gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74153 eng UTF8 gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74036 dataset West Coast Regional Office 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider 2024-12-26T19:13:35 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 RCA_Trawl_20201211 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 74153 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74153 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the West Coast of the United States.Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) are areas closed to commercial fishing for groundfish with trawl gear. Closures may vary seasonally. Boundaries are defined by 1) lines that connect a series of coordinates that approximate particular depth contours 2) specific lines of latitude. These boundaries are defined in Code of Federal Regulations. For Trawl RCA this has been defined as:North of 46° 16'N latitude and the the 100 fm line and 150 fm line. For information on the official legal definition refer to the Code of Federal Regulations:Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D, Title 50https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-660/appendix-Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart DTable 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D, Title 50The feature class naming convention reflects the date (YYYYMMDD) that the RCAs were published in the Federal Register (FR). This data delineates Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the West Coast of the United States. Trawl RCA are areas that are closed to commercial fishing. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Division asNeeded DOC/NOAA/NMFS/WCRO > West Coast 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 NOAA Fisheries, SFD, West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Areas Geodatabase project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: West Coast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: RCA_Trawl_20201211 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74153. 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 Use Constraints: This GIS feature class includes boundaries for the Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA). Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, this GIS file is considered to be an approximate representations and is NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to the Code of Federal Regulations:Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D, Title 50https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-660/appendix-Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 74153 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/74153.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 boundaries oceans Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636 -125.75 -124.3437 46.26666 48.3833 -125.75 -124.3437 46.266667 48.3833 false eng false Data Table RCA_Trawl_20201211 2024-12-26 publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74153 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information dataset Source Contribution: To define 100-fm and the 150fm contour lines, coordinates for the depth contours were obtained from NOAA Fisheries in CSV format. Coordinates were plotted and the Points-to-Line geoprocessing tool was used (ESRI ArcPro GIS software). These two depth contours define the east-west boundary of the Trawl RCA Depth-Based Boundary Lines on the West Coast https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/depth-based-boundary-lines-west-coast WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Online Linkage URL where the source data were originally accessed. information Source Contribution: To define the northern-most boundary of the Trawl RCA the US Maritime Limits Boundary was used as a reference. U.S. Maritime Limits & Boundaries https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/us-maritime-limits-and-boundaries.html#access-digital-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Online Linkage URL where the source data were originally accessed. information