### Question
How is the term eastern tropical Pacific Ocean defined?


### Answer
The term **eastern tropical Pacific Ocean** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 1385* as the following:

> the area of the Pacific Ocean bounded by 40 degrees north latitude, 40 degrees south latitude, 160 degrees west longitude, and the western coastlines of North, Central, and South America

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1385*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER II-CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS**

