Data Download
Use the tabs below to access the GIS Data associated with each Managed or Protected Species, or the Vessel Monitoring System.
An important reminder for users of these shapefiles -- they are not a substitute for actual regulations. Shapefiles provide a general depiction of a subset of applicable fishing regulations, restrictions and requirements, not the complete set of regulations. As a result, users are encouraged to read the applicable regulations in conjunction with use of these data.
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- Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
- Atlantic Large Whale
- Atlantic Sturgeon
- Harbor Porpoise
- Herring
- Lobster
- Monkfish
- Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish
- Marine National Monuments
- NE Multispecies
- North Atlantic Right Whale
- Red Crab
- Sea Scallop
- Sea Turtles
- Skate
- Small Mesh Multispecies
- Spiny Dogfish
- Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass
- Surfclam/Ocean Quahog
- Tilefish
- VMS
- Data History Table
GIS Data for All Species
Last updated 12/14/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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280 Fathom Contour |
280 Fathom Contour |
6/5/2015 |
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ALWTRP Regulated and Exempted Waters |
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulated Waters; |
6/5/2015 |
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Atlantic Coast Weakfish Flynet Fishing Prohibition Area |
Atlantic Coast Weakfish Flynet Fishing Prohibition Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Atlantic Halibut Accountability Measure Areas |
Atlantic Halibut Fixed Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Atlantic Red Drum Fishery Harvest or Possession Prohibition Area |
Atlantic Red Drum Fishery Harvest or Possession Prohibition Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Atlantic Striped Bass Possession Area |
Atlantic Striped Bass Possession Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Atlantic Wolffish Accountability Measure Areas |
Atlantic Wolffish Fixed Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Block Island Sound Lighthouses |
Block Island Southeast Light; |
9/15/2014 |
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CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP Area |
CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area |
Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Cape Cod South Closure Area |
Cape Cod South Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Areas |
Eastern Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Cashes Ledge Closure Area |
Cashes Ledge Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder-Haddock SAP Area |
Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Closed Areas |
Closed Area I; |
3/15/2015 |
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Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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Delaware Special Management Zone Areas |
Delaware artificial reef #9; |
7/9/2015 |
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Differential DAS Counting Areas |
Inshore GB Differential DAS Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Eastern US-Canada Haddock SAP Area |
Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Environmental Degradation Closures |
106 Dumpsite; |
5/1/2014 |
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Essential Fish Habitat Closure Areas |
Cashes Ledge Habitat Closure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Exempted Waters for Maine State American Lobster Permits |
Exempted Waters for Maine State American Lobster Permits (Maine Pocket Waters) |
9/15/2014 |
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Fippennies Ledge Area |
Fippennies Ledge Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area |
Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone; |
12/14/2016 |
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Georges Bank Seasonal Closure Area |
Georges Bank Seasonal Closure Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM Cod Protection Closure Areas |
GOM Cod Protection Closure I; |
5/1/2015 |
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GOM Cod Spawning Protection Area |
GOM Cod Spawning Protection Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM Grate Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM Grate Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area (Jul 1 - Nov 30) |
5/1/2014 |
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GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Inshore Restricted Roller Gear Areas |
GOM/GB Inshore Restricted Roller Gear Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Regulated Mesh Areas |
GB Regulated Mesh Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Great South Channel Restricted Gillnet Areas |
Great South Channel Restricted Gillnet Area; |
6/5/2015 |
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Great South Channel Restricted Trap-Pot Area |
Great South Channel Restricted Trap/Pot Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Herring Haddock Accountability Measure Areas |
Herring GB Haddock Accountability Measure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Herring Management Areas |
Management Area 1A (Inshore Gulf of Maine); |
3/15/2015 |
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HPTRP Mid-Atlantic Regulated and Exempted Waters |
Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Mid-Atlantic Regulated Waters; |
9/15/2014 |
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Illex Fishery Mesh Exemption Area |
Illex Fishery |
5/1/2014 |
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January-February River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
January-February River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Jordan Basin Restricted Area |
Jordan Basin Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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July-August River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
July-August River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Area |
Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Waters (Apr 16 - Jan 14); |
5/1/2014 |
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Lobster Gear Areas |
Gulf of Maine Gear Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Lobster Management Areas |
EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1; |
