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 177.8390 -64.9831 60.2752 18.1686 None Marine Managed Areas Marine Protected Areas MMA Inventory MPA Inventory Preserved Areas National Marine Fisheries Service Boundaries National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) GIS Boundary Boundaries Digital Boundaries None National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Caribbean Gulf of Mexico Hawaii 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 Marine Fisheries Service Digital Boundaries data set originating from the National Marine Fisheries Service Program Office (http://www.nmfs.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 Marine Fisheries Service 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 39 National Marine Fisheries Service units. To view the MMA site criteria, please visit http:\\www.mpa.gov. Attribute information from the source has been simplified. Not Available Not Available NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Unpublished Material 1 map Silver Spring, Maryland National Marine Fisheries Service http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 24000 online 20021101 publication date NOAA/NMFS The information contributed by the National Marine Fisheries Service consisted of individual boundary descriptions for each NMFS site meeting the MMA criteria from the Code of Federal Regulations. Once the polygons were created, NMFS checked and approved the accuracy of the site boundaries. The National Marine Fisheries Service Digital Boundaries shapefile is a cumulation of individual shapefiles for each unit. In order to create this dataset, accurate boundary files for each unit 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 site type, a field titled agency and a field titled region. Site type represents the type of site, agency represents the federal agency responsible for management of the site and region represents the geographic region where each site is located. NOAA/NMFS 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 39 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 nmfs 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 PRGM_TYPE Type of NMFS program. NOAA/NOS/SPO Federal Fishery Management Zone This is a marine managed area (MMA) that has been established to manage commercial and/or recreational fisheries to ensure protection of natural resources therein under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, or other Federal law. Most of these areas are characterized by restrictions on the use of a particular gear type or fishing activity while others may prohibit fishing altogether. The fishery restrictions or closures apply year after year for a period of not less than 3 months. An example of one of these is the Bristol Bay Red King Crab Savings Area where bottom trawling is prohibited year round to protect molting king crab. NOAA/NOS/SPO Federal Marine Mammal Protected Area This is an MMA that has been established for species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), especially for marine mammal stocks that have been designated as "depleted" or "strategic" under the MMPA. The MMA is designed specifically to aid in the conservation, recovery, and/or bycatch reduction of a marine mammal stock. An example is one of the MMAs under the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. NOAA/NOS/SPO Federal Threatened Endangered Species Protected Zone This is a marine managed area (MMA) that has been established for species listed under the ESA as threatened or endangered. The MMA is designed specifically to aid in the recovery of the species. An example of one of these is the Great South Channel Northern right whale area. NOAA/NOS/SPO 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

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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 Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States: National Marine Fisheries Service 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 20040623 20040623 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 FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile 200406230815030020040623