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NCCOS Assessment: An Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for the Southern California Bight (NCEI Accession 0286986)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-02-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
Shapefiles of the Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) study developed during 2021 for the Southern California Bight. Included in this dataset are: (1) Study areas in the Southern California Bight developed based on depth and jurisdictional boundaries. Four study areas were identified (North, Central North, Central South, South). (2) Suitability modeling results for the North, Central North, Central South, and South Southern California Bight study areas are presented as categories (“Unsuitable,” “Low,” “Moderate,” “High”) (3) High-High clusters (HH) from the Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for Southern California. Clusters were identified within each of the four study areas (North, Central North, Central South, and South). (4) Refined High-High clusters (HH) from the Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for Southern California. Clusters were identified within each of the four study areas (North, Central North, Central South, and South). (5) Options from the Aquaculture Opportunity Atlas for Southern California. Options were identified within two of the study areas, North and Central North.

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0286986 DEPTH - OBSERVATION harmful algal blooms (HABs) visual analysis model output NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coastal Waters of California North Pacific Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NCCOS Project: An Aquaculture Opportunity Area Atlas for the Southern California Bight NCCOS Project:Aquaculture Opportunity Areas for Federal Waters of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > AQUACULTURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > ALGAL BLOOMS > HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HABs) Marine Spatial Ecology > Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability Geospatial Aquaculture Marine aquaculture Marine spatial planning Offshore aquaculture Option Location and Areal Extent Spatial planning Models/Analyses > Data Analyses > Environmental Modeling OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Waterbodies > Pacific Ocean Santa Barbara Channel Santa Monica Bay Southern California Bight U3LNX6

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