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 MPA's" 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 location 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.
Purpose:
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.
Supplemental_Information:
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 cannot be guaranteed.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1997
Ending_Date: present
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.274320
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.035553
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.505280
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.380812
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Marine Managed Areas
Theme_Keyword: Marine Protected Areas
Theme_Keyword: MMA Inventory Atlas
Theme_Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary Program Digital Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: NMSP
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Boundary
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Management
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Society
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: American Samoa
Place_Keyword: East Coast
Place_Keyword: Great Lakes
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Hawaii
Place_Keyword: West Coast
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
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 cannot be used to define navigation routes, enforcement efforts, ownership rights, or management responses.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Special Projects assumed that the digital data sets originating from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries Office were accurate. However, Special Projects tested the accuracy of the data by manual comparison of the source with hard copy print outs if availble. Attributes were further verified using visual inspection.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All data sets were reprojected 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.
Completeness_Report:
The Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States data set contains boundaries for 10 National Marine Sanctuary Program units. To view the MMA site criteria, please visit http:\\www.mpa.gov. Attribute information from the source has been simplified.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The MMA boundaries are approximate and are not to be used as legal definitions. This data set was compiled from the most accurate information available at the time, but no positional accuracy assessment has been performed.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: National Marine Sanctuary Program Digital Boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
Other_Citation_Details:
Contact Information:
NMSP Boundary Coordinator
NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program
N/ORM-2, SSMC-4, #11542
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Used to compile a GIS layer of all Marine Managed Areas for the National Marine Sanctuary Program.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The National Marine Sanctuary Program 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 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. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management edited out all data not in New England waters out to 200 nautical miles and reprojected the data into the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (Fipszone 2001). Units are meters.
Process_Date: Not complete
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: nms
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique ID assigned to each site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NOS/SPO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NOS/SPO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AGENCY
Attribute_Definition: State Agency responsible for management of site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NOS/SPO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGION
Attribute_Definition: Geographic region where site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NOS/SPO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_MILES
Attribute_Definition:
Area (mi) calculated in Eckert IV projection using XTools for ArcMap 8.x Version 3.1
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA/NOS/SPO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: variable
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
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 cannot be guaranteed.