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    • Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Inventory 2023-2024

    Metadata Updated: May 20, 2025

    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.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 20, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 31, 2023 (creation), 2023 (revision), 2023 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS ONMS

    Other Data Resources

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 20, 2025
    Reference Date(s) January 31, 2023 (creation), 2023 (revision), 2023 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:69506
    Access Constraints 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., Access Constraints: These data are publicly accessible and downloadable via http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/, Use Constraints: These data are in the Public ___domain. The data are not to be used for navigation., 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.
    Bbox East Long 180
    Bbox North Lat 70.329403
    Bbox South Lat -15.386142
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview File https://nmsmarineprotectedareas.blob.core.windows.net/marineprotectedareas-prod/media/archive/img/mpa-logo-200x250.png
    Harvest Object Id b77c18d8-68c7-4d35-95dc-3a1afc0663de
    Harvest Source Id f705727e-6c56-4072-92cc-ce5c5c5b4688
    Harvest Source Title NOS ONMS
    Licence 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.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -15.386142], [180.0, -15.386142], [180.0, 70.329403], [-180.0, 70.329403], [-180.0, -15.386142]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True

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