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Includes cultivating and harvesting marine organisms in the near-shore or offshore using man-made enclosures that can be fixed, floating or submerged (e.g. nets, pens and cages). Excludes aquaculture wholly pursued on land.
The general use footprint includes all areas in which the use is known to occur with some regularity (over the past 3-5 years), regardless of its frequency or intensity.
Dominant use areas are defined as ocean areas routinely used by most users most of the time (within the seasonal patterns for that use). |