Title: MassGIS 2000 Massachusetts Lobster Harvest Zone Statistics, 1997 (Polygons)
- Polygon data
- 1999
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 1999
- Coverage: 1999
Publishers
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
Summary
This datalayer shows statistics for lobsters harvested (by pounds) from 25 distinct statistical reporting areas covering a large portion of the Gulf of Maine and south, including the territorial waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Fourteen of the areas compose territorial waters, while the other 11 match those of the National Marine Fisheries Service areas for offshore bodies of water bordering the Commonwealth's territorial areas, including George's Bank. These areas are used mainly on maps for fishermen to report their landings (including lobster harvest), as well as for producing plots in various Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) annual publications showing landings per area. The data distributed by MassGIS includes statistics for lobster harvest zones only; 1997 is the only year data is currently available.
Subjects
- Oceans
- Massachusetts
- Gulf of Maine
- George's Bank
- Atlantic Ocean
- Lobsters
- Fisheries
- Marine resources
- biota
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-71.69884, -65.66597, 44.095888, 39.833451)
- Geometry: BBOX (-71.69884, -65.66597, 44.095888, 39.833451)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
MassGIS (Office : Mass.), Massachusetts. Division of Marine Fisheries. MassGIS 2000 Massachusetts Lobster Harvest Zone Statistics, 1997 (Polygons). Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS). Polygon data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-mgislobharp1
Format
Shapefile