5/1/2016 |
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Lobster Restricted Gear Areas |
Restricted Gear Area I; |
9/15/2014 |
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MA Exemption Area |
MA Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Regulated Mesh Area |
MA Regulated Mesh Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Maine Mahogany Quahog Zone |
Maine Mahogany Quahog Zone |
5/1/2014 |
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Management Units SF-Scup-BSB |
Black Sea Bass Management Unit; |
5/1/2014 |
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March-April River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
March-April River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Massachusetts Bay Management Area |
Massachusetts Bay Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Massachusetts Restricted Area |
Massachusetts Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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May-June River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
May-June River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Mid-Coast Management Area |
Mid-Coast Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Mid-South Atlantic Gillnet Waters |
Mid/South Atlantic Gillnet Waters; |
6/5/2015 |
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Modified Haddock Stock Areas |
Georges Bank Modified Haddock Stock Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Monkfish Canyon Closed Areas |
Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (Monkfish); |
3/15/2015 |
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Monkfish Fishery Management Areas |
Northern Fishery Management Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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MSB Bottom Trawling Restricted Areas |
Lydonia Canyon; |
5/1/2014 |
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Mudhole North Management Area |
Mudhole North Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Mudhole South Management Area |
Mudhole South Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Nantucket Lightship Closed Area Exemption Areas |
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area - Western Exemption Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Nantucket Shoals Mussel and Sea Urchin Dredge Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Mussel and Sea Urchin Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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NE Multispecies Broad Stock Areas |
GOM Stock Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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NGOM Scallop Management Area |
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area |
5/1/2014 |
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North Atlantic Right Whale Critical Habitat |
Critical Habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale Unit 1; |
1/26/2016 |
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Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument |
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument Canyon Unit; |
12/2/2016 |
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Northeast Closure Area |
Northeast Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Northern Inshore State Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Northern Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Northern Nearshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Northern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area |
6/1/2016 |
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November-December River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
November-December River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Offshore Fishery Program Area |
Offshore Fishery Program Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Offshore Management Area |
Offshore Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Offshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Offshore Trap/Pot Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Other Northeast Gillnet Waters Area |
Other Northeast Gillnet Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/5/2015 |
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Other Southeast Gillnet Waters |
Other Southeast Gillnet Waters Area - Southeast Atlantic gillnet fishery North of 29°N (Nov 15 - Apr 15); |
6/5/2015 |
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Pocket Waters |
Pocket Waters |
6/5/2015 |
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Pound Net Regulated Areas |
Pound Net Regulated Area I; |
5/1/2016 |
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| PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: Chesapeake Bay DPS | Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: James River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: Mattaponi River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: Pamunkey River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: Potomac River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: Rappahannock River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: Susquehanna River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: York River |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | GDB | 6/30/2016 |
| PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: Gulf of Maine DPS | Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Androscoggin River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Cocheco River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Kennebec River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Merrimack River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Penobscot River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Piscataqua River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Salmon Falls River |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | GDB | 6/30/2016 |
| PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: New York Bight DPS | Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, New York Bight DPS: Connecticut River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, New York Bight DPS: Delaware River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, New York Bight DPS: Housatonic River; Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, New York Bight DPS: Hudson River |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | GDB | 6/30/2016 |
