The management area is the EEZ around Puerto Rico bounded by rhumb lines connecting the following points and geographic instructions in order:
| Point
| North lat.
| West long.
|
|---|
| A (intersects with the international and EEZ boundary) | 19°37′29″ | 65°20′57″
|
| B | 18°25′46.3015″ | 65°06′31.866″
|
| From Point B proceed southerly along the 3-nautical mile territorial boundary of the St. Thomas and St. John island group to Point C
| | |
| C | 18°13′59.0606″ | 65°05′33.058″
|
| D | 18°01′16.9636″ | 64°57′38.817″
|
| E | 17°30′00.000″ | 65°20′00.1716″
|
| F | 16°02′53.5812″ | 65°20′00.1716″
|
| From Point F proceed along the international and EEZ boundary southwesterly, then northerly, then easterly, and finally southerly to Point A
| | |
| A (intersects with the International and EEZ boundary) | 19°37′29″ | 65°20′57″ |