gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:80188 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 2026-07-16T17:47:45 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 GEA_Sur_Ridge_20251212 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 80188 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/80188 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 spatial data depicts the boundary of the Sur Ridge Groundfish Exclusion Area (GEA) located west of Point Sur California within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS).The feature class naming convention reflects the date (YYYYMMDD) that the GEA was published in the Federal Register (FR).Federal Register/Vol. 90, No. 237/Friday, December 12, 202550 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 251118-0171] RIN 0648-BN15 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 34; Groundfish Exclusion Area for Coral Research and Restorationhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-12/pdf/2025-22672.pdf This data represents the Sur Ridge Groundfish Exclusion Area(GEA) west of Point Sur California. 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). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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]: GEA_Sur_Ridge_20251212 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/80188. 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: Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate representations and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to theFederal Register (FR): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-12/pdf/2025-22672.pdfThese data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) unclassified eng; US biota boundaries oceans Esri ArcGIS 13.6.0.59527 -122.346846 -122.253914 36.273526 36.433338 false eng false Data Table GEA_Sur_Ridge_20251212 2026-07-16 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Zip https://maps.fisheries.noaa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=0efdb83291e34ffb91dda02ce0c7d975 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Area WCR_GCA.gdb NOAA Fisheries GIS Portal This geodatabase contains spatial data for NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region (WCR) Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCA). GCA's are conservation areas created or modified and enforced to control catch of groundfish or protected species (50 CFR 660.11 “Conservation area(s)”. The following WCR groundfish conservation area types are included in this geodatabase: YRCA - Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas GEA -Groundfish Exclusion Areas CCA - Cowcod Conservation Areas RCA - Rockfish Conservation Areas download