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snippet: These data were developed to support the mission of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Expected uses for these data are for regional resource...
summary: These data were developed to support the mission of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Expected uses for these data are for regional resource...
accessInformation: Source data providers include NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Attribute table template by Allison Bailey (Sound GIS) and West Coast Ocean Data Network.
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description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">These data delineate Commercial Trawl Groundfish Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the West Coast of the United States for 2019. RCAs are large area closures intended to reduce the catch of a stock or stock complex by restricting fishing activity at specific depths. The boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude and longitude coordinates that approximate depth contours. These sets of coordinates, or lines, are not gear or fishery specific, but can be used in combination to define an area. NMFS then implements fishing restrictions for a specific gear and/or fishery within each defined area. Keep in mind that RCAs are fairly dynamic and may change as often as 5 times per year. See https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/sustainable-fisheries/west-coast-groundfish-closed-areas for the latest information.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
licenseInfo: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><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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title: West Coast Commercial Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA), 2019
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tags: ["fishing closures","fishing restrictions","marine protected areas","California","Oregon","Washington","U.S. West Coast"]
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