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Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Areas |
Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area (Nov 21 - Dec 31); |
5/1/2014 |
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Red Crab Management Unit |
Red Crab Management Unit |
5/1/2014 |
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Red Crab Trap-Pot Fishery |
Red Crab Trap/Pot Fishery (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Red Hake Stock Areas |
Red Hake Northern Stock Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Redfish Exemption Area and Cod Closure |
Redfish Exemption Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Restricted Gear Areas Mults |
Restricted Gear Area I; |
3/15/2015 |
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River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Areas |
Cape Cod Catch Cap Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Closure Areas |
Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Scallop Access Areas |
Closed Area I Scallop Access Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Scallop DAS Change to DOF Transit with Product On Board Area |
Scallop Days-at-Sea (DAS) Change to Declare Out of Fishery (DOF) Transit with Product On Board Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Scallop Habitat Closure Areas |
Cashes Ledge Habitat Closure Area; |
5/1/2015 |
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Scallop Rotational Closed Areas |
Closed Area I Closed Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Scallop Yellowtail Flounder AM Closures |
Georges Bank Yellowtail Accountability Measure Closure; |
5/1/2015 |
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Scup Gear Restricted Areas |
Northern Gear Restricted Area 1; |
11/14/2016 |
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Scup Transfer-at-Sea |
Scup Transfer-at-Sea Boundary |
5/1/2014 |
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Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Areas |
Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area 1; |
5/1/2016 |
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Sector Stock Areas |
CC/GOM Yellowtail Flounder Stock Area (Sectors); |
3/15/2015 |
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September-October River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
September-October River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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Silver Hake Stock Areas |
Silver Hake Northern Stock Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Six Mile Line |
Six-Mile Line |
6/5/2015 |
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Skate Management Unit |
Skate Management Unit |
5/1/2014 |
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Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2 |
Small Mesh Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Exemption Area |
SNE Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Regulated Mesh Area |
SNE Regulated Mesh Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE/MA Windowpane Flounder Gear Restricted Area |
SNE/MA Windowpane Flounder AM Gear Restricted Area |
5/1/2015 |
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SNE-MA Winter Flounder Trawl Gear Accountability Measure Areas |
SNE/MA Winter Flounder Trawl Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Southeast US Monitoring Area |
Southeast U.S. Monitoring Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Southeast US Restricted Area |
Southeast U.S. Restricted Area N; |
6/5/2015 |
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Southern Mid-Atlantic Management Area |
Southern Mid-Atlantic Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Southern Nearshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Southern New England Management Area |
Southern New England Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Stellwagen Bank Management Area |
Stellwagen Bank Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Stellwagen Bank-Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
Stellwagen Bank/Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area (Trap/Pot); |
6/5/2015 |
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Stock Areas |
American Plaice Stock Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area |
Summer Flounder Fishery - Sea Turtle Protection Area; |
5/1/2014 |
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Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption Area |
Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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Tilefish Gear Restricted Areas |
Lydonia Canyon Gear Restricted Area; |
9/25/2014 |
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Tilefish Management Unit |
Tilefish Management Unit |
9/25/2014 |
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Trimester TAC Areas |
American Plaice Trimester TAC Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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US-Canada Management Areas |
Western U.S./Canada Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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VMS Demarcation Line |
VMS Demarcation Line |
9/25/2014 |
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Waters Exempt from Minimum Traps per Trawl Requirement |
NH Waters Exempt from Minimum Traps per Trawl Requirement; |
6/5/2015 |
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Waters Off New Jersey management Area |
Waters Off New Jersey Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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West of Cutler Set-Aside Area |
West of Cutler Set-Aside Area |
5/1/2014 |
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Windowpane Flounder and Ocean Pout Accountability Measure Areas |
Northern Windowpane Flounder and Ocean Pout Small AM Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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GIS Data for Atlantic Coastal Fisheries (excluding American Lobster)
Last updated 9/15/2014
Some species managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) have regulated areas that fall within the federal waters. Shapefiles depicting those areas are listed below. For data on American Lobster regulated areas, please see the "Lobster" tab. For more information on the management of these species, visit the ASMFC website at http://www.asmfc.org.
