---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 622.246"
title: "50"
number: "622.246"
heading: "Area closures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/622.246"
---

# §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)](/cfr/50/622.241.md?p=b-1) for specification of the golden crab zones.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted.