |  |  |

(i)-(j) [Reserved]

[85 FR 17764, Mar. 31, 2020, as amended at 86 FR 27051, May 19, 2021; 87 FR 18287, Mar. 30, 2022; 88 FR 19568, Apr. 3, 2023; 89 FR 20351, Mar. 22, 2024; 90 FR 16653, Apr. 21, 2025; 91 FR 14789, Mar. 27, 2026]