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Atlantic Coast Weakfish Flynet Fishing Prohibition Area |
Atlantic Coast Weakfish Flynet Fishing Prohibition Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Atlantic Red Drum Fishery Harvest or Possession Prohibition Area |
Atlantic Red Drum Fishery Harvest or Possession Prohibition Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Atlantic Striped Bass Possession Area |
Atlantic Striped Bass Possession Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Block Island Sound Lighthouses |
Block Island Southeast Light; |
9/15/2014 |
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GIS Data for Atlantic Large Whale
Last updated 6/1/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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280 Fathom Contour |
280 Fathom Contour |
6/5/2015 |
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ALWTRP Regulated and Exempted Waters |
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulated Waters; |
6/5/2015 |
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Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area |
Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Great South Channel Restricted Gillnet Areas |
Great South Channel Restricted Gillnet Area; |
6/5/2015 |
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Great South Channel Restricted Trap-Pot Area |
Great South Channel Restricted Trap/Pot Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Jordan Basin Restricted Area |
Jordan Basin Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Massachusetts Restricted Area |
Massachusetts Restricted Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Mid-South Atlantic Gillnet Waters |
Mid/South Atlantic Gillnet Waters; |
6/5/2015 |
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Northern Inshore State Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Northern Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Northern Nearshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Northern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area |
6/1/2016 |
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Offshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Offshore Trap/Pot Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Other Northeast Gillnet Waters Area |
Other Northeast Gillnet Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/5/2015 |
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Other Southeast Gillnet Waters |
Other Southeast Gillnet Waters Area - Southeast Atlantic gillnet fishery North of 29°N (Nov 15 - Apr 15); |
6/5/2015 |
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Pocket Waters |
Pocket Waters |
6/5/2015 |
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Red Crab Trap-Pot Fishery |
Red Crab Trap/Pot Fishery (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Six Mile Line |
Six-Mile Line |
6/5/2015 |
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Southeast US Monitoring Area |
Southeast U.S. Monitoring Area |
6/5/2015 |
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Southeast US Restricted Area |
Southeast U.S. Restricted Area N; |
6/5/2015 |
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Southern Nearshore Trap-Pot Waters Area |
Southern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters Area (Year-round); |
6/1/2016 |
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Stellwagen Bank-Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area |
Stellwagen Bank/Jeffreys Ledge Restricted Area (Trap/Pot); |
6/5/2015 |
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Waters Exempt from Minimum Traps per Trawl Requirement |
NH Waters Exempt from Minimum Traps per Trawl Requirement; |
6/5/2015 |
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GIS Data for Atlantic Sturgeon
Last updated 6/30/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this protected species. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
Please note that additional Atlantic Sturgeon Distinct Population Segments are located in the Southeast Region. Contact the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office for data from North Carolina through Florida at: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/
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PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: Chesapeake Bay DPS |
Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Chesapeake Bay DPS: James River; |
6/30/2016 |
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PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: Gulf of Maine DPS |
Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, Gulf of Maine DPS: Androscoggin River; |
6/30/2016 |
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PROPOSED Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat: New York Bight DPS |
Proposed Atlantic Sturgeon CH, New York Bight DPS: Connecticut River; |
6/30/2016 |
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GIS Data for Harbor Porpoise
Last updated 9/15/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Cape Cod South Closure Area |
Cape Cod South Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Cashes Ledge Closure Area |
Cashes Ledge Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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HPTRP Mid-Atlantic Regulated and Exempted Waters |
Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Mid-Atlantic Regulated Waters; |
9/15/2014 |
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Massachusetts Bay Management Area |
Massachusetts Bay Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Mid-Coast Management Area |
Mid-Coast Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Mudhole North Management Area |
Mudhole North Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Mudhole South Management Area |
Mudhole South Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Northeast Closure Area |
Northeast Closure Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Offshore Management Area |
Offshore Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Southern Mid-Atlantic Management Area |
Southern Mid-Atlantic Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Southern New England Management Area |
Southern New England Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Stellwagen Bank Management Area |
Stellwagen Bank Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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Waters Off New Jersey Management Area |
