NOAA Fisheries, SFD, West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Areas Geodatabase

Description

This geodatabase contains spatial data for NOAA's West Coast Region (WCR) Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCA). GCA's are conservation areas created or modified and enforced to control catch of groundfish or protected species (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.11).The geodatabase contains the following feature datasets, each containing feature classes that depict the spatial representation of a GCA:YRCA - Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation AreasGEA -Groundfish Exclusion AreasCCA - Cowcod Conservation AreasRCA - Rockfish Conservation AreasWithin each feature dataset, the feature class naming convention reflects the 1) type of area (YRCA, GEA, CCA, or RCA), 2) the name of the area and 3) the date (YYYYMMDD) that the conservation area was published in the Federal Register (FR). For example GEA_Potato_Bank_20231201Version 1 Last Update: 12/2024

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Online Resource https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74036
0 Online Resource https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/74036.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

Tags

  • groundfish conservation area
  • gea
  • yelloweye rockfish conservation area
  • west coast regional office
  • rca
  • continent
  • noaa
  • north america
  • yrca
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/wcro
  • california
  • sustainable fisheries division
  • washington
  • rockfish conservation area
  • cowcod conservation area
  • oregon
  • groundfish exclusion area

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