File Geodatabase Feature Class
Tags
Sport Fishing, Fishing, oceans, CDFW, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine, MarineBIOS, Recreational Fisheries, Groundfish, RCA, Rockfish, Management Areas
These data depict waypoints for Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the coast of California and are 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. The source of this feature is CSV files (version date 1/1/2025) downloaded from NOAAs West Coast Groundfish Closed Areas website https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/sustainable-fisheries/west-coast-groundfish-closed-areas. This feature includes the 30, 40, 50, 100, and 150 fathom waypoints offshore of California and are grouped by Management Area. For related data see Rockfish Conservation Area - R7 - CDFW [ds3144] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3144).
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.
Attributes:
area_name: Unique name field identifying depth and location of waypoint.
Fathom: Approximate depth in fathoms of waypoint.
Region: Describes which of the five groundfish management zones the waypoint is in.
lat_DDM: Latitude in Decimal Degrees Minutes format.
lon_DDM: Longitude in Decimal Degrees Minutes format.
lat_DD: Latitude in Decimal Degrees format.
lon_DD: Longitude in Decimal Degrees format.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA NMFS
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 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
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.