(a) Special management zones (SMZs). (1) The SMZs consist of artificial reefs and surrounding areas as follows:

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(i) Paradise Reef is bounded on the north by 33°31.59? N. lat.; on the south by 33°30.51? N. lat.; on the east by 78°57.55? W. long.; and on the west by 78°58.85? W. long.

(ii) Ten Mile Reef is bounded on the north by 33°26.65? N. lat.; on the south by 33°24.80? N. lat.; on the east by 78°51.08? W. long.; and on the west by 78°52.97? W. long.

(iii) Pawleys Island Reef is bounded on the north by 33°26.58? N. lat.; on the south by 33°25.76? N. lat.; on the east by 79°00.29? W. long.; and on the west by 79°01.24? W. long.

(iv) Georgetown Reef is bounded on the north by 33°14.90? N. lat.; on the south by 33°13.85? N. lat.; on the east by 78°59.45? W. long.; and on the west by 79°00.65? W. long.

(v) Capers Reef is bounded on the north by 32°45.45? N. lat.; on the south by 32°43.91? N. lat.; on the east by 79°33.81? W. long.; and on the west by 79°35.10? W. long.

(vi) Kiawah Reef is bounded on the north by 32°29.78? N. lat.; on the south by 32°28.25? N. lat.; on the east by 79°59.00? W. long.; and on the west by 80°00.95? W. long.

(vii) Edisto Offshore Reef is bounded on the north by 32°15.30? N. lat.; on the south by 32°13.90? N. lat.; on the east by 79°50.25? W. long.; and on the west by 79°51.45? W. long.

(viii) Hunting Island Reef is bounded on the north by 32°13.72? N. lat.; on the south by 32°12.30? N. lat.; on the east by 80°19.23? W. long.; and on the west by 80°21.00? W. long.

(ix) Fripp Island Reef is bounded on the north by 32°15.92? N. lat.; on the south by 32°14.75? N. lat.; on the east by 80°21.62? W. long.; and on the west by 80°22.90? W. long.

(x) Betsy Ross Reef is bounded on the north by 32°03.60? N. lat.; on the south by 32°02.88? N. lat.; on the east by 80°24.57? W. long.; and on the west by 80°25.50? W. long.

(xi) Hilton Head Reef/Artificial Reef—T is bounded on the north by 32°00.71? N. lat.; on the south by 31°59.42? N. lat.; on the east by 80°35.23? W. long.; and on the west by 80°36.37? W. long.

(xii) Artificial Reef—A is bounded on the north by 30°57.4? N. lat.; on the south by 30°55.4? N. lat.; on the east by 81°13.9? W. long.; and on the west by 81°16.3? W. long.

(xiii) Artificial Reef—C is bounded on the north by 30°52.0? N. lat.; on the south by 30°50.0? N. lat.; on the east by 81°08.5? W. long.; and on the west by 81°10.9? W. long.

(xiv) Artificial Reef—G is bounded on the north by 31°00.0? N. lat.; on the south by 30°58.0? N. lat.; on the east by 80°56.8? W. long.; and on the west by 80°59.2? W. long.

(xv) Artificial Reef—F is bounded on the north by 31°06.8? N. lat.; on the south by 31°04.8? N. lat.; on the east by 81°10.5? W. long.; and on the west by 81°13.4? W. long.

(xvi) Artificial Reef—J is bounded on the north by 31°36.7? N. lat.; on the south by 31°34.7? N. lat.; on the east by 80°47.3? W. long.; and on the west by 80°50.1? W. long.

(xvii) Artificial Reef—L is bounded on the north by 31°46.0? N. lat.; on the south by 31°44.0? N. lat.; on the east by 80°34.7? W. long.; and on the west by 80°37.1? W. long.

(xviii) Artificial Reef—KC is bounded on the north by 31°51.2? N. lat.; on the south by 31°49.2? N. lat.; on the east by 80°45.3? W. long.; and on the west by 80°47.7? W. long.

(xix) Ft. Pierce Inshore Reef is bounded on the north by 27°26.8? N. lat.; on the south by 27°25.8? N. lat.; on the east by 80°09.24? W. long.; and on the west by 80°10.36? W. long.

(xx) Ft. Pierce Offshore Reef is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:

(xxi) Key Biscayne/Artificial Reef—H is bounded on the north by 25°42.82? N. lat.; on the south by 25°41.32? N. lat.; on the east by 80°04.22? W. long.; and on the west by 80°05.53? W. long.

