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    • West Coast Fishing Closures 2015

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    These data delineate state and federally managed ocean areas off the West Coast of the United States that are closed to or have restrictions on commercial or recreational fishing for fish and invertebrates as of June 2015. These areas include marine protected areas, marine reserves, essential fish habitat conservation areas, and other types of conservation areas. Closures and 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.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) December 9, 2015 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update unknown

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) December 9, 2015 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48943
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: West Coast Fishing Closures 2015 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48943., Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning, Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
    Bbox East Long -117.120607
    Bbox North Lat 48.505903
    Bbox South Lat 30.891215
    Bbox West Long -129.162414
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update unknown
    Harvest Object Id b77ae9b3-97ff-42da-b501-f09c2d8dd691
    Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
    Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
    Licence 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.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-129.162414, 30.891215], [-117.120607, 30.891215], [-117.120607, 48.505903], [-129.162414, 48.505903], [-129.162414, 30.891215]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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