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These data were originally developed in 2015 to support the mission of the West Coast Ocean Data Network. Expected uses for these data are for regional resource management, impact assessment, policy development, and ocean planning. The data are not legal boundaries and should not be used to determine if fishing for specific species and/or with specific gear is allowed at a certain location.
Subsequently, in 2021, a maintenance cycle was carried out on these data in order to reflect current, real-world West Coast fishing restrictions and closures. This update cycle included 1) updating existing data, 2) adding new data for restricted areas and closures established after 2015 or that were not originally represented in the data, and 3) flagging those restricted areas and closures that were no longer active as of 2021. |
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These data were originally developed in 2015 to support the mission of the West Coast Ocean Data Network. Expected uses for these data are for regional resource management, impact assessment, policy development, and ocean planning. The data are not legal boundaries and should not be used to determine if fishing for specific species and/or with specific gear is allowed at a certain location.
Subsequently, in 2021, a maintenance cycle was carried out on these data in order to reflect current, real-world West Coast fishing restrictions and closures. This update cycle included 1) updating existing data, 2) adding new data for restricted areas and closures established after 2015 or that were not originally represented in the data, and 3) flagging those restricted areas and closures that were no longer active as of 2021. |
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of the Interior, provided funding for data development. Sound GIS originally developed the dataset in 2015 with the Center for Geospatial Science and Technology (CSU, Northridge) implementing a maintenance cycle on the dataset in 2021. Source data providers include Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, and NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory. Special thanks to all West Coast Ocean Data Network members who participated in the data needs assessment and review process during the 2015 effort. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>These data delineate state and federally managed ocean areas off the West Coast of the United States that are closed or restricted to commercial or recreational fishing for fish and invertebrates as of September 2021. These areas include Marine Protected Areas, Marine Reserves, Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Areas, and other types of Conservation Areas. Closures/restrictions may be year-round or seasonal. The data do not include all spatially-explicit fishing regulations. The focus of these data is on fishing closures and restrictions that generally persist through time, and do not include many fishing management measures that are used to open and close areas dynamically to manage species, harvests, and seasons. Some areas where access is prohibited or restricted are included because these act as "de-facto" closures or restrictions to fishing. A few closures are presented in companion data sets because they have a more complex seasonal component, may change frequently, and/or cover large areas that are simpler to visualize independently. These companion data sets include: "West Coast Commercial Groundfish Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA), 2021," "West Coast Commercial Non-Groundfish Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA), 2021," "West Coast Commercial Groundfish Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA), 2021," and "West Coast Drift Gillnet Protected Resource Closure Areas, 2021."</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>The data are not legal boundaries and should not be used to determine if fishing for specific species and/or with specific gear is allowed at a certain location.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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