(xxii) Little River Offshore Reef is bounded on the north by 33°42.10? N. lat.; on the south by 33°41.10? N. lat.; on the east by 78°26.40? W. long.; and on the west by 78°27.10? W. long.

(xxiii) BP-25 Reef is bounded on the north by 33°21.70? N. lat.; on the south by 33°20.70? N. lat.; on the east by 78°24.80? W. long.; and on the west by 78°25.60? W. long.

(xxiv) Vermilion Reef is bounded on the north by 32°57.80? N. lat.; on the south by 32°57.30? N. lat.; on the east by 78°39.30? W. long.; and on the west by 78°40.10? W. long.

(xxv) Cape Romaine Reef is bounded on the north by 33°00.00? N. lat.; on the south by 32°59.50? N. lat.; on the east by 79°02.01? W. long.; and on the west by 79°02.62? W. long.

(xxvi) Y-73 Reef is bounded on the north by 32°33.20? N. lat.; on the south by 32°32.70? N. lat.; on the east by 79°19.10? W. long.; and on the west by 79°19.70? W. long.

(xxvii) Eagles Nest Reef is bounded on the north by 32°01.48? N. lat.; on the south by 32°00.98? N. lat.; on the east by 80°30.00? W. long.; and on the west by 80°30.65? W. long.

(xxviii) Bill Perry Jr. Reef is bounded on the north by 33°26.20? N. lat.; on the south by 33°25.20? N. lat.; on the east by 78°32.70? W. long.; and on the west by 78°33.80? W. long.

(xxix) Comanche Reef is bounded on the north by 32°27.40? N. lat.; on the south by 32°26.90? N. lat.; on the east by 79°18.80? W. long.; and on the west by 79°19.60? W. long.

(xxx) Murrel’s Inlet 60 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 33°17.50? N. lat.; on the south by 33°16.50? N. lat.; on the east by 78°44.67? W. long.; and on the west by 78°45.98? W. long.

(xxxi) Georgetown 95 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 33°11.75? N. lat.; on the south by 33°10.75? N. lat.; on the east by 78°24.10? W. long.; and on the west by 78°25.63? W. long.

(xxxii) New Georgetown 60 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 33°09.25? N. lat.; on the south by 33°07.75? N. lat.; on the east by 78°49.95? W. long.; and on the west by 78°51.45? W. long.

(xxxiii) North Inlet 45 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 33°21.03? N. lat.; on the south by 33°20.03? N. lat.; on the east by 79°00.31? W. long.; and on the west by 79°01.51? W. long.

(xxxiv) CJ Davidson Reef is bounded on the north by 33°06.48? N. lat.; on the south by 33°05.48? N. lat.; on the east by 79°00.27? W. long.; and on the west by 79°01.39? W. long.

(xxxv) Greenville Reef is bounded on the north by 32°57.25? N. lat.; on the south by 32°56.25? N. lat.; on the east by 78°54.25? W. long.; and on the west by 78°55.25? W. long.

(xxxvi) Charleston 60 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 32°33.60? N. lat.; on the south by 32°32.60? N. lat.; on the east by 79°39.70? W. long.; and on the west by 79°40.90? W. long.

(xxxvii) Edisto 60 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 32°21.75? N. lat.; on the south by 32°20.75? N. lat.; on the east by 80°04.10? W. longitude; and on the west by 80°05.70? W. long.

(xxxviii) Edisto 40 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 32°25.78? N. lat.; on the south by 32°24.78? N. lat.; on the east by 80°11.24? W. long.; and on the west by 80°12.32? W. long.

(xxxix) Beaufort 45 Foot Reef is bounded on the north by 32°07.65? N. lat.; on the south by 32°06.65? N. lat.; on the east by 80°28.80? W. long.; and on the west by 80°29.80? W. long.

(xl) Artificial Reef—ALT is bounded on the north by 31°18.6? N. lat.; on the south by 31°16.6? N. lat.; on the east by 81°07.0? W. long.; and on the west by 81°09.4? W. long.

(xli) Artificial Reef—CAT is bounded on the north by 31°40.2? N. lat.; on the south by 31°38.2? N. lat.; on the east by 80°56.2? W. long.; and on the west by 80°58.6? W. long.

(xlii) Artificial Reef—CCA is bounded on the north by 31°43.7? N. lat.; on the south by 31°41.7? N. lat.; on the east by 80°40.0? W. long.; and on the west by 80°42.3? W. long.

(xliii) Artificial Reef—DRH is bounded on the north by 31°18.0? N. lat.; on the south by 31°16.0? N. lat.; on the east by 80°56.6? W. long.; and on the west by 80°59.0? W. long.

