Fish Haven (BD125)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

FishHaven

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

An area on a water body bottom established to simulate a natural reef and intended to enhance fishery resources and commercial and/or recreational fishing opportunities.

Description

The haven (reef) is constructed by dumping (or emplacing) assorted scrap materials (or artificial structures) in areas which may be of very small extent or may stretch a considerable distance along a depth contour.

Synonyms

Fishery Reef

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

RAG Non-submarine Contact Reporting Agency Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype FishHaven_nonSubContactReportAgTypeMeta; values: RAG_10 Chart Records, RAG_11 Coast Guard Records, RAG_12 Notice to Mariners, RAG_13 North Sea Fishing Charts, RAG_14 Chart, RAG_15 Minesweeper, RAG_16 Survey, RAG_17 Position Accurate Field Check, RAG_18 Sonar Report, RAG_19 MAD Report, RAG_2 Salvage Report, RAG_5 Photograph Report, RAG_6 US Coast & Geodetic Survey/National Ocean Service Report, RAG_7 US Naval Headquarters/Commands Report, RAG_8 Hydrographic/Admiralty Office, RAG_9 Wreck List
MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype FishHaven_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_21 Concrete, MCC_64 Metal, MCC_84 Rock
NSO Submarine-like Object — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta

Associations

FishHavenHydroVertPosInfo → ZI025 Hydrographic Vertical Positioning Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_01256 Fish Haven