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These data represent marine waters used for surface board sports, which includes tow-in and paddle-in surfing, wind-surfing, kite surfing and sailboarding. Excludes paddling, SCUBA/snorkeling, and swimming.
Surface board sports have shown an increase in activity in recent years with the introduction of stand up paddling (which now occurs in some harbors and bays). Overall the use is highly dependent on weather and ocean conditions, but does occur year-round. The use is influenced by coastal access, proximity to parking and location of surf breaks. The use tends to stay within one mile of the shoreline and extends into the mouth of the Columbia River. Tribal uses of the ocean were not mapped explicitly, though tribal chairs and/or their designated representatives were formally invited by BOEM to participate in the mapping workshops. The sharing of tribal use information was dependent upon each tribe’s determination of whether the mapping workshops were an appropriate forum for sharing such information. Any tribal use information shared during the workshops was incorporated into the defined use categories. Thus, the atlas data and map products do not explicitly depict tribal use. |