marine_protected_areas_poly
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office Of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Publication_Date: 20170601
- Title: marine_protected_areas_poly
- Edition: 2017 Annual Update
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. The information also will be used to inform the development of the national system of marine protected areas as required by Executive Order 13158.FWRI has reselected only the areas within the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Please see www.mpa.gov for the complete inventory.
- Purpose:
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NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Inventory (v2017) represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal and territorial entities to provide a publicly available source of comprehensive information on place-based marine conservation efforts under U.S. federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdiction.
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This dataset consists of original boundaries as represented by the managing agencies, including any terrestrial components of the protected areas. Boundaries include terrestrial areas, but only the sub-tidal components of the areas meet the definition of an MPA. All area-based calculations made using World Eckert IV projection and may vary from areas cited for sites by their managing agency.
Version Notes: 2017: Added new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, expanded Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument boundary, new He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve boundary and Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Areas. Reviewed and updated existing and added new National Wildlife Refuge boundaries. Updated National Marine Sanctuary boundaries, including Greater Farallones (name and boundary change), and Cordell Banks to reflect boundary expansions. Added and updated boundaries data for Oregon state MPAs, added Washington state underwater parks, updated Alaska state fishery MPAs, updated West Hawaii Fishery Management Areas, and reviewed and updated National Estuarine Research Reserves. 2014: Updated zones for Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments. Updated Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Added NMFS Arctic Management Area and Pelagic Sargassum Habitat Restricted Area. Removed Florida Surface Water Improvement and Management sites. 2013: Added new MPA boundaries for California South Coast MLPA region, Oregon Marine Reserves. Updated Maryland Oyster Sanctuaries, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa boundaries. 2012: This version contains boundary updates during the 2011 calendar year. Boundaries were added for new MPAs created in California. Boundaries were updated for National Park Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, Virgin Islands and Wisconsin sites in the MPA Inventory. 2011: This version contains boundary updates during the 2010 calendar year. Boundaries were added for new MPAs created in California. Boundaries for Hawaii, American Samoa, Florida and National Marine Fisheries Service MPAs were added for sites already in the MPA Inventory. All National Park Service and National Estuarine Research Reserve and some National Wildlife Refuge boundaries were updated with original data. 2010: This version contains boundaries for all sites from authoritative sources as updated between 6/2009-12/2009. New data have been added for multiple states and territories, including Alaska, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Virgin Islands and Wisconsin. Shipwreck sites represented as latitude/longitude coordinate points were converted to polygons using a 300-meter radius buffer. NMFS sites have been verified against US Code of Federal Regulations.
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.136413
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.913766
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.052894
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.016379
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
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Marine Boundaries, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Conservation, MPAs
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geospatial Platform
- Theme_Keyword: Water - Oceans and Coasts, ngda
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Ocean Conservation
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Protected Areas
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Conservation Areas
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: boundaries
- Theme_Keyword: location
- Theme_Keyword: oceans
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: North America
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Access_Constraints:
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These data are publicly accessible and downloadable via <http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/>
- Use_Constraints:
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These data are in the Public domain. The data are not to be used for navigation. For more information, see the accuracy section.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office Of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person: GIS Manager
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Suite 100-F
- Address: 99 Pacific St.
- City: Monterey
- State_or_Province: CA
- Postal_Code: 93940
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831)647-6462
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MPAINVENTORY@NOAA.GOV
- Data_Set_Credit:
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NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9273
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Type_of_Source_Media: None
- Source_Contribution:
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GIS data for all sites were collected from authoritative sources. Data were either downloaded from public websites, requested directly from MPA managers or digitized based on legal definitions (eg US Code of Federal Regulations).
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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MPA Inventory feature class was dissolved to one multipart polygon per site.
- Process_Date: 20170401
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- Process_Description: All data were reprojected to WGS 1984, decimal degrees.
- Process_Date: 20170401
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- Process_Description: MPA Inventory attribute data were appended to feature class.
- Process_Date: 20170401
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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All new site data were merged into a single feature class with existing sites.
- Process_Date: 20170401
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- Process_Description:
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Boundaries for all 2017 updated sites were compiled and added to the feature class.
