Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) 20031031 1 vector digital data Silver Spring, Maryland NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects Office http://www.mpa.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) 20011031 Silver Spring, Maryland NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects Office http://www.mpa.gov Executive Order 13158 mandates that the U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Interior "publish and maintain a list of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that meet the definition of MPA for the purposes of this order." To provide this information, an inventory of existing U.S. Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) is being developed. The inventory will support the development of the "list of MPAs" called for in the Executive Order 13158. Digital boundary files for the MMAs have been compiled from various agencies and formatted for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to produce a thematic series of maps for the Marine Managed Areas Inventory Atlas. This atlas is designed to enhance the understanding of the spatial relationships among the sites in the MMA Inventory. The Inventory will be used to inform federal agencies and all interested parties of the locations of sites. It will help scientists and managers examine the design effectiveness of the current system of managed areas and determine which habitats are in need of improved or additional protection measures. The MMA Inventory Atlas is a collection of maps designed to provide a visual geographic context for the MMA Inventory. It will allow users to examine various combinations of programs and selected MMA networks at local and regional levels throughout the coastal U.S. The data are intended to serve as a spatial representation of the approximate boundaries of MMAs for the National Marine Managed Areas Inventory. These data are based on interpretation of available information and are not to be used for navigation purposes or as legally binding for enforcement, ownership or management purposes. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of these boundaries can not be guaranteed. 20000526 Present publication date Complete As needed -151.886566 -66.203934 59.817459 17.919918 None Marine Managed Areas Marine Protected Areas MMA Inventory MPA Inventory Preserved Areas National Estuarine Research Reserve Boundaries National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) GIS Boundary Boundaries Digital Boundaries None National Estuarine Research Reserve National Estuarine Research Reserve System Alaska Caribbean Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Mid Atlantic North Atlantic South Atlantic West Coast United States None NOT LEGALLY BINDING: The boundaries contained in these files are spatial representations of the approximate boundaries of sites in the National Marine Managed Areas Inventory (MMA Inventory). The Inventory is being created to support the implementation of Executive Order 13158. The boundaries will support planning and analysis activities that will contribute to the development of a national system of marine protected areas. These boundary files can not be used to define navigation routes, enforcement efforts, ownership rights, or management responses. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) MPA GIS Analyst mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA 301.713.3000 301.713.4384 mpainfo@noaa.gov Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Special Projects assumed that the National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Boundaries data set originating from NOAA Coastal Services Center (http://www.csc.noaa.gov) was accurate. However, Special Projects tested the accuracy of the data by manual comparison of the source with hard copy print outs. Attributes were further verified using visual inspection. Special Projects had to reproject the National Estuarine Research Reserves data set for integration into the MMA Inventory GIS. Environmental Systems Research Institute's (ESRIs) ArcGIS 8.x was used to complete all reprojections. Shorelines were then used to determine logical consistency. Geometry appears to be topologically clean. The Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States data set contains boundaries for 24 National Estuarine Research Reserve units. To view the MMA site criteria, please visit http:\\www.mpa.gov. Attribute information from the source has been simplified. Most of these data were created by delineating the boundaries off USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps at 1:24000 scale. Others were delineated from digital orthophotographs, collected at 1:12000 scale aerial photographs. Therefore, the horizontal accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a horizontal accuracy no greater than 45.6 feet at the 95% confidence level. Most of these data were created by delineating the boundaries off USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps at 1:24000 scale. Others were delineated from digital orthophotographs, collected at 1:12000 scale aerial photographs. Therefore, the vertical accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a vertical accuracy no greater than 11.9 feet at the 95% confidence level. NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) 20000811 1 map Charleston, South Carolina NOAA Coastal Services Center http://www.csc.noaa.gov 24000 online 20000811 Present publication date NOAA/CSC The National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) digital boundaries were created as part of the Protected Areas Geographic Information System (PAGIS) project. An updated digital version of all 24 NERR sites boundaries were critical to the PAGIS project. The digital boundaries were delineated from management and research areas within the 24 Reserves. They were not based on legal definitions. The National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Boundaries shapefile is a cumulation of individual shapefiles for each reserve. In order to create this dataset, accurate boundary files for each reserve were reprojected to NAD 83 to be compatible with the MMA Inventory GIS. The files were then merged together and attribute tables edited, so they reflect the same information. The main addition to the attribute tables was the creation of a field titled agency and a field titled region. Agency represents the federal agency responsible for management of the site and region represents the geographic region where each site is located. NOAA/CSC 20011031 NOAA/NOS/SPO National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) MPA GIS Analyst mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA 301.713.3000 301.713.4384 mpainfo@noaa.gov Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Vector G-polygon 37 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 nerr Shapefile Attribute Table None FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SITE_ID Unique ID assigned to each site. NOAA/NOS/SPO Variable NAME Name of site. NOAA/NOS/SPO Variable AGENCY Federal agency responsible for management of site. NOAA/NOS/SPO Variable REGION Geographic region where site is located. NOAA/NOS/SPO Variable National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) MPA GIS Analyst mailing and physical address

1305 East West Highway NOAA/N/MB7

Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA 301.713.3000 301.713.4384 mpainfo@noaa.gov Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States: National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Boundaries Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. These boundaries are not to be used as LEGAL definitions. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but the edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to the natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of these boundaries can not be guaranteed. ARCE 0.988 http://www.mpa.gov none If you have difficulties with a download, please contact the webmaster at mpaweb@noaa.gov. None available 20031204 20031211 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Office (SPO) MPA GIS Analyst mailing and physical address

1305 East West Highway NOAA/N/MB7

Silver Spring Maryland 20910 USA 301.713.3000 301.713.4384 mpainfo@noaa.gov Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile