74143 Data Set Published / External 74036 NOAA Fisheries, SFD, West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Areas Geodatabase Data Set Completed 2023 This spatial data depicts the boundary of the Potato Bank Groundfish Exclusion Area (GEA) located in the Southern California Bight.The feature class naming convention reflects the date (YYYYMMDD) that the GEA was published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70#p-660.70(t)Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 230/Friday, December 1, 202350 CFR Parts 300 and 660 [Docket No. 231117–0273] RIN 0648–BM28 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 32; Modifications to Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measureshttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-01/pdf/2023-25905.pdfThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) proposed these closed areas with a goal of protecting corals, sponges and sea pens from contact with groundfish fishing gear, should the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) be repealed. https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2022/03/f-6-a-cdfw-report-1-propose-protection-areas-within-the-cowcod-conservation-area.pdf/ Potato Bank is a Groundfish Exclusion Area (GEA) are area off the coast of California intended to protect sensitive areas. This area was reviewed and adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council in March 2023 under Alternative 3. Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Seattle WA Data Set As Needed Map (digital) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Division 74222 Published / External Data Table Yes ; Source: 1 OBJECTID n/a No No Active Internal feature number.; Source: Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Shape n/a No No Active Feature geometry.; Source: Esri Coordinates defining the features. 3 SITE_ID n/a No No Active Site name as defined in regulation; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 4 SITE_NAME n/a No No Active Site name as defined in regulation; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 5 ALTERNATE_NAME n/a No No Active Alternate site name if needed; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 6 AREA_GROUP n/a No No Active An identifier that can be used to group areas together; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 7 EFFECTIVE_FROM n/a No No Active Date that area became effective; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 8 CONSTANCY n/a No No Active Defines whether there are temporal gaps in effectiveness; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 9 SEASONAL_EFFECTIVE_FROM n/a No No Active Date effective from, seasonal; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 10 SEASONAL_EFFECTIVE_TO n/a No No Active Date effective to, seasonal; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 11 PERMANENCE n/a No No Active Defines how long an area is intended to be effective; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 12 EFFECTIVE_TO n/a No No Active Date area became inactive, vacated, or sunsetted; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 13 STATUS n/a No No Active Effectiveness status of the area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 14 MANAGEMENT_AGENCY n/a No No Active Agency that is responsible for implementing management action(s) for an area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 15 ACTION_ORGANIZATION n/a No No Active Council or NOAA Fisheries program that initiated action; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 16 FMP n/a No No Active Fishery Management Plan in which action is taken; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 17 ACTION n/a No No Active Name of action within Fisheries Management Plan; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 18 APPLIES_STATE_WATERS n/a No No Active This field differentiates between areas defined in state waters for convenience vs areas where states have adopted parallel regulations; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 19 DESIGNATION n/a No No Active Specific site type; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 20 PURPOSE n/a No No Active General description of the purpose of the area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 21 BOUNDARY_SOURCE_ORG n/a No No Active Organization that produced the boundary data; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 22 BOUNDARY_SOURCE_INFO_URL n/a No No Active URL to landing page for data if it exists; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 23 BOUNDARY_SOURCE_DATA_URL n/a No No Active Direct URL to data file or map service; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 24 FR_CITATION n/a No No Active Federal Register citation; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 25 FR_CITATION_URL n/a No No Active Federal Register citation URL; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 26 FR_CITATION_DATE n/a No No Active Date of Federal Register notice publication; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 27 CFR_GROUP_URL n/a No No Active URL if area is part of a group of areas; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 28 CFR_AREA_CITATION n/a No No Active CFR Citation to specific named area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 29 CFR_AREA_URL n/a No No Active URL to specific named area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 30 CFR_BOUNDARY_URL n/a No No Active URL to boundary definition if different than CFR_Area_URL; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 31 STATE_REG_CITATION n/a No No Active Citation to state regulations if they exist; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 32 STATE_REG_URL n/a No No Active URL to state regulations if they exist; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 33 MORE_INFO_URL n/a No No Active A general information page that describes the area; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 34 AREA_KM2 n/a No No Active Area in km^2 calculated using the Geodesic method; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 35 AREA_NM2 n/a No No Active Area_Km2 converted to nm^2; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 36 LAST_ATTRIBUTES_UPDATE n/a No No Active Date when the attributes were last updated; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 37 LAST_BOUNDARY_UPDATE n/a No No Active Date when the area's boundary was last updated; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 38 LAST_ATTRIBUTES_UPDATE_AUTHOR n/a No No Active Author of the attribute changes; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 39 LAST_BOUNDARY_UPDATE_AUTHOR n/a No No Active Author of the boundary changes; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 40 CREATED n/a No No Active Date when the GIS record was first created; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 41 COMMENTS n/a No No Active General comments; Source: See Credits under Item Description in the metadata record for definition and source information 42 Shape_Length n/a No No Active Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 43 Shape_Area n/a No No Active Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Data Steward 2025 Person Onisko, Stephani stephani.onisko@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2025 Person Onisko, Stephani stephani.onisko@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2025 Person Kent, Keeley keeley.kent@noaa.gov Publication Date -119.88333 -119.76117 33.35 33.18333 Geographic 2D EPSG:4326 WGS 84 World Geodetic System 1984 WGS 84 6378137 298.257223563 1 Geodetic Lattitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east Unclassified 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 §660.70(t)) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70#p-660.70(t)These 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) https://maps.fisheries.noaa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=0efdb83291e34ffb91dda02ce0c7d975 NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Area WCR_GCA.gdb 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 2026-06-23T00:00:00 ESRI File Geodatabase Zip Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636 The Potato Bank Groundfish Exclusion Area (GEA) 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(t)(3)); available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70). The boundary geometry was constructed by generating straight lines between the mandated latitude and longitude coordinates in sequential order and closing back to the point of origin (33°21.00′ N lat., 119°53.00′ W long). 74222 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74143 Stephani Onisko 2024-12-18T21:06:39 Stephani Onisko 2026-08-05T16:17:42 2024-12-23 West Coast Regional Office WCRO 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 1001 Public No No 2024-12-23 1 Year 2025-12-23