Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries: Inshore Reporting Areas

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Area 1 - Boundaries

North - Territorial sea at MA / NH border

East - Territorial sea line

South - Ipswich / Essex town line (from Castle Neck roughly NNE 42o magnetic, 26o true) to territorial sea line

Area 2 - Boundaries

North - Ipswich / Essex town line (from Castle Neck roughly NNE (42o magnetic, 26o true) to territorial sea line

East - Territorial sea line

South - A line from Gales point, Manchester running roughly SE (135o magnetic) to territorial sea line

Area 3 - Boundaries

North - Southern border of Area 2

East - Territorial sea line

South - A line from Red Rock, Lynn running roughly SE (135o magnetic) to territorial sea line (parallel to northern boundary)

Area 4 - Boundaries

North - Southern border of Area 3

East - Territorial sea line

South - A line from Strawberry point, Cohasset running roughly E (90o magnetic) to territorial sea line

Area 5 - Boundaries

North - Southern border of Area 4

East - Territorial sea line to 120 foot line and then proceeding roughly S along 120 foot line

South - A line running roughly ESE (110o magnetic) from Duxbury Beach through High Pines Ledge to the 120 foot line

Area 6 - Boundaries

North - Southern border of Area 5

East - 120 foot line

South - A line from the north jetty of Scusset Beach at the Cape Cod Canal running roughly NE (55o magnetic) to the 120 foot line, just west of "fishing ledge"

Area 7 - Boundaries

West & North - Southern border of Area 6 to 120 foot line and continuing ENE along 120 foot line to Long Point, Provincetown

South & East - Cape coastline from north jetty of Scusset Beach to Long Point, Provincetown

Area 8 - Boundaries

North - Territorial sea line from 120 foot line at intersection of eastern boundary of area 5 running roughly E to 70o longitudinal line.

East - 70o longitudinal line from territorial sea line running south to intersection with Cape in Truro

South & West - 120 foot line from territorial sea line running to Long Point, Provincetown (eastern boundary of areas 5 & 6 and the northern boundary of area 7)

Area 10 - Boundaries

West - A line from Socconnesset point, Mashpee running roughly S to Cape Pogue, Martha's Vineyard

East - Western boundary of area 9, from Monomoy point, Chatham to Nantucket Island

South - A line from Wasque point, Martha's Vineyard running roughly ESE to Muskeget Island, Nantucket and continuing through Tuckernuck and Esther Islands to Nantucket

Area 14 - Boundaries

West - Territorial sea line at MA / RI border to intersection with 42o 20' latitudinal line

South - Western boundary of area 13

Area 13 - Boundaries

North - Bounded by the Cape to the north

West - Bounded by the Elizabeth Islands with a line connecting those islands in addition to a line running from Cuttyhunk Island through Sow and Pigs Reef roughly SW to the intersection of the territorial sea line and the 42o 20' latitudinal line

East - Western boundary of area 10

South - Bounded by Martha's Vineyard to the south in addition to the northern boundary of area 12 running from Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard to the territorial sea line

Area 12 - Boundaries

North - Bounded by Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to the north in addition to the southern boundary of area 10 and the 42o 20' line running W from Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard to the territorial sea line approximately at Brown's Ledge

East - Western boundary of area 11

South - Territorial sea line from eastern to northern boundary

Area 11 - Boundaries

North - Southern boundary of area 9

East - Territorial sea line running from intersection of northern boundary S to 70o longitudinal line

West - 70o longitudinal line from Tom Nevers Head, Nantucket running S to territorial sea line

Area 9 - Boundaries

West - Eastern boundary of area 8 on northern end; 70o longitudinal line running S from Monomoy point, Chatham to intersection with Nantucket Isalnd

East - Territorial sea line from 70o longitudinal line running S to 41o 20' latitudinal line

South - 41o 20' latitudinal line from intersection with Nantucket Island running E to territorial sea line

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