gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:80196 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 Kent, Keeley keeley.kent@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-07-16T21:16:30 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 RCA_NonTrawl_20250918 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 80196 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/80196 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 feature class depicts the boundaries of Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas as defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments (90 FR 45003, September 18, 2025)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18079/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery#page-45003The following descriptions highlight the cumulative adjustments incorporated in this feature class for the boundaries of the Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA):North of 46°16′ N lat Shoreward EEZ - 100 fm line46°16′ N lat.-40°10′ N lat - 30 fm line-75 fm line40°10′ N lat.-38°57.5′ N lat - 40 fm line-75 fm line38°57.5′ N lat.-34°27′ N lat - 50 fm line-75 fm lineSouth of 34°27′ N lat - 100 fm line-150 fm line (also applies around islands and banks).Table 1—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) Boundaries for the Limited Entry Fixed Gear (LEFG) and Open Access (OA) Non-Trawl Fisheries Between 42° N Lat. and 34°27′ N Lat.The feature class naming convention reflects the date (YYYYMMDD) that the RCAs were published in the Federal Register (FR). This data delineates Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the West of Coast of the United States as defined in the 'Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments' (90 FR 45003, September 18, 2025) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Division 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]: RCA_NonTrawl_20250918 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/80196. 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 Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (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. unclassified eng; US boundaries oceans Esri ArcGIS 13.4.0.55405 -125.683995 -117.313471 32.357167 48.505897 false eng false Data Table RCA_NonTrawl_20250918 2026-07-16 publication ESRI File Geodatabase 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 gdb 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 dataset To represent the Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (NT-RCA), polygons were generated in a GIS environment using the data sources specified in this section.