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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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b. Coordinates
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300 |
Russian waters. Those waters inside the Russian 200 mile limit as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart INT 814 Bering Sea (Northern Part). |
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400 |
Chukchi Sea. North of a diagonal line between 66°00′ N, 169° 42.5′ W (Cape Dezhneva, Russia); and 65°37.5′ N, 168°7.5′ W (Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska) and to the limits of the U.S. EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 814 Bering Sea (Northern Part). |
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508 |
South of 58°00′ N between the intersection of 58°00′ N lat with the Alaska Peninsula and 160°00′ W long. |
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509 |
South of 58°00′ N lat between 163°00′ W long and 165°00′ W long. |
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512 |
South of 58°00′ N lat, north of the Alaska Peninsula between 160°00′ W long and 162°00′ W long. |
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513 |
Between 58°00′ N lat and 56°30′ N lat, and between 165°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long. |
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514 |
North of 58°00′ N to the southern boundary of the Chukchi Sea, area 400, and east of 170°00′ W long. |
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516 |
South of 58°00′ N lat, north of the Alaska Peninsula, and between 162°00′ and 163°00′ W long. |
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517 |
South of 56°30′ N lat, between 165°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long; and north of straight lines between |
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54°30′ N lat, 165°00′ W long, |
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54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long, and |
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55°46′ N lat, 170°00′ W long. |
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518 |
Bogoslof District: South of a straight line between 55°46′ N lat, 170°00′ W long and 54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long, and between 167°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long, and north of the Aleutian Islands and straight lines between the islands connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: |
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52°49.18′ N, 169°40.47′ W. |
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52°49.24′ N, 169°07.10′ W. |
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53°23.13′ N, 167°50.50′ W. |
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53°18.95′ N, 167°51.06′ W. |
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519 |
South of a straight line between 54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long and 54°30′ N lat, 164°54′ W long; east of 167°00′ W long; west of Unimak Island; and north of the Aleutian Islands and straight lines between the islands connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: |
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53°58.97′ N, 166°16.50′ W. |
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54°02.69′ N, 166°02.93′ W. |
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54°07.69′ N, 165°39.74′ W. |
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54°08.40′ N, 165°38.29′ W. |
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54°11.71′ N, 165°23.09′ W. |
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54°23.74′ N, 164°44.73′ W. |
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521 |
The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: |
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55°46′ N, 170°00′ W, |
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59°25′ N, 179°20′ W, |
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60°00′ N, 179°20′ W, |
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60°00′ N, 171°00′ W, |
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58°00′ N, 171°00′ W, |
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58°00′ N, 170°00′ W, |
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55°46′ N, 170°00′ W. |
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523 |
The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: |
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59°25′ N, 179°20′ W, |
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55°46′ N, 170°00′ W, |
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55°00′ N, 170°00′ W, |
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55°00′ N, 180°00′ W, |
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and north to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part). |
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524 |
The area west of 170°00′ W bounded south by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: |
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58°00′ N, 170°00′ W, |
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58°00′ N, 171°00′ W, |
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60°00′ N, 171°00′ W, |
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60°00′ N, 179°20′ W, |
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59°25′ N, 179°20′ W, |
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and to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part). |
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530 |
The area north of 55°00 N lat and west of 180°00 W long to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part). |
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541 |
Eastern Aleutian District. The area south of 55°00′ N lat, west of 170°00′ W long, and east of 177°00′ W long and bounded on the south by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands). |
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542 |
Central Aleutian District. The area south of 55°00′ N lat, west of 177°00′ W long, and east of 177°00′ E long and bounded on the south by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands). |
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543 |
Western Aleutian District. The area south of 55°00′ N lat and west of 177°00′ E long, and bounded on the south and west by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands). |
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550 |
Donut Hole. International waters of the Bering Sea outside the limits of the EEZ and Russian economic zone as depicted on the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part). |
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Note: A statistical area is the part of a reporting area contained in the EEZ. |
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries 50 CFR Pt. 679, Fig. 1 FIGURE 1 TO PART 679—BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS STATISTICAL AND REPORTING AREAS - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-50-wildlife-and-fisheries/cfr-pt-50-679-fig-1/
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