Mid-Atlantic shark closed area
Mid-Atlantic shark closed area means the Atlantic Ocean area seaward of the inner boundary of the U.S. EEZ from a point intersecting the inner boundary of the U.S. EEZ at 3541 N. lat. just south of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, and connecting by straight lines the following coordinates in the order stated: 3541 N. lat., 7525 W. long. proceeding due east to 3541 N. lat., 7451 W. long.; then proceeding southeast to 3530 N. lat., 7446 W. long.; then proceeding southwest, roughly following the 55 fathom mark, to 3351 N. lat., 7624 W. long.; then proceeding due west to intersect the inner boundary of the U.S. EEZ at 3351 N. lat., 7753 W. long. near Cape Fear, North Carolina.
Source
50 CFR § 635.2
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, ATCA, and 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have following meanings. If applicable, the terms used in this part supercede those used in 600.10: