80196 Data Set Published / External 74036 NOAA Fisheries, SFD, West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Areas Geodatabase Data Set Completed 2025 This feature class depicts the boundaries of Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas as defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments (90 FR 45003, September 18, 2025)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18079/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery#page-45003The following descriptions highlight the cumulative adjustments incorporated in this feature class for the boundaries of the Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA):North of 46°16′ N lat Shoreward EEZ - 100 fm line46°16′ N lat.-40°10′ N lat - 30 fm line-75 fm line40°10′ N lat.-38°57.5′ N lat - 40 fm line-75 fm line38°57.5′ N lat.-34°27′ N lat - 50 fm line-75 fm lineSouth of 34°27′ N lat - 100 fm line-150 fm line (also applies around islands and banks).Table 1—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) Boundaries for the Limited Entry Fixed Gear (LEFG) and Open Access (OA) Non-Trawl Fisheries Between 42° N Lat. and 34°27′ N Lat.The feature class naming convention reflects the date (YYYYMMDD) that the RCAs were published in the Federal Register (FR). This data delineates Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA) off the West of Coast of the United States as defined in the 'Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments' (90 FR 45003, September 18, 2025) Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Data Set Map (digital) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Sustainable Fisheries Division 80197 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 -125.683995 -117.313471 48.505897 32.357167 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 Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA). 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. https://maps.fisheries.noaa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=0efdb83291e34ffb91dda02ce0c7d975 NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Groundfish Conservation Area gdb 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 Esri ArcGIS 13.4.0.55405 The Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (NT-RCA) spatial dataset was produced using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Polygons were generated using the data sources specified in this section. Depth-Based Boundary Lines on the West Coast Organization NOAA Fisheries Publisher 2025-12-01 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/depth-based-boundary-lines-west-coast Federal and State Waters Position marinecadastre.gov Publisher https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/FederalStateWaters.zip https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54383 80197 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:80196 Stephani Onisko 2026-07-16T16:43:34 Stephani Onisko 2026-08-06T19:43:27 2026-07-16 West Coast Regional Office WCRO 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 1001 Public No No 2026-07-16 1 Year 2027-07-16