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Summary

Short Citation
West Coast Regional Office, 2026: CCA_Eastern_20231201, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74116.
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Abstract

The Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) are two areas off the southern California coast intended to protect cowcod. This feature class depicts the boundaries of the Eastern Cowcod Conservation Area off the coast of southern California.For information on the official legal definition refer to the Code of Federal Regulations:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-660/section-660.70#p-660.70(s)(3)

Purpose

Eastern Cowcod Conservation Area, Conservation Area to protect cowcod

Data Access & Downloads

  • ESRI File Geodatabase

    NOAA Fisheries GIS Portal

    This geodatabase contains spatial data for NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region (WCR) Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCA).

    GCA's are conservation areas created or modified and enforced to control catch of groundfish or protected species (50 CFR 660.11 “Conservation area(s)”.

    The following WCR groundfish conservation area types are included in this geodatabase:

    YRCA - Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas

    GEA -Groundfish Exclusion Areas

    CCA - Cowcod Conservation Areas

    RCA - Rockfish Conservation Areas

Use Constraints:

Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate representations and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to theCode of Federal Regulations (eCFR 50 CFR 660.70) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0)

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota, boundaries, oceans

Child Items

Type Title
Entity CCA_Eastern_20231201

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Keeley Kent
keeley.kent@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
Stephani Onisko
stephani.onisko@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-124.566667° W, -124.5° E, 44.766667° N, 44.65° S

Item Identification

Title: CCA_Eastern_20231201
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2023
Abstract:

The Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) are two areas off the southern California coast intended to protect cowcod. This feature class depicts the boundaries of the Eastern Cowcod Conservation Area off the coast of southern California.For information on the official legal definition refer to the Code of Federal Regulations:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-660/section-660.70#p-660.70(s)(3)

Purpose:

Eastern Cowcod Conservation Area, Conservation Area to protect cowcod

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Theme Keywords
Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans

Physical Location

City: Seattle
State/Province: WA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Data Set Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Division

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1498357
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Onisko, Stephani
Address:
Email Address: stephani.onisko@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1498358
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Onisko, Stephani
Address:
Email Address: stephani.onisko@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1498359
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Kent, Keeley
Address:
Email Address: keeley.kent@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1359733
W° Bound: -124.566667
E° Bound: -124.5
N° Bound: 44.766667
S° Bound: 44.65

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1359735
W° Bound: -118.033333
E° Bound: -117.833333
N° Bound: 32.7
S° Bound: 32.5

Spatial Information

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1359730

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4326
EPSG Name: WGS 84
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Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate representations and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to theCode of Federal Regulations (eCFR 50 CFR 660.70) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0)

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1495940
Download URL: https://maps.fisheries.noaa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=0efdb83291e34ffb91dda02ce0c7d975
Distributor:
File Name: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Area WCR_GCA.gdb
Description:

NOAA Fisheries GIS Portal

This geodatabase contains spatial data for NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region (WCR) Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCA).

GCA's are conservation areas created or modified and enforced to control catch of groundfish or protected species (50 CFR 660.11 “Conservation area(s)”.

The following WCR groundfish conservation area types are included in this geodatabase:

YRCA - Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas

GEA -Groundfish Exclusion Areas

CCA - Cowcod Conservation Areas

RCA - Rockfish Conservation Areas

File Date/Time: 2026-06-23 00:00:00
Distribution Format: ESRI File Geodatabase
Compression: Zip

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The Eastern Cowcod Conservation Area (CCA) spatial dataset was produced using Geographic Information System (GIS) software by plotting boundary coordinates published in the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR § 660.70(s)(3)). The boundary geometry was constructed by generating straight lines between the five mandated latitude and longitude coordinates in sequential order and closing back to the point of origin (32°42.00′ N, 118°02.00′ W).

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity CCA_Eastern_20231201

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 74116
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74116
Metadata Record Created By: Stephani Onisko
Metadata Record Created: 2024-12-18 19:08+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Stephani Onisko
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-07-30 17:16+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-12-19
Owner Org: WCRO
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2024-12-19
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2025-12-19