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Reminder: Closed Area 1 North Seasonal Closure for All Vessels Begins February 1
Reminder: On February 1, the Closed Area I (CAI) North seasonal closure goes into effect, through April 15. See below for map and coordinates.
The closure applies to all commercial and recreational vessels except:
- Vessels that are transiting;
- Vessels fishing with exempted gears (spears, rakes, diving gear, cast nets, tongs, harpoons, weirs, dip nets, stop nets, pound nets, pots and traps, purse seines, surfclam/quahog dredge gear, pelagic hook and line, pelagic longlines, or single pelagic gillnets);
- Vessels participating in the mid-water trawl exempted fishery; and
- Vessels fishing with scallop dredges.
Closed Area I North Coordinates
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Point
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N lat.
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W long.
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CIN1
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41°30′
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69°23′
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CIN2
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41°30′
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68°30′
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CIN3
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41°26′
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68°30′
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CIN4
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41°04′
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69°01′
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CIN1
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41°30′
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69°23′
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Questions? Contact our Sustainable Fisheries Division, 978-281-9315
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