gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:69506 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files Office of National Marine Sanctuaries resourceProvider MPA Data Manager 831-647-6462 831-647-1732 99 Pacific Street Monterey CA 93940 mpainventory@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) EPSG::4326 Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Inventory 2023-2024 MPA Inventory 2023 2023-01-31 creation 2023 revision 2023 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 69506 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69506 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link MPA Center website Online Resource download The NOAA MPA 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. The NOAA MPA Inventory (v2023) 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. NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior completed MPA Data Manager 831-647-6462 831-647-1732 99 Pacific Street Monterey CA 93940 mpainventory@noaa.gov pointOfContact MPA Data Manager 831-647-6462 831-647-1732 99 Pacific Street Monterey CA 93940 mpainventory@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded https://nmsmarineprotectedareas.blob.core.windows.net/marineprotectedareas-prod/media/archive/img/mpa-logo-200x250.png NGDA National Geospatial Data Asset Water Oceans and Coasts Theme NGDAID179 theme NGDA Portfolio Themes CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Marine Boundaries theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Marine Conservation Areas Marine Protected Areas Ocean Conservation theme DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian MPA_Inventory project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [Date of Access]: Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Inventory 2023-2024 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69506. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: These data are publicly accessible and downloadable via http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ otherRestrictions Use Constraints: These data are in the Public domain. The data are not to be used for navigation. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: 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. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 69506 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/onms/dmp/pdf/69506.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US boundaries location oceans -180 180 -15.386142 70.329403 | Currentness: Publication Date 2014-10-01 false eng false Data Table MPA Inventory Attributes 2023-05-10 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Web Service (Other) MPA Data Manager 831-647-6462 831-647-1732 99 Pacific Street Monterey CA 93940 mpainventory@noaa.gov distributor Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Website Website listed for Office of National Marine Sanctuaries information distributor https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link MPA Inventory 2023 download https://www.geoplatform.gov/metadata/667d9674-aa7d-597d-bf58-207ba0f986c0 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link MPA Inventory 2023 download https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/mpaviewer/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA MPA Inventory Interactive Map download https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=eb2b36aecb004f14ac29cf0260624291 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Web Mapping Service download https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/media/data/NOAA_Marine_Protected_Areas_Inventory_2023.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Downloadable GIS Data download dataset Representativeness Data were collected from variety of federal and state geospatial sources and integrated into one data product. As of the 2020 version, the MPA Inventory provides boundary and classification information exclusively for MPAs that meet the international protected area definition established by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). IUCN protected areas are defined as: A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated, and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Accuracy 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 Measure This version of the MPA Inventory contains geospatial boundaries for 979 marine protected areas. New and/or altered sites that are not currently present in the database will be added as data are made available. 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). 2014-10-01T00:00:00 All sites were reviewed by MPA Center to ensure a match between GIS data and MPA Inventory description. 2014-10-01T00:00:00 All data were reprojected to WGS 1984, decimal degrees. 2014-10-01T00:00:00 All new site data were merged into a single shapefile with existing sites. 2014-10-01T00:00:00 MPA Inventory shapefile was dissolved to one multipart polygon per site. 2014-10-01T00:00:00 MPA Inventory attribute data were appended to shapefile. 2014-10-01T00:00:00