Rockfish Conservation Area - R7 - CDFW [ds3144]

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Fishing, oceans, CDFW, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine, MarineBIOS, Groundfish, Rockfish Conservation Area, RCA, Rockfish, Management Areas


Summary

These data depict select lines demarcating Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the coast of California and are generated by waypoints described in Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 660 Subpart C where waypoints at the 30 fm (55 m) through 150 fm (273 m) depth contours can be found at 660.71 through 660.73. This feature includes the 30, 40, 50, 100, and 150 fathom lines offshore of California and are grouped by Management Area. RCA boundaries change seasonally and California fishing regulations should always be referenced for currency. These lines were created using the csv data provided by NOAA National Marine Fisheries and are current as of 1/1/2025 (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/depth-based-boundary-lines-west-coast). For related data see Rockfish Conservation Area Waypoints - R7 - CDFW [ds3145] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3145).

Description

Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are closed areas for west coast groundfish fisheries and for some fisheries that may incidentally take groundfish as bycatch. The RCA boundary line is a connection of a series of GPS coordinates published in federal regulations (See 50 CFR 660.71-660.74) that are intended to approximate underwater depth contours. RCA boundaries are used in groundfish regulations to avoid interactions with certain groundfish species of concern and may change between seasons and Recreational Fishing Management Areas.

The process of digitizing these boundary lines is as follows:

  • 30, 40, 50, 100, and 150fm waypoint .csv files were downloaded from NOAAs West Coast Groundfish Closed Areas website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/sustainable-fisheries/west-coast-groundfish-closed-areas and imported into ArcGIS Pro.

  • Each point feature was clipped to ocean waters offshore of California and merged together.

  • Fathom was added as a field to each shapefile and populated with the corresponding depth in fathoms.

  • Boundary lines for each shapefile (30, 40, 50, 100, and 150 fm) were created using the Points to line tool.

    1. Line Field: area_name.

    2. Attribute Source: Start Point.

    3. Transfer Fields: FID, area_name, Fathom.

    4. Attributes:

  • area_name: Unique name field displaying depth and location.

  • Fathom: Approximate depth in fathoms of contour line.

  • Region: Describes which of the five groundfish management zones the section of the contour line is in.

Credits

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA NMFS

Use limitations

Disclaimer: This feature is exclusively for the use of viewing the Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) 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 -124.775841 East -116.889451
North 42.083539 South 32.283094

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource boundaries, oceans


* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords California

Theme keywords Fishing, oceans, CDFW, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine, MarineBIOS, Groundfish, Rockfish Conservation Area, RCA, Rockfish, Management Areas

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Citation

Title Rockfish Conservation Area - R7 - CDFW [ds3144]
Publication date 2024-12-3100:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address r7mrgis@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Details

Dataset languages * English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA NMFS
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds3144
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.775841
* East longitude -116.889451
* North latitude 42.083539
* South latitude 32.283094
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -396322.158300
* East longitude 258002.447800
* South latitude -627624.554500
* North latitude 451689.361200
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address r7mrgis@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

Disclaimer: This feature is exclusively for the use of viewing the Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) 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.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
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* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds3144
* Object type composite
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds3144
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polyline
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2025-01-0316:41:49
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2025-01-0316:42:12
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
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Date 2025-01-0316:42:39
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
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Distribution

Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3144.zip
Function performed download

Online source
Location https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/depth-based-boundary-lines-west-coast
Function performed information

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Details for object ds3144
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* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
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* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field area_name
* Alias area_name
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique name field displaying depth and location.
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Field START_Fath
* Alias Fathom
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Approximate depth in fathoms of contour line.
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Field Region
* Alias Region
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Describes which of the five groundfish management zones the section of the contour line is in.
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Field Shape_Length
* Alias Shape_Length
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Length of feature in internal units.
* Description source
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* Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


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Metadata Details

* Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
* Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata * dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2025-01-03


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2025-01-0316:42:05
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2025-01-0316:41:47


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2025-01-0316:41:47


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address r7mrgis@wildlife.ca.gov

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