File Geodatabase Feature Class
Tags
MarineBIOS, CDFW, CRFS, California Recreational Fisheries Survey, Recreational Fisheries, Microblocks, California
A systematic polygonal grid that divides the coastal waters of California into 1 minute latitude-longitude cells (approximately 1-by-1 nautical mile) which are used by the California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS) project to gather recreational fisheries information statewide. Blocks are clipped to the California shoreline. In the survey data, these cells are referred as block-boxes, but more commonly they are referred to as Microblocks.
These cells divide the 10-minute (10) grid or California trawl (Cal-Trawl) Blocks that are used in commercial fishing into 1-minute (1) boxes. The California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS) uses these Block-Box cells (commonly called Microblocks) as a reference for anglers to report location of recreational catch and effort data. The 1' Microblocks in this dataset extend inland to include many coastal areas, estuaries, and bays.
Attributes:
NM_INDEX: Unique identifier for each Microblock. Format is (10 minute Block 1 minute Box).
BLOCK10_ID: Identification number of the larger 10-minute Cal-Trawl Block.
BLOCK1_ID: Numerical ID representing the number of the 1-minute box dividing each Cal-Trawl Block.
X: Longitudinal centroid of the Microblock.
Y: Latitudinal centroid of the Microblock.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Please cite California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region, when adding this GIS layer to presentation products.
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 | -125.312809 | East | -116.707838 |
| North | 42.098602 | South | 32.267169 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
Please cite California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region, when adding this GIS layer to presentation products.
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.