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    Administrative Kelp Beds - R7 - CDFW [ds3135]

    Metadata Updated: May 14, 2024

    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 March 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 14, 2024

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    Harvested from State of California

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 14, 2024
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier d1c14025-1557-4e4c-8120-ed40ae271c62
    Data First Published 2023-12-21T18:16:31.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-01-11T15:21:38.816Z
    Category Natural Resources, Water
    Public Access Level public
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    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20240514164249
    Harvest Object Id c95278f6-c6da-4e33-ba97-0b67aaa52abc
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 90e2e8b884e31beeb0aac8e6717fa553fbeb84f9c64f7d3e7b56a088cf4d797e
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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