13-188-75 Me. Code R. § 01

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 188-75-01 - Definitions

A. In addition to the definitions set forth in 1 M.R.S.A. §§71 and 72 and 12 M.R.S.A. §6001, the following definitions shall apply in this chapter.

1. "Area 1" means EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1, for Lobster Management Areas, that is defined by the area, including state and federal waters that are nearshore in the Gulf of Maine, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated, and the coastline of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts to the northernmost point on Cape Cod:

Point	Latitude	Longitude
A.............................	43 deg. 58[min] N.	67 deg. 22[min] W.
B.............................	43 deg. 41[min] N.	68 deg. 00[min] W.
C.............................	43 deg. 12[min] N.	69 deg. 00[min] W.
D.............................	42 deg. 49[min] N.	69 deg. 40[min] W.
E.............................	42 deg. 15.5[min] N.	69 deg. 40[min] W.
G.............................	42 deg. 05.5[min] N.	70 deg. 14[min] W.
G1...........................	42 deg. 04.25[min] N.	70 deg. 17.22[min] W.
G2...........................	42 deg. 02.84[min] N.	70 deg. 16.1[min] W.
G3...........................	42 deg. 03.35[min] N.	70 deg. 14.2[min] W.

Along the coastline of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and the seaward EEZ boundary back to point A. (50 CFR 697.18(a))

2. "ALWTRP" stands for the federal Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. The federal citation for these rules is 50 CFR Wildlife and Fisheries, CHAPTER II National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, Subchapter C Marine Mammals, Part 229 Authorization for Commercial Fisheries Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. (50 CFR Part 229, 64 FR 7552, effective February 16, 1999) Also see http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/Protected/whaletrp/.

3. NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator contact information:

NOAA Fisheries Service

Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

55 Great Republic Drive

Gloucester, MA 01930-2276

Web site: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/Protected/whaletrp/.

4. "State of Maine Exemption Line" or "Exemption Line" means the area landward, to within the rise and fall of the tide, of a line which connects the following 25 numbered coordinates from the Maine/New Hampshire Border to Maine/Canadian Border:

1.	Odiornes Pt. Portsmouth NH:	43° 02.55' N 70° 43.33' W
2.	R 2KR Whistle - Kittery Point:	43° 02.93' N 70° 41.47' W
3.	N 2MR - Murray Rock:	43° 04.06' N 70° 36.70' W
4.		43° 20.23' N 70° 23.64' W
5.		43° 27.63' N 70° 17.48' W
6.		43° 31.52' N 70° 08.41' W
7.	RG N BS - Bulwark Shoal:	43° 36.04' N 70° 03.98' W
8.	R 20ML Bell - Mile Ledge:	43° 41.44' N 69° 45.27' W
9.	R 2BR Bell - Bantam Rock:	43° 43.64' N 69° 37.58' W
10.	GR C PL - Pemaquid Ledge:	43° 48.96' N 69° 31.15' W
11.	R 2 OM Whistle - Old Man Ledge:	43° 50.28' N 69° 18.86' W
12.	G 5TB Bell - Two Bush Channel:	43° 56.72' N 69° 04.89' W
13.	R 2A Bell - Old Horse Ledge:	43° 59.83' N 68° 50.06' W
14.	R 2 Bell - Roaring Bull Ledge, Isle Au Haut:	43° 59.36' N 68° 37.95' W
15.	Southern point Great Duck I:	44° 08.36' N 68° 14.75' W
16.	R 8BI Whistle - Baker I:	44° 13.55' N 68° 10.71' W
17.	R 2S Bell - Schoodic I:	44° 19.08' N 68° 02.05' W
18.	R N 2 - Petit Manan I:	44° 21.66' N 67° 51.78' W
19.	R 2SR Bell - Seahorse Rock, west of Great Wass I:	44° 25.74' N 67° 38.39' W
20.	Freeman Rock - east of Great Wass I:	44° 27.77' N 67° 32.86' W
21.	Obstruction - southeast of Cutler:	44° 37.70' N 67° 09.75' W
22.	R 28M Whistle - Baileys Mistake:	44° 45.51' N 67° 02.87' W
23.	R N 2 - Morton Ledge:	44° 47.36' N 66° 59.25' W
24.	G 1 Whistle - West Quoddy Head:	44° 48.64' N 66° 56.43' W
25.	R N 2 - Quoddy Narrows:	44° 49.67' N 66° 57.77' W

5. "Maine Sliver Area" or the "Sliver" means the area between the State of Maine Exemption Line and the 3-mile limit, as identified on National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration nautical charts.

6. The Maine Six-Mile Line waters are defined for a minimum number of traps per trawl and are as follows:

The Maine Six-Mile Line is a line connecting the following points (Machias Seal to Isles of Shoals).

* 44°31.98´ N. lat., 67°9.72´ W. long (Machias Seal)

* 44°3.42´ N. lat., 68°10.26´ W. long (Mount Desert Island)

* 43°40.98´ N. lat., 68°48.84´ W. long (Matinicus)

* 43°39.24´ N. lat., 69°18.54´ W. long (Monhegan)

* 43°29.4´ N. lat., 70°5.88´ W. long (Casco Bay)

* 42°55.38´ N. lat., 70°28.68´ W. long (Isles of Shoals)

7. The Maine Pocket Waters are defined for a minimum number of traps per trawl and are as follows:

Maine Pocket Waters

* West of Monhegan Island in the area north of the line 43°42.17´ N. lat., 69°34.27´ W. long and 43°42.25´ N. lat., 69°19.3´ W. long

* East of Monhegan Island in the area located north of the line 43°44° N. lat., 69°15.08° W. long and 43°48.17´ N. lat., 69°8.02´ W. long

* South of Vinalhaven Island in the area located west of the line 43°52.31° N. lat., 68°40° W. long and 43°58.12´ N. lat., 68°32.95´ W. long

* South of Bois Bubert Island in the area located northwest of the line 44°19.27´ N. lat., 67°49.5´ W. long and 44°23.67´ N. lat., 67°40.5´ W. long

8. Trap trawl regulatory requirements relative to the three-mile line shall be based on the "three nautical mile line" as depicted on NOAA nautical charts.

9. Trap trawl regulatory requirements relative to the twelve-mile line shall be based on the "territorial sea and contiguous zone" line as depicted on NOAA nautical charts.

10. "Maine Zone A East" is defined as the portion of Lobster Zone A whose western boundary runs along the 67°18.00' W longitude line to Cross Island and whose eastern and offshore boundaries follow the International Boundary Line between Canada and Maine extending to and following the Exclusive Economic Zone boundary to approximately 44o8' N. lat., 67o18.00' W long.

11. "Maine Zone A West" is defined as the portion of Lobster Zone A whose eastern boundary is the 67°18.00' W longitude line to Cross Island and whose western boundary is equivalent to that of the western boundary of Zone A (see Chapter 25.92). The offshore boundary is the LMA 1/3 boundary.

12. "LMA1 Restricted Area" is defined as by the following coordinates and falls within the offshore portions of Maine Zones C, D, and E 69° 36.77´ W 43° 06.00´ N 68° 21.60´ W 43° 44.00´ N 68° 17.27´ W 43° 32.68´ N 69° 32.16´ W 42° 53.52´ N 69° 36.77´ W 43° 06.00´ N

13-188 C.M.R. ch. 75, § 01