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Groundfish Recreational Boundaries - R7 - CDFW [ds3143]

Metadata Updated: November 27, 2024

Waters off the coast of California are split into five distinct groundfish management areas used in the regulation and management of groundfish fisheries. All fishing areas extend from the shoreline to 200 miles offshore. The latitudinal boundaries for each fishing area are as follows:Northern Management Area: The California-Oregon border to Cape Mendocino (40°10 N. latitude)Mendocino Management Area: Cape Mendocino (40°10 N. latitude) to Point Arena (38°57.5 N. latitude)San Francisco Management Area: Point Arena (38°57.5 N. latitude) to Pigeon Point (37°11 N. latitude)Central Management Area: Pigeon Point (37°11 N. latitude) to Point Conception (34°27 N. latitude)Within the Central Groundfish Management Area, seasons and depth restrictions may differ north and south of a line extending west of 36° N. lat. (near Point Lopez, Monterey County). The areas north and south of this line are referred to as the Central Groundfish Management Area '' North 36° N. lat. and the Central Groundfish Management Area '' South of 36° N. lat.Southern Management Area: Point Conception (34°27 N. latitude) to the U.S.-Mexico borderAttributes:Region: Northern, Mendocino, San Francisco, Central, Southern.Detail: Latitudinal boundaries of management areas.

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Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
Metadata Updated Date November 27, 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 November 27, 2024
Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2024-01-29T18:13:01.000Z
Data Last Modified 2024-04-03T15:58:54.601Z
Category Natural Resources
Public Access Level public
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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 72557a107da5499ed6fdcd8eb3be2c0009cc42396ae18becb4e837f22f3d30b1
Source Schema Version 1.1

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