Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP) Fishing Zones - R7 - CDFW [ds3120]

CDFW conducts risk assessments and implements management actions for the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries at the fishing zone level. Latitudinal boundaries for each fishing zone are as follows. All fishing zones extend to 200 nautical miles offshore. Zone 1: From the California/Oregon border (42° N. latitude) to Cape Mendocino (40°10 N. latitude) Zone 2: From Cape Mendocino to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line (38°46.125 N. latitude) Zone 3: From Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Pigeon Point (37°11 N. latitude) Zone 4: From Pigeon Point to Lopez Point (36°N. latitude) Zone 5: From Lopez Point to Point Conception (34°27 N. latitude) Zone 6: From Point Conception to the U.S./Mexico Border Zone 7: “Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Foraging Area” from Point Arena (38°57.5 N. latitude) to Point Pinos (36°38.314 N. latitude)Attributes: Fishing Zone: Zone Number. Description: Latitudinal boundaries of each fishing zone.