Deep-Sea Ecosystem Conservation Area (DECA; v20191107)

Apr 18, 2022
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Deep-Sea Ecosystem Conservation Area (DECA) for NMFS' Final Rule Implementing Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.


These data delineate areas of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) deeper than 3,500 m water depth that were not designated as Pacific Coast groundfish essential fish habitat (EFH). Although outside of EFH, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) felt these areas included sensitive deep-water habitats, including deep-sea corals, that warranted protection. The Council recommended that this area be closed to fishing with bottom contacting gears using discretionary authority under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Bottom contacting gears is a defined term at 50 CFR 660.12.

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NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
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NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division
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The data are not legal boundaries and should not be used to determine if fishing for specific species and/or with specific gear is allowed at a certain location.
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northeast pacific ocean, groundfish, fishery management plan (fmp), california, west coast, pacific coast, minimize fishing impacts, final rule, united states
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