Marine Protected Areas Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)

Publication_Date: 201203

Title: Marine Protected Areas Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

Edition: v3

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Monterey, CA

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service, National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)

Online_Linkage: <http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/>

Description:

Abstract:

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:

The inventory 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.

Supplemental_Information:

This dataset consists of original boundaries as represented by the managing agencies, including any terrestrial components of the protected areas. Only the sub-tidal components of the areas meet the definition of an MPA. Version Notes: 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. Numerous 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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20120313

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.008285

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.987999

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.757757

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.389939

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: location

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Ocean Conservation

Theme_Keyword: Marine Protected Areas

Theme_Keyword: Marine Conservation Areas

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Marine Boundaries

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints:

These data are publicly accessible and downloadable via <http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/>

Use_Constraints:

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:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)

Contact_Person: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Suite 100-F

Address: 99 Pacific St.

City: Monterey

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 93940

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831)242-2050

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MPAINVENTORY@NOAA.GOV

Data_Set_Credit:

NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior. FWRI has altered the metadata to include processing done by FWRI and to convert the metadata to FGDC format.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Inventory data were collected from various sources at various spatial scales. The datasets collected were not resampled and are presented in their original form as provided from the contributing agencies, with the exception for a variety of sites that were digitized from coordinates provided by governing agencies

Completeness_Report:

This version of the MPA Inventory contains geospatial boundaries for 1,510 of the 1,680 identified marine protected areas, and is considered complete as of March 2011. New and/or altered sites that are not currently present in the database will be added annually, as data are made available. Please note that site inclusion into the MPA inventory required that the site meet specific definition and conservation criteria that are thoroughly detailed on the www.mpa.gov website.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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_Date: 20091201

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Unknown

Address: Suite 100-F

Address: 99 Pacific St.

City: Monterey

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 93940

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-645-2703

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All sites were reviewed by MPA Center to ensure a match between GIS data and MPA Inventory description.

Process_Date: 20091201

Process_Step:

Process_Description: All data were reprojected to WGS 1984, decimal degrees.

Process_Date: 20091201

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Boundaries for all 2010 updated sites were compiled.

Process_Date: 20110228

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All site data were merged into a single shapefile with existing sites. MPA Inventory shapefile was dissolved to one multipart polygon per site.

Process_Date: 20120309

Process_Step:

Process_Description: MPA Inventory attribute data were appended to shapefile.

Process_Date: 20120309

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

FWRI downloaded the data from the MPA web site. The data were reprojected 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: 201205

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GISLibrarian

Contact_Organization:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 987

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

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:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000004429812072714868

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000004429812072714868

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: marine_protected_areas_poly

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 site identifier assigned by MPAC

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Consists of government level identifier combined with unique number value.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area_KM_To

Attribute_Definition:

Area of the protected area in square kilometers, including any terrestrial portions where applicable

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Area

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area_KM_Ma

Attribute_Definition:

Area of the marine component of the protected area in square kilometers. This value is unofficial, calculated by clipping the polygon to the NOAA Medium Resolution (~80k) shoreline polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site_Name

Attribute_Definition: Official name of the MPA

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site_Label

Attribute_Definition: Abbreviated site name

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Gov_Level

Attribute_Definition:

Level of government responsible for designating and managing the site

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a federal agency

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: State

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a state agency

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Territorial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a territorial agency

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPA is designated and managed by a local agency

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Partnership

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPA is designated and managed by multiple agencies at more than one level of government

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute:

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:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Member

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site has been approved as a National System MPA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eligible

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site meets eligibility criteria for the National System

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nominated

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Site has been nominated, and is currently under consideration for entry to the National System

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Prot_Lvl

Attribute_Definition:

Level of legal protection afforded to the site's natural and cultural resources and ecological processes

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uniform Multiple Use

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zoned Multiple Use

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zoned w/No Take Areas

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Access

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Impact

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Take

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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. This includes Papahanuamokuakea Marine National Monument, which allows very limited subsistence fishing activities by Native Hawaiians by permit.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: To Be Determined

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mgmt_Plan

Attribute_Definition: The type of management plan developed for the site

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MPA Programmatic Management Plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A management plan has been developed for a broader MPA program, which includes the site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Species Management Plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A species management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Fisheries Management Plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A fisheries management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-MPA Programmatic Habitat Management Plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A habitat management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Community Agreement

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A verbal or written community agreement has been reached for the management of the site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Management Plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No management plan has been developed for the site, or the management plan is still in draft form

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mgmt_Agen

Attribute_Definition: Agency responsible for managing the site

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fish_Rstr

Attribute_Definition: Level of restrictions on commercial and/or recreational fishing

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones prohibit any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial Fishing Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing. Recreational fishing may be allowed

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

Commercial Fishing Prohibited and Recreational Fishing Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing and place some type of restriction on recreational fishing

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial Fishing Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

Commercial Fishing Restricted and Recreational Fishing Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing and place some type of restriction on commercial fishing

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Site Restrictions

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones place no restrictions on any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Recreational Fishing Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing. Commercial fishing may be allowed

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Recreational Fishing Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MPAs or zones with unknown fishing restrictions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pri_Con_Fo

Attribute_Definition:

Defines the primary characteristics of the area that the MPA was established to conserve.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Heritage

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part to sustain, conserve, restore, and understand the protected area's natural biodiversity, populations, communities, habitats, and ecosystems; the ecological and physical processes upon which they depend; and, the ecological services, human uses and values they provide to this and future generations.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultural Heritage

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part to protect and understand submerged cultural resources that reflect the nation's maritime history and traditional cultural connections to the sea.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sustainable Production

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part with the explicit purpose of supporting the continued extraction of renewable living resources (such as fish, shellfish, plants, birds, or mammals) that live within the MPA, or that are exploited elsewhere but depend upon the protected area?s habitat for essential aspects of their ecology or life history (feeding, spawning, mating, or nursery grounds).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Prot_Focus

Attribute_Definition: Ecological scale of site conservation targets

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ecosystem

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Focal Resource

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones whose legal authorities and management measures specifically target a particular habitat, species complex, or single resource (either natural or cultural)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Permanence

Attribute_Definition: Classification of the permanence of the site

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Permanent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conditional

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Temporary

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Constancy

Attribute_Definition: Classification of the constancy of the site throughout the year

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Year-Round

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MPAs or zones that provide constant protection to the site throughout the year

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Seasonal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rotating

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Estab_Yr

Attribute_Definition: The year the site was officially designated or established

Attribute_Definition_Source: Managing Agency

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL

Attribute_Definition: Website for the MPA created by the managing agency.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: n/a

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Vessel

Attribute_Definition: Describes if vessel access is allowed within the MPA.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unrestricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows vessel access.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows some vessel traffic, with restrictions.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel traffic within the site is prohibited.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Anchor

Attribute_Definition: Describes whether anchoring in the site is permitted.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MPAC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unrestricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows ship anchoring.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site allows some anchoring, with restrictions.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Anchoring within the site is prohibited.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cons_Focus

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL_Viewer

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)

Contact_Person: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Suite 100-F

Address: 99 Pacific St.

City: Monterey

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 93940

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-242-2050

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Transfer_Size: 67.035

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/>

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120604

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)

Contact_Person: MPAC GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Unknown

Address: 99 Pacific Street, Suite 100-F

City: Monterey.

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 93940

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-242-2050

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MPAINVENTORY@NOAA.GOV

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998