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The Marine Protected Areas Inventory

The Marine Protected Areas Inventory (MPA Inventory) is a comprehensive geospatial database designed to catalog and classify marine protected areas within US waters. The MPA Inventory was developed with extensive input from state and federal MPA programs, and drawn from other publically available data. The Marine Managed Areas Inventory, an earlier version of this database, has now been archived (for more information or to access these archived data please contact the GIS Manager).

 

About the MPA Inventory
The MPA Inventory contains information on over 1,600 sites and is the only such comprehensive dataset in the nation. It provides baseline information that will contribute to the development of the National System of MPAs, as defined in Executive Order 13158.
Click here for more information about the MPA Inventory

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Tabular Data
The tabular data for the MPA Inventory can be downloaded from the link below. The tabular data are in excel/access format and include the following attribute fields; Site Name, Level of Government, Marine Area, Year Established, Level of Protection, Permanence, Constancy, Scale of Protection, Conservation Focus, Primary Conservation Focus, and Fishing Restrictions. The tabular data are current through December 2007.
Download Tabular Data Here [zip, 110kb]

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GIS Spatial Data
The GIS data for the MPA Inventory can be downloaded from the link below. The GIS data are in ESRI shapefile format and include the following attribute fields; Site Name, Level of Government, Marine Area, Year Established, Level of Protection, Permanence, Constancy, Scale of Protection, Conservation Focus, Primary Conservation Focus, and Fishing Restrictions. The GIS data were collected from state and federal MPA programs and other public sources. These data are current through December 2007.
Download GIS Data Here [zip, 101mb]

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Maps
The link below provides mapping products from analysis of the MPA Inventory. These maps include regional and national level analyses of the MPA Inventory geospatial data. This section will be updated as more analysis is completed and verified.
Link to Mapping Products

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Other Data Products
The link below provides additional data products derived from the MPA Inventory and other related MPA data sources. These products provide samples of a variety of the analytical results that can be obtained using the MPA Inventory.
Link to Other Data Products

 

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These maps are presented as a reference tool, not as an aid to navigation. Use full-scale navigational charts for purposes of navigation.

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