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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 178 / Friday, September 17, 2021 / Rules and Regulations may fish with or possess trap/pot gear in the Northern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section, or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
13 Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Areai Area. The Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area includes all state and Federal waters that fall within EEZ Nearshore Management Area 4, EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5, and EEZ Nearshore Management Area 6 as defined in the American Lobster Fishery regulations in 697.18 of this title, and excluding the Area 3/5 Overlap, and inside the 100fathom 600-ft or 182.9-m depth contour line from 3530 N lat. south to 2751 N lat. and extending inshore to the shoreline or exemption line, with the exception of those waters exempted under paragraph a3 of this section and those waters in the Southeast Restricted Area defined in paragraph f1 of this section.
ii Year-round area-specific gear or vessel requirements. No person or vessel may fish with or possess trap/pot gear in the Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area that is east of a straight line from 4118.2 N lat., 7151.5 W long.
Watch Hill Point, RI south to 4000 N
lat., unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
iii Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From September 1
to May 31, no person or vessel may fish with or possess trap/pot gear in the Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area that overlaps an area bounded on the north by a straight line from 4118.2
N lat., 7151.5 W long. Watch Hill Point, RI south to 4000 N lat. and then east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, and bounded on the south by 3200 N lat., and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements in paragraph c1 of this section, the areaspecific requirements in paragraph c2
of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
iv Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From November 15

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to April 15, no person or vessel may fish with or possess trap/pot gear in the Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area that overlaps an area from 3200
N lat. south to 2900 N lat. and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the areaspecific requirements in paragraph c2
of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
v Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From December 1
to March 31, no person or vessel may fish with or possess trap/pot gear in the Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area that overlaps an area from 2900
N lat. south to 2751 N lat. and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the areaspecific requirements in paragraph c2
of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
14 Restrictions applicable to the red crab trap/pot fisheryi Area. The red crab trap/pot fishery is regulated in the waters identified in paragraphs c10i and c14i of this section.
ii Year-round area-specific gear or vessel requirements. No person or vessel may fish with or possess red crab trap/
pot gear in the area identified in paragraph c14i of this section that overlaps an area from the U.S./Canada border south to a straight line from 41
18.2 N lat., 7151.5 W long. Watch Hill Point, RI south to 4000 N lat., and then east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
iii Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From September 1
to May 31, no person or vessel may fish with or possess red crab trap/pot gear in the area identified in paragraph c14i of this section that overlaps an area bounded on the north by a straight line from 4118.2 N lat., 7151.5 W
long. Watch Hill Point, RI south to 4000 N lat. and then east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, and bounded on the south by a line at 3200 N lat., and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in
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paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
iv Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From November 15
to April 15, no person or vessel may fish with or possess red crab trap/pot gear in the area identified in paragraph c14i of this section that overlaps an area from 3200 N lat. south to 2900
N lat. and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
v Seasonal area-specific gear or vessel requirements. From December 1
to March 31, no person or vessel may fish with or possess red crab trap/pot gear in the area identified in paragraph c14i of this section that overlaps an area from 2900 N lat. south to 2751
N lat. and east to the eastern edge of the EEZ, unless that gear complies with the gear marking requirements specified in paragraph b of this section, the universal trap/pot gear requirements specified in paragraph c1 of this section, the area-specific requirements in paragraph c2 of this section or unless the gear is stowed as specified in 229.2.
PART 697ATLANTIC COASTAL
FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
MANAGEMENT
4. The authority citation for 50 CFR
part 697 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.

5. In 697.21, revise paragraphs b2
and 3 to read as follows:

697.21 Gear identification and marking, escape vent, maximum trap size, and ghost panel requirements.

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2 With the exception of Maine permitted vessels fishing in Maine Lobster Management Zones that can fish up to ten lobster traps on a trawl with one buoy line, lobster trap trawls consisting of more than three traps must have a radar reflector and a single flag or pennant on the westernmost end marking the half compass circle from magnetic south through west, to and including north, while the easternmost end meaning the half compass circle
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