22172 Gulf of Mexico Seasonal and/or Area Closures GIS Data Data Set Published / External 10928 Gulf Of Mexico Project Completed 2013-07-01 These data represents 21 geographic areas described in Title 50 CFR Part 622, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic, Subpart B - Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico, Subpart C - Shrimp Fishery, Subpart D - Coral and Coral Reefs, Subpart Q - Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources, and Subpart R - Spiny Lobster Fishery The purpose of these data is to visually represent the seasonal and/or area closures for GIS analysis and display. This does not necessarily reflect the latest information contained in the Code of Federal Regulations. Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data as the currency and/or accuracy of these data cannot be guaranteed. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 5106, 09-10-2014 17:43 The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export: - Entity Attribute Information (FGDC:eainfo) - Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref), - Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo) - Lineage (FGDC:lineage) Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Theme PARR Exclusion Non-Environmental Data Theme GIS Theme MPA Theme NMFS Theme National Marine Fisheries Service Theme closed areas Theme fishery management areas Theme fishery-dependent Theme marine protected areas Spatial EEZ Spatial Gulf of Mexico Southeast Regional Office St. Petersburg FL USA Data Set Database As Needed Map (digital) https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/gom/GOM_index.html Although these data have been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as to the accuracy of the data. The act of Distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data, software, or related materials. Distributor 2014-09-10 Organization Southeast Regional Office SERO https://ror.org/01pctw149 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA (727)824-5301 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office About South East Regional Office Online Resource 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (727) 824-5301 Metadata Contact 2014-09-10 Person Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 Originator 2004 2015 Person Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 Point of Contact 2025-11-11 Person Helies, Francis Carroll frank.helies@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2014-09-10 Person Frick, Amanda L amanda.frick@noaa.gov 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727-824-5301 727-824-5320 Ground Condition -97.21147 -81.170378 30.246306 24.583333 Unclassified None NOT FOR LEGAL USE. Users be advised that the accuracy of this dataset is somewhat dependent upon the accuracy of the state/federal marine boundary and EEZ data if it was used in the data creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The current text description from Title 50 Part 622, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic, is always the one, true definition of the seasonal and/or area closures. These, or any other depictions, are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes. https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/gom/GOM_index.html 2014-09-10 Organization Southeast Regional Office https://ror.org/01pctw149 This web page has links to download 21 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management area GIS shapefiles, metadata, maps, and Google Earth layers from Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 622. https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/fisheries/gom/GOM_index.html Online Resource HTML Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552 Complete Pending NMFS SFD Review No tests for logical consistency were performed on this data. The data was visually inspected to confirm that: it contains the requisite points and boundaries from the CFR text description; and the inside and outside of the polygons are where they should be. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:22172 Amanda Frick 2014-09-10T17:43:37 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2019-05-31 Southeast Regional Office SERO 263 13th Ave. South St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA (727)824-5301 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 1001 Public No No 2019-05-31 1 Year 2020-05-31 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 1 8.9831528411952133e-009 8.9831528411952133e-009 Decimal Degrees D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 AL_SMZ_po area closures Title 50 CFR Part 622 FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. ID LABEL Label for mapping based on description in Title 50 CFR Part 622 Title 50 CFR Part 622