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    Twenty Fathom Groundfish Boundary Points - R7 - CDFW [ds3161]

    Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

    This feature depicts the 20-fathom boundary waypointsthat can be used in California groundfish regulations. The 20-fathom boundary line is a connection of a series of GPS coordinates published in California regulations (California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 35.00) that are intended to approximate underwater depth contours. This boundary, as well as the federal Rockfish Conservation Areas, are used in recreational and commercial groundfish regulations to avoid interactions with certain groundfish species of concern. For both the recreational and commercial fisheries, boundary lines may change during the year, between seasons and management area. Attributes:id_area: unique identifying number for a particular coordinate within a particular line.area_name: identifying name for a particular line at a particular depth contour, primarily distinguishes between coastwide lines and lines around islands.lat_dd: Decimal degree latitude of the waypoint.lon_dd: Decimal degree longitude of the waypoint.lat_ddm: Decimal degree minute latitude of the waypoint.lon_ddm: Decimal degree minute longitude of the waypoint.region: Groundfish Management Zone that the waypoint is in.

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    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025

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    Harvested from State of California

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier 7472a600-4f9a-4198-a27a-5a562650c00f
    Data First Published 2024-03-29T23:10:03.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-03-29T23:10:07.037Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250724164837
    Harvest Object Id a4019357-e6e2-4a8d-b76d-e1d5d9d208f5
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 339a6101998dc9fb9bcc17d60f60649b7b5b07d4d9dd09ece817a692bbaff165
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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