50 CFR § 648.97 - Closed areas.

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title: "50 CFR § 648.97 - Closed areas."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "648.97"
section_name: "Closed 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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# 648.97 Closed areas.

(a) *Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area.* No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area

| Point | N. Lat. | W. Long. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (1) OC1 | 40°10′ | 68°12′ |
| (2) OC2 | 40°24′ | 68°09′ |
| (3) OC3 | 40°24′ | 68°08′ |
| (4) OC4 | 40°10′ | 67°59′ |
| (5) OC1 | 40°10′ | 68°12′ |

(b) *Lydonia Canyon Closed Area.* No fishing vessel or person on a fishing vessel may enter, fish, or be in the area known as Lydonia Canyon Closed Area (copies of a chart depicting this area are available from the Regional Administrator upon request), as defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated, while on a monkfish DAS:

Lyndonia Canyon Closed Area

| Point | N. Lat. | W. Long. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (1) LC1 | 40°16′ | 67°34′ |
| (2) LC2 | 40°16′ | 67°42′ |
| (3) LC3 | 40°20′ | 67°43′ |
| (4) LC4 | 40°27′ | 67°40′ |
| (5) LC5 | 40° 27′ | 67°38′ |
| (6) LC1 | 40°16′ | 67°34′ |

[70 FR 21946, Apr. 28, 2005]