50 C.F.R. § 18.120

This subpart applies to the specified geographic region that encompasses all Beaufort Sea waters east of a north-south line through Point Barrow, Alaska (latitude 71.39139° N, longitude 156.475° W; Board on Geographic Names (BGN) 1944), and 80.5 kilometer (km) (50 miles (mi)) north of Point Barrow, including Alaska State waters and Outer Continental Shelf waters, and east of that line to the Canadian border.

(a) The offshore boundary of the Beaufort Sea incidental take regulations (ITR) region extends 80.5 km (50 mi) offshore. The onshore region is the same north/south line at Utqiagvik, 40.2 km (25 mi) inland and east to the Canning River.

(b) Lands and waters within the exterior boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are not included in the Beaufort Sea ITR region. Figure 1 shows the area where this subpart applies.