Identification

Title
CS11 Flemish Cap: Protection Areas and Fishing Footprint
Abstract

Within its Convention Area, NAFO has identified 21 areas as being vulnerable to bottom contact gears and subsequently closed these areas to bottom fishing. There are delineated the 13 Sponge, Coral and Seapen Closures near CS 11 (Flemish Cap).
No vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities in any of these areas.

Find more information at the NAFO website:
https://www.nafo.int/

Author(s)

Gafeira, Joana

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Publication Date
June 24, 2019, 10:44 a.m.
Keywords
CS11
Category
Oceans
features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
Regions
North Atlantic, Canada
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No
Group
Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Uploader

Name
Gafeira, Joana
email
jdlg@bgs.ac.uk
Position
Marine Geologist
Organization
British Geological Survey
Location
Edinburgh
Voice
None
Fax
None
Information

Identification Image
Spatial Extent
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Projection System
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
-69.326673228461004
Extension x1
-25.381009822506055
Extension y0
41.533759679810096
Extension y1
49.076951299225790
Features

Language
English
Supplemental Information

No information provided

Contact Points

Name
Gafeira, Joana
email
jdlg@bgs.ac.uk
Position
Marine Geologist
Organization
British Geological Survey
Location
Edinburgh
Voice
None
Fax
None

References

Link Online
/documents/47
Metadata Page
/documents/47/metadata_detail
Online Link
/documents/47/download

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Metadata Author

Name
Gafeira, Joana
email
jdlg@bgs.ac.uk
Position
Marine Geologist
Organization
British Geological Survey
Location
Edinburgh
Voice
None
Fax
None