Waters Off New Jersey Management Area |
9/15/2014 |
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GIS Data for Herring
Last updated 9/15/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Herring Haddock Accountability Measure Areas |
Herring GB Haddock Accountability Measure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Herring Management Areas |
Management Area 1A (Inshore Gulf of Maine); |
3/15/2015 |
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January-February River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
January-February River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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July-August River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
July-August River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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March-April River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
March-April River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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May-June River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
May-June River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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November-December River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
November-December River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Areas |
Cape Cod Catch Cap Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Closure Areas |
Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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September-October River Herring Monitoring-Avoidance Areas |
September-October River Herring Monitoring/Avoidance Sub-Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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West of Cutler Set-Aside Area |
West of Cutler Set-Aside Area |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for American Lobster
Last updated 5/1/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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| Exempted Waters for Maine State American Lobster Permits | Exempted Waters for Maine State American Lobster Permits (Maine Pocket Waters) | Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | Shapefile | 9/15/2014 |
| Lobster Gear Areas | Gulf of Maine Gear Area; Georges Bank Gear Area; Southern New England Gear Area; Mid-Atlantic Gear Area |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | Shapefile | 5/1/2016 |
| Lobster Management Areas | EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1; EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2; Area 2/3 Overlap; EEZ Offshore Management Area 3; EEZ Nearshore Management Area 4; EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5; Nearshore Management Area 6; EEZ Nearshore Outer Cape Lobster Management Area |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | Shapefile | 5/1/2016 |
| Lobster Restricted Gear Areas | Restricted Gear Area I; Restricted Gear Area II; Restricted Gear Area III; Restricted Gear Area IV; Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | Shapefile | 9/15/2014 |
Monkfish Datasets
Last updated 10/01/2016
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Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Exemption Area |
MA Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Monkfish Canyon Closed Areas |
Oceanographer Canyon Closed Area (Monkfish); |
3/15/2015 |
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Monkfish Fishery Management Areas |
Northern Fishery Management Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Offshore Fishery Program Area |
Offshore Fishery Program Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Exemption Area |
SNE Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GIS Data for Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish
Last updated 12/14/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area |
Broad Deep-Sea Coral Zone; |
12/14/2016 |
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Illex Fishery Mesh Exemption Area |
Illex Fishery |
5/1/2014 |
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MSB Bottom Trawling Restricted Areas |
Lydonia Canyon; |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for Marine National Monuments
Last updated 12/02/2016
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Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument |
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument Canyon Unit; |
12/2/2016 |
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NE Multispecies Datasets
Last updated 5/1/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Atlantic Halibut Accountability Measure Areas |
Atlantic Halibut Fixed Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Atlantic Wolffish Accountability Measure Areas |
Atlantic Wolffish Fixed Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP Area |
CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Areas |
Eastern Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder-Haddock SAP Area |
Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Closed Areas |
Closed Area I; |
3/15/2015 |
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Differential DAS Counting Areas |
Inshore GB Differential DAS Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Eastern US-Canada Haddock SAP Area |
Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Essential Fish Habitat Closure Areas |
Cashes Ledge Habitat Closure Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Fippennies Ledge Area |
Fippennies Ledge Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Georges Bank Seasonal Closure Area |
Georges Bank Seasonal Closure Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM Cod Protection Closure Areas |
GOM Cod Protection Closure I; |
5/1/2015 |
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GOM Cod Spawning Protection Area |
GOM Cod Spawning Protection Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Inshore Restricted Roller Gear Areas |
GOM/GB Inshore Restricted Roller Gear Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GOM-GB Regulated Mesh Areas |
GB Regulated Mesh Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Exemption Area |
MA Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Regulated Mesh Area |
MA Regulated Mesh Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Modified Haddock Stock Areas |
Georges Bank Modified Haddock Stock Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Nantucket Lightship Closed Area Exemption Areas |