- Process_Date: 20170401
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- Process_Description:
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FWRI downloaded the data from the MPA web site. The data were re-projected to a custom Albers projection and only the MPAs in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico were reselected. For the complete data set go to www.mpa.gov.
- Process_Date: 20181029
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1017
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Map_Projection:
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- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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- Standard_Parallel: 24.0
- Standard_Parallel: 31.5
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0
- False_Easting: 400000.0
- False_Northing: 0.0
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
- Planar_Distance_Units: meter
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011
- Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: marine_protected_areas_poly
- Entity_Type_Definition: Database of MPA geospatial data
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Anchor
- Attribute_Definition: Describes whether anchoring in the site is permitted.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Anchoring within the site is prohibited.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unrestricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows ship anchoring.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows some anchoring, with restrictions.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Permanence
- Attribute_Definition: Classification of the permanence of the site
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conditional
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that have the potential, and often the expectation, to persist administratively over time, but whose legal authority has a finite duration and must be actively renewed or ratified based on periodic governmental reviews of performance
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Permanent
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones whose legal authorities provide some level of protection to the site in perpetuity for future generations, unless reversed by unanticipated future legislation or regulatory actions
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Temporary
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs that are designed to address relatively short-term conservation and/or management needs by protecting a specific habitat or species for a finite duration, with no expectation or specific mechanism for renewal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Prot_Focus
- Attribute_Definition: Ecological scale of site conservation targets
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Focal Resource
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones whose legal authorities and management measures specifically target a particular habitat, species complex, or single resource (either natural or cultural)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ecosystem
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones whose legal authorities and management measures are intended to protect all of the components and processes of the ecosystem within its boundaries
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Mgmt_Plan
- Attribute_Definition: The type of management plan developed for the site
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Species Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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A species management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: MPA Programmatic Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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A management plan has been developed for a broader MPA program, which includes the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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No management plan has been developed for the site, or the management plan is still in draft form
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Habitat Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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A habitat management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Site-Specific Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A management plan has been developed specifically for the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Fisheries Management Plan
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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A fisheries management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Community Agreement
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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A verbal or written community agreement has been reached for the management of the site
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Prot_Lvl
- Attribute_Definition:
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Level of legal protection afforded to the site's natural and cultural resources and ecological processes
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uniform Multiple Use
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones with a consistent level of protection and allowable activities, including certain extractive uses, across the entire protected area
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zoned Multiple Use
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs that allow some extractive activities throughout the entire site, but that use marine zoning to allocate specific uses to compatible places or times in order to reduce user conflicts and adverse impacts
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Impact
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MPAs or zones that allow human access, but that prohibit all activities that could harm the site's resources or disrupt the ecological or cultural services they provide. Examples of activities typically prohibited in no-impact MPAs include resource extraction of any kind (fishing, collecting, or mining); discharge of pollutants; disposal or
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Take
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that allow human access and even some potentially harmful uses, but that totally prohibit the extraction or significant destruction of natural or cultural resources.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Access
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that restrict all human access to the area in order to prevent potential ecological disturbance, unless specifically permitted for designated special uses such as research, monitoring or restoration
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: To Be Determined
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPA or zone that has been established, but has not yet officially designated it's specific level of protection.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zoned w/No Take Areas
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Multiple-use MPAs that contain at least one legally established management zone in which all resource extraction is prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Vessel
- Attribute_Definition: Describes if vessel access is allowed within the MPA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows some vessel traffic, with restrictions.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel traffic within the site is prohibited.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unrestricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows vessel access.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: State
- Attribute_Definition: State name of MPA, or Program, if MPA is federal
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
- Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Estab_Yr
- Attribute_Definition: The year the site was officially designated or established
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive numbers, or 0 if unknown.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Fish_Rstr
- Attribute_Definition: Level of restrictions on commercial and/or recreational fishing
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on all types of fishing, including both commercial and recreational. The level of restriction may vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Recreational Fishing Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing. Commercial fishing may be allowed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial Fishing Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on commercial fishing, which might vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas. Recreational fishing may be unrestricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
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Commercial Fishing Prohibited and Recreational Fishing Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing and place some type of restriction on recreational fishing
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Recreational Fishing Restricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on recreational fishing, which might vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas. Commercial fishing may be unrestricted
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
