Groundfish Exclusion Areas (GEA)

Description

This spatial data represents eight Groundfish Exclusion Areas located in the Southern California Bight. These new Conservation Areas were were established in NOAA's Amendment 50 CFR Parts 300 and 660 [Docket No. 231117-0273] RIN 0648-BM28 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; "The Groundfish Exclusion Areas (GEAs) are eight areas south of Point Conception intended to protect sensitive areas, including areas with coral and sea pens."1. Hidden Reef 2. West of Santa Barbara Island 3. Potato Bank 4. 107/118 Bank 5. Cherry Bank 6. Seamount 109 7. 43- Fathom Spot 8. Northeast Bank https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70#p-660.70(t) Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 230/Friday, December 1, 2023 50 CFR Parts 300 and 660 Docket No. 231117-0273 RIN 0648-BM28 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 32; Modifications to Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measures https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-01/pdf/2023-25905.pdf The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) proposed these closed areas with a goal of protecting corals, sponges and sea pens from contact with groundfish fishing gear, should the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) be repealed. https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2022/03/f-6-a-cdfw-report-1-propose-protection-areas-within-the-cowcod-conservation-area.pdf/

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72417
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72417
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/72417.pdf

Tags

  • west coast regional office
  • noaa
  • conservation
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • boundary
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/wcro
  • california
  • sustainable fisheries division

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