Scallop Rotational Areas 2025

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the 2025 Scallop Rotational Areas in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO). 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 the Use Constraints metadata section.

Closed and Open Areas are:

Platts Bank

Nantucket Lightship-South

Nantucket Lightship-North Scallop Access Area

Elephant Trunk Area

Area II Scallop Rotational Area

Area I Scallop Rotational Area

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