74174 Data Set Published / External 74036 NOAA Fisheries, SFD, West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Areas Geodatabase Data Set Completed 2023 This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Point St. George Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). The Point St. George YRCA is an area off the northern California coast, northwest of Point St. George, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish.https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/section-660.70 (50 CFR 660.70)https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70#p-660.70(n) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas (YRCA), Conservation Area to protect depleted rockfish 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 74255 Published / External Data Table Yes polygon; Source: polygon 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 Shape_Area n/a No No Active Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 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: 6 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 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 Active: Active; Inactive: Inactive; Sunset: Sunset; Vacated: Vacated; 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 No: Does Not Apply to State Waters; Yes: Applies to State Waters; 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 ; Source: 22 BOUNDARY_SOURCE_INFO_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 23 BOUNDARY_SOURCE_DATA_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 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 ; Source: 28 CFR_AREA_CITATION n/a No No Active ; Source: 29 CFR_AREA_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 30 CFR_BOUNDARY_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 31 STATE_REG_CITATION n/a No No Active ; Source: 32 STATE_REG_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 33 MORE_INFO_URL n/a No No Active ; Source: 34 SITE_ID n/a No No Active Unique ID for each area; Source: n/a 35 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 36 LAST_ATTRIBUTES_UPDATE n/a No No Active ; Source: 37 LAST_BOUNDARY_UPDATE n/a No No Active ; Source: 38 LAST_ATTRIBUTES_UPDATE_AUTHOR n/a No No Active ; Source: 39 LAST_BOUNDARY_UPDATE_AUTHOR n/a No No Active ; Source: 40 CREATED n/a No No Active ; Source: 41 COMMENTS n/a No No Active ; Source: 42 Shape_Length n/a No No Active Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 43 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 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 -124.3958 -124.3458 41.85 41.8 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 This GIS feature class includes boundaries for the following Groundfish Conservation Area: Point St. George Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, this GIS file is considered to be an approximate representations and is NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact regulated area boundaries. For information on the official legal definition refer to the Code of Federal Regulationshttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/section-660.70 (50 CFR 660.70)https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-660/subpart-C/section-660.70#p-660.70(n) 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 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636 The Point St. George Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) 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(n); 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 (41°51.00′ N lat., 124°23.75′ W long). 74255 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74174 Stephani Onisko 2024-12-18T21:53:23 Stephani Onisko 2026-08-05T16:28:02 2024-12-26 West Coast Regional Office WCRO 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 1001 Public No No 2024-12-26 1 Year 2025-12-26