## MPA_Inventory_GIS_Database

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: NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center Publication_Date: March 2008
Title: MPA_Inventory_GIS_Database Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: \\OCRM-L-1401347\C$\MMA\MMA_ALL\onWeb\MPA_Inventory_GIS_Database.shp 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. Purpose: The inventory represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal andterritorial entities to provide a publicly available source of comprehensive information on placebased marine conservation efforts under U.S. federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdiction. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: March 2008 Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.329973 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.609461 Keywords:
Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Place-based Management Theme_Keyword: Marine Protected Areas Theme_Keyword: Marine Conservation AreasTheme_Keyword: Ocean Conservation Access_Constraints: These data are to be made publically accessible and downloadable via hyperlink on the WWW. Use_Constraints: The data are not to be used for navigation. For more information, see the accuracy section. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: GIS Manager Contact_Organization: NOAA MPAC 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 Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.5.1450

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 drawn from coordinates provided by governing agencies. Completeness_Report: The inventory is complete as of March 2008. 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. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata created. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\MMA\MMA_ALL\Feb2008\MMA_all_0208.shp.xml Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\MMA\MMA_ALL\MarineProtectedAreasInventory_Ma rch2008.shp.xml

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1372

Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Eckert IV Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: MPA_Inventory_GIS_Database
Attribute: Attribute_Label: Site_Name Attribute_Definition: Name of the Site Attribute_Definition_Source: Governing Agency
Attribute: Attribute_Label: Gov_Level Attribute_Definition: Government Level - What level of government controls jurisdiction over the site, its holdings and policies. Attribute_Definition_Source: Governing Agency
Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME
Attribute: Attribute_Label: GOV_LEVEL
Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITE_ID Attribute_Definition: Identification given to each site for record keeping and data management Attribute_Definition_Source:MPAC
Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROTECT_SC Attribute_Definition: Scale of Protection Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:ES Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ecosystem Scale Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:FS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Focal Scale
Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROTECT_LE Attribute_Definition: Protection Level Attribute_Definition_Source:MPAC Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NAL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No access MPAs restrict all human access in order to prevent potential ecological disturbance. Types of no access MPAs are those that protect marine animals during sensitive life stages, or serve as areas for research in the absence of any human activities Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NIL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Impact 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. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NTL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:No Take 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: Enumerated_Domain_Value: UML Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Uniform Multiple Use MPAs or zones with a consistent level of protection and allowable activities, including certain extractive uses, across the entire protected area. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:ZML Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zoned Multiple Use 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: Enumerated_Domain_Value:ZNL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zoned Multiple-Use With No-Take Area(s) are Multiple-use MPAs that contain at least one legally established management zone in which all resource extraction is prohibited.
Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONSTANCY Attribute_Definition: Constancy of Protection Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: YP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Year Round Protection Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: RP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rotational Protection Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Seasonal Protection
Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONSERV_FO Attribute_Definition: Conservation Focus Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultural Heritage 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. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage 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. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sustainable Production 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. Enumerated_Domain:Enumerated_Domain_Value:NHCH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NHSP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production
Attribute: Attribute_Label: PRIMARY_CF Attribute_Definition: Primary Conservation Focus Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural Heritage 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. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultural Heritage 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. Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sustainable Production 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.
Attribute: Attribute_Label: FISH_RESTR Attribute_Definition: Fishing Restrictions Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:NoRstr Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Restrictions to Fishing Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ProAll Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: All Fishing Prohibited Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ProCom Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commercial Fishing Prohibited Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ProRec Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Recreational Fishing Prohibited Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ResAll Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: All Fishing Restricted Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ResCom Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commerical Fishing Restricted Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ResRec Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Recreational Fishing Restricted Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: UnRstrEnumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fishing Restrictions Unknown
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: ESTABLISH_ Attribute_Definition: Year Site was Established
Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMANENCE Attribute_Definition: Permanence of Protection Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Permanent Protection Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conditional Protection
Attribute: Attribute_Label: areakm

Distribution_Information:
Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: MPAC GIS Manager Resource_Description: Downloadable Data 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Transfer_Size: 135.891

Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20080506 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center Contact_Person: MPAC GIS Manager Contact_Address:Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 99 Pacific Street, Suite 100G City: Monterey. State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 93940 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MPAINVENTORY@NOAA.GOV Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html> Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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