VMS Whiting 2010-2017 (BOEM)

2010-2017 <a href='https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/696' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)</a> data were used from the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement to create this fishing effort dataset for the U.S. West Coast. The dataset was generated using VMS points at fishing speeds to create fishing tracks. Tracks were joined to the BOEM aliquot grid (1.2x1.2 km) to create heat maps of fishing effort for various fisheries based on individual and combined declaration codes.<div><br /></div><div>Click <a href='https://boem.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/bf9a09ce70b34d1b8587103c3502f9f7/data' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HERE</a> for a full description of the methodology used to create these data.</div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Click </span><a href='https://geoseas-public.geoplatform.gov/Geospatial_Metadata/PAC/VMS_Whiting_2010_2017_BOEM_ISO19115_3.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HERE</a><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'> for full metadata details.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div>Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Aliquots are a subdivision of the offshore marine OCS Blocks and divided into 16 equal parts for Renewable Energy leasing purposes.  A metric OCS Aliquot is 1200 meters square containing 144.000000 hectares and is shown here with the aliquot letter.</div><div><br /></div><div><img alt='Graphic of OCS Aliquots' src='https://boem.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/9edcf00af00648399b3fa69b5a89d664/data' /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>No warranty is made by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the accuracy of this item. It is prepared strictly for illustrative and reference purposes only and should not be used, and is not intended for legal, survey, engineering, or navigation purposes.  This item may contain errors. No legal inference can or should be made from the information in this item. This item is to be used solely for illustrative, reference, statistical purposes, and may be used for government-to-government consultation.<br /></div>

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