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Includes cables installed on the seafloor to transmit data, communications, and electricity generated on land. Excludes lost fishing gear and renewable electricity transmission cables.
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). |