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area - Western Exemption Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Nantucket Shoals Mussel and Sea Urchin Dredge Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Mussel and Sea Urchin Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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NE Multispecies Broad Stock Areas |
GOM Stock Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Redfish Exemption Area and Cod Closure |
Redfish Exemption Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Restricted Gear Areas Mults |
Restricted Gear Area I; |
3/15/2015 |
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Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Areas |
Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area 1; |
5/1/2016 |
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Sector Stock Areas |
CC/GOM Yellowtail Flounder Stock Area (Sectors); |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Exemption Area |
SNE Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Regulated Mesh Area |
SNE Regulated Mesh Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE-MA Winter Flounder Trawl Gear Accountability Measure Areas |
SNE/MA Winter Flounder Trawl Gear AM Area 1; |
3/15/2015 |
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Stock Areas |
American Plaice Stock Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Trimester TAC Areas |
American Plaice Trimester TAC Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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US-Canada Management Areas |
Western U.S./Canada Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Windowpane Flounder and Ocean Pout Accountability Measure Areas |
Northern Windowpane Flounder and Ocean Pout Small AM Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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GIS Data for North Atlantic Right Whale
Last updated 1/26/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Critical Habitat |
Critical Habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale Unit 1; |
1/26/2016 |
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GIS Data for Red Crabs
Last updated 5/1/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Red Crab Management Unit |
Red Crab Management Unit |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for Sea Scallops
Last updated 5/1/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
GOM Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
Great South Channel Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Exemption Area |
MA Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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NGOM Scallop Management Area |
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area |
5/1/2014 |
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Scallop Access Areas |
Closed Area I Scallop Access Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Scallop DAS Change to DOF Transit with Product On Board Area |
Scallop Days-at-Sea (DAS) Change to Declare Out of Fishery (DOF) Transit with Product On Board Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Scallop Habitat Closure Areas |
Cashes Ledge Habitat Closure Area; |
5/1/2015 |
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Scallop Rotational Closed Areas |
Closed Area I Closed Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Scallop Yellowtail Flounder AM Closures |
Georges Bank Yellowtail Accountability Measure Closure; |
5/1/2015 |
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SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
SNE Scallop Dredge Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE/MA Windowpane Flounder Gear Restricted Area |
SNE/MA Windowpane Flounder AM Gear Restricted Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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GIS Data for Sea Turtles
Last updated 5/1/2016
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Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
Chain Mat-Modified Scallop Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Area |
Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Waters (Apr 16 - Jan 14); |
5/1/2014 |
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Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area |
Summer Flounder Fishery - Sea Turtle Protection Area; |
5/1/2014 |
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Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
Turtle Deflector Dredge Area |
5/1/2015 |
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Virginia Pound Net Regulated Areas |
Pound Net Regulated Area I; |
5/1/2016 |
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GIS Data for Skates
Last updated 10/01/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Area |
Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Waters (Apr 16 - Jan 14); |
5/1/2014 |
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Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Skate Management Unit |
Skate Management Unit |
5/1/2014 |
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SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Exemption Area |
SNE Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Monkfish and Skate Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
SNE Skate Bait Trawl Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GIS Data for Small Mesh Multispecies
Last updated 5/1/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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GOM Grate Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM Grate Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area (Jul 1 - Nov 30) |
5/1/2014 |
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Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Areas |
Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area (Nov 21 - Dec 31); |
5/1/2014 |
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Red Hake Stock Areas |
Red Hake Northern Stock Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Silver Hake Stock Areas |
Silver Hake Northern Stock Area; |
5/1/2016 |
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Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2 |
Small Mesh Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for Spiny Dogfish
Last updated 10/01/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Areas |
Eastern Cape Cod Spiny Dogfish Exemption Area; |
3/15/2015 |