(xliv) Artificial Reef—DUA is bounded on the north by 31°47.8? N. lat.; on the south by 31°45.8? N. lat.; on the east by 80°52.1? W. long.; and on the west by 80°54.5? W. long.

(xlv) Artificial Reef—DW is bounded on the north by 31°22.8? N. lat.; on the south by 31°20.3? N. lat.; on the east by 79°49.8? W. long.; and on the west by 79°51.1? W. long.

(xlvi) Artificial Reef—KBY is bounded on the north by 30°48.6? N. lat.; on the south by 30°46.6? N. lat.; on the east by 81°15.0? W. long.; and on the west by 81°17.4? W. long.

(xlvii) Artificial Reef—KTK is bounded on the north by 31°31.3? N. lat.; on the south by 31°29.3? N. lat.; on the east by 80°59.1? W. long.; and on the west by 81°01.5? W. long.

(xlviii) Artificial Reef—MRY is bounded on the north by 30°47.5? N. lat.; on the south by 30°45.5? N. lat.; on the east by 81°05.5? W. long.; and on the west by 81°07.8? W. long.

(xlix) Artificial Reef—SAV is bounded on the north by 31°55.4? N. lat.; on the south by 31°53.4? N. lat.; on the east by 80°45.2? W. long.; and on the west by 80°47.6? W. long.

(l) Artificial Reef—SFC is bounded on the north by 31°00.8? N. lat.; on the south by 30°59.8? N. lat.; on the east by 81°02.2? W. long.; and on the west by 81°03.4? W. long.

(li) Artificial Reef—WW is bounded on the north by 31°43.5? N. lat.; on the south by 31°42.2? N. lat.; on the east by 79°57.7? W. long.; and on the west by 79°59.3? W. long.

(2) To determine what restrictions apply in the SMZs listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, follow this table:

(b) Longline prohibited areas. A longline may not be used to fish in the EEZ for South Atlantic snapper-grouper south of 27°10? N. lat. (due east of the entrance to St. Lucie Inlet, FL); or north of 27°10? N. lat. where the charted depth is less than 50 fathoms (91.4 m), as shown on the latest edition of the largest scale NOAA chart of the location. A person aboard a vessel with a longline on board that fishes on a trip in the South Atlantic EEZ south of 27°10? N. lat., or north of 27°10? N. lat. where the charted depth is less than 50 fathoms (91.4 m), is limited on that trip to the bag limit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper for which a bag limit is specified in § 622.187(b), and to zero for all other South Atlantic snapper-grouper. For the purpose of this paragraph, a vessel is considered to have a longline on board when a power-operated longline hauler, a cable or monofilament of diameter and length suitable for use in the longline fishery, and gangions are on board. Removal of any one of these three elements constitutes removal of a longline.

(c) [Reserved]

(d) Sea bass pot prohibited area. A sea bass pot may not be used in the South Atlantic EEZ south of 28°35.1? N. lat. (due east of the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, Cape Canaveral, FL). A sea bass pot deployed in the EEZ south of 28°35.1? N. lat. may be disposed of in any appropriate manner by the Assistant Administrator or an authorized officer.

(d) [Reserved]

(e) SMZs off North Carolina. (1) The center of each SMZ in Table 3 to this paragraph (e) is located at the given point with a radius extending the applicable distance in every direction laterally from that point to form a circle around the center point.

(2) Harvest of South Atlantic snapper-grouper while in the SMZs in this paragraph (e) is permitted only by handline, rod and reel, and spearfishing gear. All harvest of South Atlantic snapper-grouper by spearfishing gear in the SMZs in this paragraph (e) is limited to the applicable recreational bag and possession limits in § 622.187.

(f) Additional SMZs off South Carolina. (1) The center of each SMZ in Table 4 to this paragraph (f) is located at the given point with a radius extending the applicable distance in every direction laterally from that point to form a circle around the center point.

(2) Harvest of South Atlantic snapper-grouper while in the SMZs in this paragraph (f) is permitted only by handline, rod and reel, and spearfishing gear (excludes a powerhead). All harvest of South Atlantic snapper-grouper by the allowable gear in the SMZs in this paragraph (f) is limited to the applicable recreational bag and possession limits in § 622.187.

(3) PA-04—Ron McManus Memorial Reef. This SMZ is bounded by lines connecting the following corner points: northwest corner point at 33°46.400? N, 78°36.200? W; northeast corner point at 33°46.400? N, 78°35.600? W; southeast corner point at 33°45.900? N, 78°35.600? W; and southwest corner point at 33°45.900? N, 78°36.200? W.