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    Administrative Kelp Beds - R7 - CDFW [ds3135]

    Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

    Kelp beds along the coast of California are a critical habitat for many species of invertebrates, fish, and marine mammals. Title 14, California Code of Regulations, designates 87 administrative kelp beds for the purposes of managing commercial kelp harvest. Open kelp beds are available to commercial kelp harvest and leases cannot be issued; Closed kelp beds are closed to all kelp harvesting; Leasable kelp beds are available for kelp harvesting until the bed is leased, at which time only the lessee may harvest; Leased kelp beds are closed to all kelp harvesting unless an exclusive lease is obtained. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted regulation amendments and new regulations for commercial harvest of kelp and other marine algae (effective January 1, 2023). The amended regulations include temporary changes that expire on January 1, 2026. The changes aim to reduce harvest pressure on bull kelp, which is in decline in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Attributes: KelpBed: Number used to identify specific administrative kelp bed. Status: Current designation (open, closed, leasable, leased). Lessee: Current organization leasing the kelp bed. TermEnds: End date of the current lease.

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    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier 62d33acd-1af6-48ad-9191-c2aaa0063b5a
    Data First Published 2023-12-21T18:16:31.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-01-11T15:21:38.816Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
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    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250724164837
    Harvest Object Id 596f94b5-7d68-4acd-b873-04e2d456cefb
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash dce32ca1b061da572df7d493db53b1758856500bd2212057bbb03b8ce101ee98
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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