Commercial Fishing Blocks - R7 - CDFW [ds3204]

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CDFW, Commercial Fishing, Landing Receipts, Fish Tickets, Marine Landings Data System, MLDS, Marine Logs System, MLS, Logbooks, MarineBIOS, Commercial Fisheries


Summary

Commercial fishing reporting blocks for California. This feature is for reference to California commercial fisheries catch and effort data after January 1, 2024. For data prior this date, please refer to Commercial Fishing Blocks (pre Jan 1, 2025) - R7 - CDFW [ds3093] and Offshore Commercial Fishing Blocks (pre Jan 1, 2025) - R7 - CDFW [ds3148]. These commercial fishing blocks are the primary index for locating commercial catch reported to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife by landing receipt or log book record. Catch data from the Marine Landings Data System (MLDS), the (discontinued) Commercial Fishing Information System (CFIS), and the Marine Log System (MLS) will reference the spatial units found in this file. This is an updated collection of blocks effective starting Jan 1, 2025, as specified in California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 190.

Description

The feature is (primarily) a 10' latitude x 10' longitudinal vector grid that defines spatial units for summarizing commercial fishing off the coast of California. The grid cells start at 32 10.0' N latitude (just below the U.S. / Mexico border) and continue northward to 42 40.0' N latitude (just north of the California / Oregon border). This file was generated by a fishnet (XTools) function run in ArcGIS 10.6.1 and the index IDs were transferred from the previous file through a spatial join.

The origin of these block definitions can be found in CDFG Fish Bulletin 44 - The Commercial Fish Catch of California for the Years 1930-1934, Inclusive and CDFG Fish Bulletin 86 - The Commercial Fish Catch of California for the Year 1950 with A Description of Methods Used in Collecting and Compiling the Statistics. Some revision of block boundaries and indices occurred in the late 1990's or early 2000 (exact date unknown).

Improvements over the previous version include correction to a small shift in cell positions, adjustments to blocks around the Mexican border and addition the large offshore 4-digit blocks previously managed in a separate file.

Attributes:

  • Block_ID: Unique identifier for commercial fishing block.

  • locationDescription: Generalized description of block location.

Credits

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

Use limitations

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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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 CDFW, Commercial Fishing, Landing Receipts, Fish Tickets, Marine Landings Data System, MLDS, Marine Logs System, MLS, Logbooks, MarineBIOS, Commercial Fisheries

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Citation

Title Commercial Fishing Blocks - R7 - CDFW [ds3204]
Publication date 2025-01-1500:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


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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 13.4.0.55405


Credits
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds3204
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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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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Limitations of use

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
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Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
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Reference system identifier
* 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 ds3204
* Object type composite
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds3204
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2025-01-1716:12:12
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 2025-01-1716:12:29
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2025-01-1716:12:50
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


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Distribution

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* 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/3200_3299/ds3204.zip
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* Type Feature Class
* 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
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* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
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* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field Block_ID
* Alias Block_ID
* Data type SmallInteger
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique identifier for commercial fishing block
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Field locationDescription
* Alias locationDescription
* Data type String
* Width 8000
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Field description
Generalized description of block location.
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Length of feature in internal units.
* Description source
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* Description of values
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Field SHAPE_Area
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Area of feature in internal units squared.
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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 2025-01-17


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


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2025-01-1716:12:22
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2025-01-1716:12:10


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2025-01-1716:12:10


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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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