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Fishing, oceans, CDFW, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine, MarineBIOS, Groundfish, Rockfish Conservation Area, RCA, Rockfish, Management Areas
This data depicts the latitudinal areas described in Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 660 Subpart G as the following Groundfish Management Areas off the coast of California: Northern, Mendocino, San Francisco, Central - North 36, Central - South 36, and Southern.
Waters off the coast of California are split into five distinct groundfish management areas used in the regulation and management of groundfish fisheries. All fishing areas extend from the shoreline to 200 miles offshore. The latitudinal boundaries for each fishing area are as follows:
Northern Management Area : The California-Oregon border to Cape Mendocino (4010' N. latitude)
Mendocino Management Area : Cape Mendocino (4010' N. latitude) to Point Arena (3857.5' N. latitude)
San Francisco Management Area: Point Arena (3857.5' N. latitude) to Pigeon Point (3711' N. latitude)
Central Management Area : Pigeon Point (3711' N. latitude) to Point Conception (3427' N. latitude)
Within the Central Groundfish Management Area, seasons and depth restrictions may differ north and south of a line extending west of 36 N. lat. (near Point Lopez, Monterey County). The areas north and south of this line are referred to as the Central Groundfish Management Area North 36 N. lat. and the Central Groundfish Management Area South of 36 N. lat.
Southern Management Area : Point Conception (3427' N. latitude) to the U.S.-Mexico border
Attributes:
Region: Northern, Mendocino, San Francisco, Central, Southern.
Detail: Latitudinal boundaries of management areas.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA NMFS
Disclaimer: This feature is exclusively for the use of viewing the Groundfish Recreational Boundary lines and is NOT intended to display the current recreational groundfish regulations.
License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.
Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.
Extent
| West | -129.014724 | East | -116.727679 |
| North | 42.320751 | South | 30.281700 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
Disclaimer: This feature is exclusively for the use of viewing the Groundfish Recreational Boundary lines and is NOT intended to display the current recreational groundfish regulations.
License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.
Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.