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Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
Cultivator Shoal Whiting Fishery Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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GOM-GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
GOM/GB Dogfish and Monkfish Gillnet Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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MA Exemption Area |
MA Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Fishery Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Areas |
Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery Exemption Area (Nov 21 - Dec 31); |
5/1/2014 |
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Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2 |
Small Mesh Area 1; |
5/1/2014 |
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SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Dogfish Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Exemption Area |
SNE Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet Exemption Area |
3/15/2015 |
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GIS Data for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass
Last updated 11/14/2016
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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| Delaware Special Management Zone Areas | Delaware artificial reef #9; Delaware artificial reef #10; Delaware artificial reef #11; Delaware artificial reef #13 |
Map JPG | Map PDF | Metadata | Shapefile | 7/9/2015 |
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Management Units SF-Scup-BSB |
Black Sea Bass Management Unit; |
5/1/2014 |
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Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Area |
Large Mesh Gillnet Restricted Waters (Apr 16 - Jan 14); |
5/1/2014 |
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Scup Gear Restricted Areas |
Northern Gear Restricted Area 1; |
11/14/2016 |
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Scup Transfer-at-Sea |
Scup Transfer-at-Sea Boundary |
5/1/2014 |
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Summer Flounder Fishery-Sea Turtle Protection Area |
Summer Flounder Fishery - Sea Turtle Protection Area; |
5/1/2014 |
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Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption Area |
Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption Area |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for Surfclam/Ocean Quahog
Last updated 8/20/2015
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Environmental Degradation Closures |
106 Dumpsite; |
5/1/2014 |
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Maine Mahogany Quahog Zone |
Maine Mahogany Quahog Zone |
5/1/2014 |
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GIS Data for Tilefish
Last updated 9/25/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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Tilefish Gear Restricted Areas |
Lydonia Canyon Gear Restricted Area; |
9/25/2014 |
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Tilefish Management Unit |
Tilefish Management Unit |
9/25/2014 |
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GIS Data for Vessel Monitoring System
Last updated 9/25/2014
There may be additional requirements or areas applicable to this managed or protected species. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that all relevant and applicable regulations and areas are considered.
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VMS Demarcation Line |
VMS Demarcation Line |
9/25/2014 |
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Data History Table
Below is a brief history of our GIS data publications and updates. If you have any questions about these data updates, or would like to access archived historic data, contact the GARFO GIS Specialist.
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Data Tables Updated |
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12/14/2016 |
Updated Mackerel/Squid/Butterfish to replace Proposed Deep-Sea Coral Protection Areas with the Final Rule version. |
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12/02/2016 |
Added Marine National Monuments data. |
| 11/14/2016 | Updated SF/Scup/BSB data. |
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10/01/2016 |
Added Proposed Deep-Sea Coral Protection Areas to Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish. Updated Monkfish, Skate and Spiny Dogfish (new) tables to reference additional relevant regulated areas. |
| 6/30/2016 | Added Proposed Critical Habitat data for 3 Atlantic Sturgeon Distinct Population Segments |
| 6/1/2016 |
New data and updates to ALWTRP. |
| 5/1/2016 | New data added to NE Multispecies, Scallops, and Small Mesh Multispecies tables. Data updated in Lobster and Sea Turtle tables. |
| 1/26/2016 | North Atlantic Right Whale Critical Habitat added. (Proposed Rule boundaries removed.) |
| 8/20/2015 |
Expired data removed from Surfclam/Ocean Quahog |
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7/9/2015 |
New data added to Summer Flounder/Scup/Black Sea Bass |
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6/5/2015 |
Data updates for Atlantic Large Whales |
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5/1/2015 |
Data updates for NE Multispecies, Sea Scallop, and Sea Turtles |
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3/20/2015 |
Initial publication of Proposed Regulated Area data for North Atlantic Right Whale |
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3/15/2015 |
Initial publication of Regulated Area data for Monkfish and NE Multispecies |
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3/15/2015 |
Data updates for Herring and Skate |
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9/25/2014 |
Data updates for Sea Scallop, Tilefish, and VMS |
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9/15/2014 |
Initial publication of Regulated Area data for Atlantic Coastal Fisheries, Atlantic Large Whale, Harbor Porpoise, Lobster |
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5/1/2014 |
Initial publication of Regulated Area data for Herring, Mackerel/Squid/Butterfish, Red Crab, Sea Scallop, Sea Turtles, Skate, Small Mesh Multispecies, Summer Flounder/Scup/Black Sea Bass, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog, Tilefish, VMS |
GARFO GIS Specialist
Dean-Lorenz Szumylo
dean.szumylo@noaa.gov
(978) 282-8479
