gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22176 eng UTF8 dataset Database Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST resourceProvider Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Caribbean Seasonal and/or Area Closures GIS data Caribbean Seasonal and/or Area Closures GIS data 2014-06-26 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22176 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22176 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov originator https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/caribbean/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download mapDigital This data represents 9 geographic areas described in Title 50 CFR Part 622, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic, Subpart S - Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Subpart V - Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Appendix E - Caribbean Island/Island Group Management Areas. The purpose of this data is to visually represent the seasonal and/or area closures for GIS analysis and display. This does not necessarily reflect the latest information contained in the Code of Federal Regulations. Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of this data as the currency and/or accuracy of this data cannot be guaranteed. completed Frick, Amanda L 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA amanda.frick@noaa.gov pointOfContact Lopez-Mercer, Maria Del Mar maria.lopez@noaa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Non-Environmental Data theme PARR Exclusion GIS MPA NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service closed areas fishery management areas fishery-dependent marine protected areas theme Caribbean EEZ place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SERO > Southeast Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Caribbean project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Caribbean Seasonal and/or Area Closures GIS data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/22176. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: NOT FOR LEGAL USE. Users be advised that the accuracy of this dataset is somewhat dependent upon the accuracy of the state/federal marine boundary and EEZ data if it was used in the data creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The current text description from Title 50 Part 622, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic, is always the one, true definition of the seasonal and/or area closures. These, or any other depictions, are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although this data has been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as to the accuracy of this data. The act of Distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data, software, or related materials. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 22176 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sero/dmp/pdf/22176.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota boundaries environment oceans Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 -68.481888 -63.888889 14.928194 21.854254 false eng false Entity Attribute Detail Citation https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/caribbean/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Entity Attribute Detail URL Entity Attribute Detail URL information Southeast Regional Office (727)824-5301 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Regional Office Website About South East Regional Office information 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (727) 824-5301 distributor https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/caribbean/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/caribbean/index.html This web page has links to download 9 Caribbean Fishery Management area GIS shapefiles, metadata, maps, and Google Earth layers from Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 622. download dataset Completeness Report Complete Pending NMFS SFD Review Conceptual Consistency No tests for logical consistency were performed on this data. The data was visually inspected to confirm that: it contains the requisite points and boundaries from the CFR text description; and the inside and outside of the polygons are where they should be.