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<metadata xml:lang="en"><Esri><MetaID>{BC3A6F87-0A0E-4293-9E4E-DA3AC831B3B5}</MetaID><CreaDate>20080303</CreaDate><CreaTime>17551200</CreaTime><SyncOnce>FALSE</SyncOnce><SyncDate>20080303</SyncDate><SyncTime>18094000</SyncTime><ModDate>20080303</ModDate><ModTime>18325600</ModTime></Esri><idinfo><native Sync="TRUE">Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420</native><descript><langdata Sync="TRUE">en</langdata><abstract>Generally Steller Sea Lion Prey Species/Target Restrictions for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries</abstract><purpose>Generally Steller Sea Lion Prey Species/Target Restrictions and Protection Measures for the western stock of steller sea lions.  West of 144 degree longitude, Alaska</purpose><supplinf>Steller sea lion protection measures and legacy ssl areas are based on 679.22 regulations rather then the 223 and 226 regulations from the early 1990s.  </supplinf></descript><citation><citeinfo><origin>NMFS Alaska Region</origin><pubdate>2003, 2004, 2005, 2006</pubdate><title>General Steller Sea Protection Measures</title><ftname Sync="TRUE">AI_Cod_During_Atka</ftname><geoform Sync="TRUE">vector digital data</geoform><onlink Sync="TRUE">\\NEPA-SLEWIS1\C\Current_Management\AI_Cod_During_Atka.shp</onlink><serinfo><sername>SSL</sername></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>Juneau, AK</pubplace><publish>Steve Lewis</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></citation><timeperd><current>publication date</current><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>unknown</caldate><time>unknown</time></sngdate></timeinfo></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>As needed</update></status><spdom><bounding><westbc Sync="TRUE">-180.000000</westbc><eastbc Sync="TRUE">180.000000</eastbc><northbc Sync="TRUE">56.919819</northbc><southbc Sync="TRUE">48.727794</southbc></bounding><lboundng><leftbc Sync="TRUE">-2205781.458836</leftbc><rightbc Sync="TRUE">-1096560.907147</rightbc><bottombc Sync="TRUE">379294.650925</bottombc><topbc Sync="TRUE">919936.662565</topbc></lboundng></spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>SSL</themekt><themekey>Steller Protection Measures</themekey></theme><place><placekt>Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska</placekt><placekey>Alaska</placekey></place><stratum><stratkt>Steller</stratkt></stratum></keywords><accconst>Not for navigation purposes for reason of obstructions but these are the official closure/restriction areas for staying out of Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas.  </accconst><useconst>Not for navigation purposes for reason of obstructions but these are the official closure/restriction areas for staying out of Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas.

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Not for naviation from obstructions or safety requirements.   Use for staying clear of steller sea lion protections measures as necessary for requirements of regulations for 223, 679.22, and 679.4.</distliab><distrib><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Steve G. 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GOA, BS, and AI.  For P.cod, Atka mackerel, and the pollock fisheries.  

Buffers from the 151 steller sea lion sites were created from points and lines.   A point represents a single site where a line may also indicate a single site a line wraps at mean lower low water from the first set of coordinates to the second in a counter-clockwise direction.  

Buffers were created in ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 using buffer optimized coordinate system.  Buffers are at varying  nautical miles.  See regulations for exact distances of buffers.  Tables 4, 5 and 6 to 679.22 indicate that information.  </attraccr></attracc><logic>Steller Sea Lion protection measures shapefiles and geodatabases:  General.  GOA, BS, and AI.  For P.cod, Atka mackerel, and the pollock fisheries.  

Buffers from the 151 steller sea lion sites were created from points and lines.   A point represents a single site where a line may also indicate a single site a line wraps at mean lower low water from the first set of coordinates to the second in a counter-clockwise direction.  

Buffers were created in ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 using buffer optimized coordinate system.  Buffers are at varying  nautical miles.  See regulations for exact distances of buffers.  Tables 4, 5 and 6 to 679.22 indicate that information.  </logic><complete>Steller Sea Lion protection measures shapefiles and geodatabases:  General.  GOA, BS, and AI.  For P.cod, Atka mackerel, and the pollock fisheries.  

Buffers from the 151 steller sea lion sites were created from points and lines.   A point represents a single site where a line may also indicate a single site a line wraps at mean lower low water from the first set of coordinates to the second in a counter-clockwise direction.  

Buffers were created in ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 using buffer optimized coordinate system.  Buffers are at varying  nautical miles.  See regulations for exact distances of buffers.  Tables 4, 5 and 6 to 679.22 indicate that information.  </complete><posacc><horizpa><horizpar>Used Buffer Optimized Coordianate System to create buffers from SSL Points and Lines file</horizpar><qhorizpa><horizpav>NA</horizpav></qhorizpa></horizpa><vertacc><vertaccr>NA</vertaccr></vertacc></posacc><lineage><procstep><procdesc>Steller Sea Lion protection measures shapefiles and geodatabases:  General.  GOA, BS, and AI.  For P.cod, Atka mackerel, and the pollock fisheries.  

Buffers from the 151 steller sea lion sites were created from points and lines.   A point represents a single site where a line may also indicate a single site a line wraps at mean lower low water from the first set of coordinates to the second in a counter-clockwise direction.   

NOAA Charts projected into ArcMap were used to create the lines that wrap at mean lower low water.  

Buffers were created in ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 using buffer optimized coordinate system.  Buffers are at varying  nautical miles.  See regulations for exact distances of buffers.  Tables 4, 5 and 6 to 679.22 indicate that information.  </procdesc><procdate>Unknown</procdate><proccont><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Steve Lewis</cntper></cntperp></cntinfo></proccont><procsv>ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0 .1 and .2</procsv></procstep></lineage><cloud>NA</cloud></dataqual></metadata>
