Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures, and 622.42, Quotas, as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures, and 622.42, Quotas, as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Name: Seasonal Shallow Water Grouper Closure - Closed
Display Field: OBJECTID
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This GIS polygon data delineates the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act (MSA) for the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico marine waters. The MSA is the primary law governing marine fisheries management in the United States federal waters. The Act created regional fishery management councils to manage fisheries and promote conservation. The MSA geographic area extends from the state/federal water boundary to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) outer boundary, and this data is a combination of this outer and inner boundary. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) uses these boundaries to create the geographic regulatory boundaries in federal waters. The limits of the EEZ are determined from the official U.S. baseline, recognized as the low-water line along the coast as marked on the official U.S. nautical charts in accordance with the articles of the Law of the Sea. The state/federal water boundary is based on the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) boundary line and protraction diagrams. Metadata for the EEZ and the SLA are available at the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) website or the specific Agency websites listed in the credits. The Fishery Management Council Boundaries are included in this dataset, and bisect the MSA.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate, and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact Submerged Lands Act Boundary. The Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs) and Supplemental Official Block Diagrams (SOBDs) serve as the legal definition for offshore boundary coordinates and area descriptions. The EEZ is based on the low-water line along the coast, and is also updated periodically. These digital boundaries do NOT represent the legal definition of the maritime boundaries.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: The federal MSA/FMC waters polygon dataset was compiled by NOAA/NMFS from official limits provided by NOAA/NMFS and NOAA/NOS and BOEM. The Fishery Management Council (FMC) boundaries are taken directly from 50 CFR 600.105. NOS depicts the 200nm EEZ on its nautical charts. The EEZ was downloaded from http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/mbount.htm. BOEM depicts the Submerged Lands Act federal/state boundary on its official protraction diagrams (OPDs). The SLA was downloaded from http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/Index.aspx. The SLA boundary defines the seaward limit of a state's submerged lands and the landward boundary of federally managed Outer Continental Shelf lands. In the BOEM Atlantic Region it is projected 3 nautical miles offshore from the baseline. Further information on the SLA and development of this line from baseline points can be found in OCS Report MMS 99-0006: Boundary Development on the Outer Continental Shelf www.boem.gov/BOEM-Newsroom/Library/Publications/1999/99-0006-pdf.aspx.
Both agencies provide access to digital boundaries at their respective websites. NOS' digital limits covering this area of interest were reviewed and approved by the interagency U.S. Baseline Committee over several meetings in 2004-2005. The EEZ was reviewed and approved on October 5, 2006. BOEM's protraction diagrams were approved in 1999. Although these datasets can be downloaded at the 3rd party Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) website: http://marinecadastre.gov/data/, this website is not maintained for currentness, and data taken directly from NOS/OCS and BOEM will be more up-to-date/authoritative.
Name: Seasonal Shallow Water Grouper Closure - Open
Display Field: OBJECTID
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This GIS polygon data delineates the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act (MSA) for the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico marine waters. The MSA is the primary law governing marine fisheries management in the United States federal waters. The Act created regional fishery management councils to manage fisheries and promote conservation. The MSA geographic area extends from the state/federal water boundary to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) outer boundary, and this data is a combination of this outer and inner boundary. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) uses these boundaries to create the geographic regulatory boundaries in federal waters. The limits of the EEZ are determined from the official U.S. baseline, recognized as the low-water line along the coast as marked on the official U.S. nautical charts in accordance with the articles of the Law of the Sea. The state/federal water boundary is based on the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) boundary line and protraction diagrams. Metadata for the EEZ and the SLA are available at the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) website or the specific Agency websites listed in the credits. The Fishery Management Council Boundaries are included in this dataset, and bisect the MSA.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Because GIS projection and topology functions can change or generalize coordinates, these GIS files are considered to be approximate, and are NOT an OFFICIAL record for the exact Submerged Lands Act Boundary. The Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs) and Supplemental Official Block Diagrams (SOBDs) serve as the legal definition for offshore boundary coordinates and area descriptions. The EEZ is based on the low-water line along the coast, and is also updated periodically. These digital boundaries do NOT represent the legal definition of the maritime boundaries.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: The federal MSA/FMC waters polygon dataset was compiled by NOAA/NMFS from official limits provided by NOAA/NMFS and NOAA/NOS and BOEM. The Fishery Management Council (FMC) boundaries are taken directly from 50 CFR 600.105. NOS depicts the 200nm EEZ on its nautical charts. The EEZ was downloaded from http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/mbount.htm. BOEM depicts the Submerged Lands Act federal/state boundary on its official protraction diagrams (OPDs). The SLA was downloaded from http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/Index.aspx. The SLA boundary defines the seaward limit of a state's submerged lands and the landward boundary of federally managed Outer Continental Shelf lands. In the BOEM Atlantic Region it is projected 3 nautical miles offshore from the baseline. Further information on the SLA and development of this line from baseline points can be found in OCS Report MMS 99-0006: Boundary Development on the Outer Continental Shelf www.boem.gov/BOEM-Newsroom/Library/Publications/1999/99-0006-pdf.aspx.
Both agencies provide access to digital boundaries at their respective websites. NOS' digital limits covering this area of interest were reviewed and approved by the interagency U.S. Baseline Committee over several meetings in 2004-2005. The EEZ was reviewed and approved on October 5, 2006. BOEM's protraction diagrams were approved in 1999. Although these datasets can be downloaded at the 3rd party Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (MMC) website: http://marinecadastre.gov/data/, this website is not maintained for currentness, and data taken directly from NOS/OCS and BOEM will be more up-to-date/authoritative.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>These data represent the geographic area described </SPAN><SPAN>in Title 50 CFR Part 622.369, Description of zones and subzones, Subpart Q - Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic), for Spanish mackerel, as of 3/1/15.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Name: Reef Fish Longline and Buoy Gear Restricted Area
Display Field: LABEL
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005. From <http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov> "Reef fish longline and buoy gear restricted area. A person aboard a vessel that uses, on any trip, longline or buoy gear in the longline and buoy gear restricted area is limited on that trip to the bag limits for Gulf reef fish specified in §622.39(b)(1) and, for Gulf reef fish for which no bag limit is specified in §622.39(b)(1), the vessel is limited to 5 percent, by weight, of all fish on board or landed."
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Name: Reef Fish Bottom Longline Seasonal Prohibition
Display Field: ID
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through Vol. 75 No. 79 FR 21519, April 26, 2010.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through April, 2010.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005, and 74 FR 20230, May 1, 2009.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005, and 74 FR 20230, May 1, 2009.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005, and 74 FR 20230, May 1, 2009.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005, and 74 FR 20230, May 1, 2009.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Description: These data represent the 50 CFR Part 622.34, Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area closures as designated by Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 34934, July 3, 1996. Rules and regulations as amended through 70 FR 76219, December 23, 2005, and 74 FR 20230, May 1, 2009.
Service Item Id: 0526b637e3da45a6bc510fef747a976c
Copyright Text: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service