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Commercial Fishing Restricted and Recreational Fishing Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing and place some type of restriction on commercial fishing
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial Fishing Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing. Recreational fishing may be allowed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPAs or zones with unknown fishing restrictions
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Prohibited
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones prohibit any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Site Restrictions
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones place no restrictions on any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Mgmt_Agen
- Attribute_Definition: Agency responsible for managing the site
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Pri_Con_Fo
- Attribute_Definition:
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Represents the primary characteristics of the area that the MPA was established to conserve
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Site_ID
- Attribute_Definition: Unique site identifier assigned by MPAC
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Consists of government level identifier combined with unique number value.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Site_Name
- Attribute_Definition: Official name of the MPA
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NS_Full
- Attribute_Definition: Status of the site with respect to the National System of MPAs
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Not Eligible
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site does not meet eligibility criteria for the National System
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Member
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site has been approved as a National System MPA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nominated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Site has been nominated, and is currently under consideration for entry to the National System
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Member
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site has been approved as a National System MPA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Constancy
- Attribute_Definition: Classification of the constancy of the site throughout the year
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Year-Round
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that provide constant protection to the site throughout the year
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rotating
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that cycle serially and predictably among a set of fixed geographic areas in order to meet short-term conservation or management goals (such as local stock replenishment followed by renewed exploitation of recovered populations)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Seasonal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPAs or zones that protect specific habitats and resources, but only during fixed seasons or periods when human uses may disrupt ecologically sensitive seasonal processes such as spawning, breeding, or feeding aggregations
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Design
- Attribute_Definition: Site designation derived from site name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Derived from name given to the site from its managing agency.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AreaMar
- Attribute_Definition:
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Area of each site that does not include any land areas (exception of small islands, seastacks, atolls, etc). Calculated in World Eckert IV by erasing the terrestrial portion as defined by a moderate resolution national shoreline vector.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: MarPercent
- Attribute_Definition:
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Calculated from total area and marine area values using World Eckert IV projection.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Calculated from total area and marine area values using World Eckert IV projection.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AreaNT
- Attribute_Definition:
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No Take area calculated for each site in square kilometers (based off World Eckert IV projection).
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Calculated based on no-take area per site
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: IUCN
- Attribute_Definition: IUCN category assigned to each site
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: IUCN categories
- Codeset_Source:
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https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/about/protected-areas-categories
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Marine
- Attribute_Definition:
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Categorical assignment based on percent area in the marine environment designed to filter out areas that are wholly marine, that are mostly land but intersect the shoreline or that are mixed marine and terrestrial.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Marine
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Site is mostly marine - 95% or greater of the site's area is in the marine environment
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mixed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Site has both marine and terrestrial area - More than 5% but less than 95% of the site's area is in the marine environment
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Interface
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Coastal site with mostly land but that touches the shoreline - Less than 5% of the site's area is in the marine environment
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Cons_Focus
- Attribute_Definition:
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All characteristics of the area the site was established to conserve
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Heritage, Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultural Heritage
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: WDPA_Cd
- Attribute_Definition:
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Unique code assigned to each site by World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Gov_Level
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Level of government responsible for designating and managing the site
- Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Territorial
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a territorial agency
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a local agency
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: State
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a state agency
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a federal agency
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Partnership
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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MPA is designated and managed by multiple agencies at more than one level of government
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
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- Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
- Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: IUCN_MPA
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: IUCN
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Does not meet IUCN definition of protected area
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site meets IUCN definition of protected area
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office Of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person: GIS Manager
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 99 Pacific St.
- Address: Suite 100-F
- City: Monterey
- State_or_Province: CA
- Postal_Code: 93940
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831)647-6462
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MPAINVENTORY@NOAA.GOV
- Distribution_Liability:
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The MPA Center shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained in this database. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and within the limitations of geospatial data in general, and these data in particular.
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
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<http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/helpful_resources/inventoryfiles/mpa_inventory_2014_public_gdb.zip>
- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
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https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/
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- Metadata_Date: 20190430
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office Of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person: GIS Manager
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Suite 100-F
- Address: 99 Pacific St.
- City: Monterey
- State_or_Province: CA
- Postal_Code: 93940
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831)242-2050
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- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Generated by mp version 2.9.12 on Fri Nov 08 16:22:29 2019