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    Cowcod Conservation Areas - R7 - CDFW [ds3165]

    Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

    This dataset is for the archival purpose of demonstrating the extent of the Cowcod Conservation Areas. In 2001, access to the continental shelf in the Southern California Bight was restricted by the implementation of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) that prohibit most bottom fishing. The closed area includes a 4,200 square mile area (Area 1, or Western CCA) off the Palos Verdes Peninsula extending southwards about 90 miles and westward another 50 miles. A smaller area, the "43-fathom spot" (Area 2, or Eastern CCA), which lies 40 miles offshore of San Diego and extends northward and offshore to cover 100 square miles, was also designated a part of the closure area. Starting in 2024, CCA restrictions no longer apply to non-trawl commercial and recreational vessels fishing for groundfish. Attributes Area: ID for each CCA. Name: Informal Description of each area.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

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

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from State of California

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier 9be77fc6-3c0e-4fb0-9b40-4e6224a2e1e2
    Data First Published 2024-04-04T20:35:24.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-04-04T20:35:35.965Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250724164837
    Harvest Object Id 2df84768-1b04-4a00-9a35-820d2dfbf8bb
    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 f745cfae351126dc5af9862f4f8e91baf0188b846d147fda4400b8fa2b04b828
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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