42001 fknms_py Entity Published / External 40042 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon) Data Set On Going 2026-02-10 NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments. Few places on the planet can compete with the diversity of the National Marine Sanctuary System, which protects America's most iconic undersea natural and cultural resources. The system works with diverse partners and stakeholders to promote responsible, sustainable ocean uses that ensure the health of our most valued ocean and Great Lake places. By investing in innovative solutions, we strengthen these iconic places to address 21st-century challenges while supporting America's commerce and tourism. These unique locations inspire people to visit, value, and steward our nation's iconic ocean and Great Lakes places. Item Identification: Purpose The legal boundaries of the national marine sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts therein. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data. These files are provided to promote an understanding of the boundaries, locations, and extents for each national marine sanctuary. They are based on the legal definition of each sanctuary as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts therein as stressed previously. These digital files are not intended and should not be relied upon for use in navigation or for legal purposes. For legal questions relating to the digital boundary files, please contact NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the information provided in this metadata record. Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Marine Boundaries Theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Nautical Charting Theme Sanctuary CFR Theme Sanctuary Code of Federal Regulations Theme Sanctuary MPA Theme Sanctuary NMS Theme Sanctuary National Marine Sanctuary Theme Sanctuary ONMS Theme Sanctuary marine protected area Spatial Sanctuary Atlantic Ocean Spatial Sanctuary Florida Spatial Sanctuary Florida Keys Spatial Sanctuary Marine Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Silver Spring MD GIS File Yes FKNMS_py Boundary file for FKNMS 1 FID Unknown No No Active Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Shape Unknown No No Active Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 3 SANCTUARY Unknown No No Active Acronym for National Marine Sanctuary | Description Source: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Unknown 4 DATUM Unknown No No Active The geometric model from which the geographic coordinate system is defined. For the Sanctuary boundaries, the datum used is NAD83, or in the case of Fagatele Bay, WGS84 | Description Source: Unknown Unknown 5 POLY_ID Unknown No No Active Polygon identification - the unique identifier for each polygon | Description Source: Coastal Services Center Unknown 6 ACRES Unknown No No Active Area calculated in acres | Description Source: Unknown Unknown 7 AREA_SM Unknown No No Active area calculated in statute miles | Description Source: Unknown Unknown 8 AREA_NAME Unknown No No Active name of specific areas within a sanctuary, or in cases where there are no area names, the name of the sanctuary | Description Source: Unknown Unknown 9 AREA_KM Unknown No No Active area calculated in square kilometers | Description Source: Unknown Unknown 10 AREA_NM Unknown No No Active area calculated in square nautical miles | Description Source: Unknown Unknown Data Steward 2004-12 Position GIS Coordinator sanctuaries@noaa.gov 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 (301) 713-3125 (301) 713-0404 Distributor 2004-12 Organization Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ONMS https://ror.org/04bgwn153 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ Metadata Contact 2004-12 Position GIS Coordinator sanctuaries@noaa.gov 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 (301) 713-3125 (301) 713-0404 Point of Contact 2004-12 Position GIS Coordinator sanctuaries@noaa.gov 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 (301) 713-3125 (301) 713-0404 200412 -83.15 -80.066667 25.65 24.3 Discrete 2004-12 Unclassified Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary File (fknms_py.shp) Digital boundry files are available for public consumption from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries through their internet site. Because URL addresses and pages change, the actual data URL is not listed here, but will be searchable within the site (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/) Requests may also be made through the ONMS Boundary Coordinator. See Distributor Contact Information for contact details.; None NOT FOR LEGAL USE; NOT FOR NAVIGATION Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate and relevant use of these data. This geospatial information is not to be used as LEGAL representations of the sanctuary boundaries. The digital boundaries were created with the most recent and accurate geospatial information available at the time of publication, but their overall extent, area, and/or proportions may change due to natural land changes along shorelines, as well as sanctuary boundary site modifications and expansions, as well as updated source data that is the basis of the boundary. Therefore, the currentness or accuracy of these digital boundaries that are provided to the public cannot be guaranteed. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html 2004-12 Organization Office of National Marine Sanctuaries https://ror.org/04bgwn153 FKNMS_py.zip Boundary file for FKNMS Shapefile gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:42001 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-06T11:01:36 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-08-19T18:36:31 2017-08-14 Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ONMS 1002 Public No 2017-08-14 1 Year 2018-08-14