(a) The Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes' usual and accustomed (U&A) fishing areas within the EEZ are set out below in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section. Boundaries of a tribe's fishing area may be revised as ordered by a Federal court.

(1) Makah. The area north of 48°02.25 N. lat. (Norwegian Memorial) and east of 125°44 W. long.

(2) Quileute. The area commencing at Cape Alava, located at 48°1000 N lat., 124°4356.9 W long.; then proceeding west approximately forty nautical miles at that latitude to a northwestern point located at 48°1000 N lat., 125°4400 W long.; then proceeding in a southeasterly direction mirroring the coastline at a distance no farther than forty nautical miles from the mainland Pacific coast shoreline at any line of latitude, to a southwestern point at 47°3142 N lat., 125°2026 W long.; then proceeding east along that line of latitude to the Pacific coast shoreline at 47°3142 N lat., 124°219.0 W long.

(3) Hoh. The area between 47°54.30 N. lat. (Quillayute River) and 47°21.00 N. lat. (Quinault River) and east of 125°44.00 W. long.

(4) Quinault. The area commencing at the Pacific coast shoreline near Destruction Island, located at 47°4006 N lat., 124°2351.362 W long.; then proceeding west approximately thirty nautical miles at that latitude to a northwestern point located at 47°4006 N lat., 125°0830 W long.; then proceeding in a southeasterly direction mirroring the coastline no farther than thirty nautical miles from the mainland Pacific coast shoreline at any line of latitude, to a southwestern point at 46°5318 N lat., 124°5353 W long.; then proceeding east along that line of latitude to the Pacific coast shoreline at 46°5318 N lat., 124°736.6 W long.

(b) [Reserved]

[81 FR 36807, June 8, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 53828, Oct. 25, 2018]


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