---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 622.410"
title: "50"
number: "622.410"
heading: "Restrictions within the Tortugas marine reserves."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/622.410"
---

# §622.410. Restrictions within the Tortugas marine reserves.


The following activities are prohibited within the Tortugas marine reserves: Fishing for any species and anchoring by fishing vessels.

- (a) **EEZ portion of Tortugas North.** The area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting the following points: From point A at 24°40′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long. to point B at 24°46′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long. to point C at 24°46′00″ N. lat., 83°00′00″ W. long.; thence along the line denoting the seaward limit of Florida's waters, as shown on the current edition of NOAA chart 11438, to point A at 24°40′00″ N. lat., 83°06′00″ W. long.
- (b) **Tortugas South.** The area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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