A. Area
Number 1 shall be that area where dredging for crabs is permitted by law and
Marine Resources Commission, 4VAC
20-90, and the season for this area shall be
the same as that season established by § 28.2-707 of the Code of Virginia,
as may be adjusted by the Marine Resources Commission.
B. Area Number 2 shall be that area east of
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and will include that area known as the mouth
or entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. It is more particularly described as
follows: beginning at the one-mile marker on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel;
thence northerly along the bridge tunnel to Fisherman's Island; thence along
the southeast shoreline of Fisherman's Island to the lower portion of Smith
Island at a point that is due east of Cape Charles Lighthouse; thence due east
three nautical miles to the Three Nautical Mile Line; thence along said Three
Nautical Mile Line; southerly to 36° 55' N Latitude; thence due west along
said latitude to buoy C"1"; thence northerly to buoy R"2C"; thence
southwesterly to buoy G"1TS", thence southwesterly to buoy G"1L", thence
northwesterly thence to the point of beginning. This description shall
specifically exclude all inlets of Fishermans and Smith Islands, and all waters
west of said islands. The season for this area shall be from April 1 through
September 30, inclusive, of each year.
C. Area Number 3 shall be that area bounded
on the north by 36° 45' N Latitude, bounded on the west by mean low water,
bounded on the south by the Virginia-North Carolina border, and bounded on the
east by the Three Nautical Mile Line; and the season for this area shall be
year round.
D. Area Number 4 shall
be that area bounded on the north by a line from buoy RN"36A" at the town of
Cape Charles and running NNW to Wolf Trap Light, bounded on the west by a line
drawn from Wolf Trap Light and running southerly through buoys RN"2", C"1NP",
RN"2MB", C"1MB", R"8", at the York River Entrance Channel; thence southeasterly
bounded by the northern side of said channel to buoy R"2"; thence southerly to
buoy RW"HC"; thence southwesterly to buoy G"11" at Thimble Shoal Channel;
thence bounded on the south by the south side of said channel until its
intersection with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; thence bounded on the east
by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and a line drawn from the terminus of the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Fishermans Island back to buoy RN"36A" but
remaining offshore of any and all fixed fishing devices. The season for this
area shall be May 1 through September 30, inclusive, of each year.
E. Area Number 5 shall consist of two parts:
The south part shall be that area in Virginia's portion of
the Territorial Sea between 36° 55' N Latitude and 36° 45' N Latitude
excluding the inshore one mile. It is more particularly described as follows:
beginning at buoy C"1" on the 36° 55' N Latitude; thence along said
latitude east to the Three Nautical Mile Line; thence southerly along said
Three Nautical Mile Line to 36° 45' N Latitude; thence along said latitude
west to the one-mile limit; thence northerly along said one-mile limit to the
36° 55' N Latitude; thence east along said latitude to buoy C"1" and the
point of beginning.
The north part shall be that area between the
Virginia-Maryland line and Cape Charles Lighthouse and comprising Virginia's
portion of the Territorial Sea off of Accomack and Northampton Counties. It is
more particularly described as follows: beginning at a point on the mean low
water, which point is due east of the Cape Charles Lighthouse; thence northerly
along the low water mark of the eastern side of the Eastern Shore Barrier
Islands to the Virginia-Maryland border; thence along said border easterly
three nautical miles to the Three Nautical Mile Line; thence southerly along
said Three Nautical Mile Line to a line that runs due east from Cape Charles
Lighthouse; thence along said line three nautical miles to the point of
beginning. Said boundary to run from headland to headland across all inlets
between said Barrier Islands. This description shall specifically exclude all
inlets and all waters west of said islands.
The season for Area Number 5 shall be from January 1 through
August 31, inclusive, and from November 1 through December 31, inclusive, of
each year.
Notes
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Va. Admin. Code §
20-150-30
Derived from
VR450-01-0020 § 3, eff. June 29, 1981; amended, Virginia Register Volume
11, Issue 25, eff. August 3, 1995; Volume 24, Issue 10, eff. January 1,
2008.
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of
Virginia.