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These data were developed to support public consideration of NMFS' Final Rule implementing Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan... |
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These data were developed to support public consideration of NMFS' Final Rule implementing Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan... |
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), Sound GIS, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), West Coast Ocean Data Portal |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>These data delineate areas of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) deeper than 3,500 m water depth that were not designated as Pacific Coast groundfish essential fish habitat (EFH). Although outside of EFH, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) felt these areas included sensitive deep-water habitats, including deep-sea corals, that warranted protection. The Council recommended that this area be closed to fishing with bottom contacting gears using discretionary authority under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Bottom contacting gears is a defined term at 50 CFR 660.12. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>These data are not legal boundaries but are rather geospatial representations of what is published in the code of federal regulations (50 CFR 660).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Deep-Sea Ecosystem Conservation Area (DECA) for NMFS' Final Rule Implementing Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan |
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["Northeast Pacific Ocean","United States","Pacific coast","west coast","California","fishery management plan (FMP)","minimize fishing impacts","final rule","groundfish"] |
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