---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 660.503"
title: "50"
number: "660.503"
heading: "Management subareas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/660.503"
---

# §660.503. Management subareas.


The fishery management area is divided into subareas for the regulation of fishing for CPS, with the following designations and boundaries:

- (a) CPS Limited Entry Zone means the EEZ between:
  - (1) **Northern boundary—** at 39°00′00″ N. lat. off California; and
  - (2) **Southern boundary—** the United States-Mexico International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:

    32°35′22″ N. lat., 117°27′49″ W. long.

    32°37′37″ N. lat., 117°49′31″ W. long.

    31°07′58″ N. lat., 118°36′18″ W. long.

    30°32′31″ N. lat., 121°51′58″ W. long.

- (b) Subarea A means the EEZ between:
  - (1) **Northern boundary—** the United States-Canada Provisional International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:

    48°29′37.19″ N. lat. 124°43′33.19″ W. long.

    48°30′11″ N. lat. 124°47′13″ W. long.

    48°30′22″ N. lat. 124°50′21″ W. long.

    48°30′14″ N. lat. 124°54′52″ W. long.

    48°29′57″ N. lat. 124°59′14″ W. long.

    48°29′44″ N. lat. 125°00′06″ W. long.

    48°28′09″ N. lat. 125°05′47″ W. long.

    48°27′10″ N. lat. 125°08′25″ W. long.

    48°26′47″ N. lat 125°09′12″ W. long.

    48°20′16″ N. lat. 125°22′48″ W. long.

    48°18′22″ N. lat. 125°29′58″ W. long.

    48°11′05″ N. lat. 125°53′48″ W. long.

    47°49′15″ N. lat. 126°40′57″ W. long.

    47°36′47″ N. lat. 127°11′58″ W. long.

    47°22′00″ N. lat. 127°41′23″ W. long.

    46°42′05″ N. lat. 128°51′56″ W. long.

    46°31′47″ N. lat. 129°07′39″ W. long.; and

  - (2) **Southern boundary—** at 39°00′00″ N. lat. (Pt. Arena).
- (c) Subarea B means the EEZ between:
  - (1) **Northern boundary—** at 39°00′00″ N. lat. (Pt. Arena); and
  - (2) **Southern boundary—** the United States-Mexico International Boundary described in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 52527, Sept. 4, 2003]

### Source

Source: 64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 52527, Sept. 4, 2003]