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1 "(B) Mid-atlantic. — The Mid-Atlantic region, 



2 consisting of the States of New York, New Jersey, 



3 Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. 



4 "(C) South Atlantic. — The South Atlantic 



5 region, consisting of the States of North Carolina, 



6 South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. 



7 "(D) Gulf and Caribbean. — The Gulf of 



8 Mexico and Caribbean region, consisting of the 



9 States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 



10 Florida; the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 



11 of Puerto Rico. 



12 "(E) PACIFIC. — The Pacific region, consisting 



13 of the States of California, Washington, and Oregon. 



14 "(F) Western pacific. — The Western Pacific 



15 region, consisting of the State of Hawaii; Guam, 



16 American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Is- 



17 lands. 



18 "(G) North pacific. — The North Pacific re- 



19 gion, consisting of the State of Alaska. 



20 "(2) For those regions in which a marine mammal 



21 stock has been identified as a critical stock, conservation 



22 teams shall be established not later than 30 days after 



23 the publication of the final stock assessment required 



24 under subsection (c). For those regions in which no stock 



25 has been identified as critical, conservation teams shall be 



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