Buoyed Protected Areas Locations

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The following areas are declared to be protected areas for the purposes of section 4 of the Fisheries Act 1972:

1 "Cristobal Colon" located 32o 29.1'N, 64o 42.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Cristobal Colon";

2 "North East Breaker" located 32o 29.0'N, 64o 42.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of the North East Breaker beacon;

3 "Taunton" located 32o 29.5'N, 64o 41.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Taunton";

4 "Aristo" located 32o 28.5'N, 64o 39.4'W - the area within a 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Aristo";

5 "Mills Breaker" located 32o 24.6'N, 64o 37.8'W -
the area within 300 metres radius of Mills Breaker beacon;

6 "Pelinaion" & "Rita Zovetto" located 32o 21.3'N,64o 38.4'W
- the area within 500 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wrecks of the vessels "Pelinaion" and "Rita Zovetto";

7 "The Cathedral" located 32o 19.6'N, 64o 39.4'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of the mooring buoy at the site known as the Cathedral;

8 "Kate" located 32o 19.4'N, 64o 41.7'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the vessel "Kate";

9 "Tarpon Hole" located 32o 16.2'N, 64o 46.6'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the site known as Tarpon Hole;

10 "Hermes" & "Minnie Breslauer" located 32o 14.4'N, 64o 47.4'W
- the area within 500 metres radius of the mooring buoy at the wrecks of the vessels "Hermes" and "Minnie Breslauer";

11 "Marie Celeste" located 32o 14.5'N, 64o 49.9'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Marie Celeste";

12 "South West Breaker Area" located 32o 13.8'N, 64o 51.8'W
- the area within 600 metres radius of a mooring buoy at South West Breaker;

13 "North Carolina" located 32o 15.6'N, 64o 57.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "North Carolina";

14 "Airplane" located 32o 15.2'N, 64o 58.6'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the airplane;

15 "Blanche King" located 32o 16.3'N, 64o 58.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Blanche King";

16 "Darlington" located 32o 17.2'N, 64o 59.0'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Darlington";

17 "L'Herminie" located 32o 19.1'N, 64o 58.5'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "L'Herminie";

18 "Vixen" located 300 metres west of Daniel's Head, Sandys
- the area within a 100 metres radius of the wreck "Vixen";

19 "Commissioner's Point Area" being the area within a 200 metres radius of a stake located at
32o 19.72N, 64o 49.93W and bounded on the south-west and south-east by the shore;

20 "Lartington" located 32o 21.8'N, 64o 54.8'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Lartington";

21 "Constellation Area" located 32o 21.8'N, 64o 54.8'W
- the area within 500 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Constellation";

22 "Montana" located 32o 21.7'N, 64o 54.8'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Montana";

23 "Eastern Blue Cut" located 32o 23.4'N, 64o 53.1'W
- the area within 600 metres radius of a mooring buoy at Eastern Blue Cut;

24 "Xing Da Area" located 32o 25.0'N, 64o 54.4'W
- the area within a 200 metres radius of a mooring at the wreck of the "Xing Da";

25 "Snake Pit" located 32o 26.5'N, 64o 50.3'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the area called Snake Pit;

26 "Hog Breaker" located 32o 27.5'N, 64o 49.8'W
- the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at Hog Breaker;

27 "Caraquet" located 32o 27.7'N, 64o 50.1'W
- the area within a 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Caraquet";

28 "Madiana" located at 32o 27.5'N, 64o 48.5'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Madiana";

29 "North Rock" located at 32o 28.5'N 64o 46.1'W
- the area within 1,000 metre radius of the North Rock beacon.

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