Abandoned Shipwreck Act
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48846 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Abandoned Shipwreck Act, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48846.
Full Citation Examples
This data represents the extent of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA). The ASA allows states to manage a broad range of resources within submerged lands, including abandoned shipwrecks that have been deserted and to which the owner has relinquished ownership rights with no retention. With the exception of wrecks on certain federal public lands, the ASA asserts U.S. title to abandoned shipwrecks and automatically transfers the title to coastal states. Citing to the Submerged Lands Act, the ASA generally extends seaward a distance of three nautical miles from the coastline to the inner limit of the outer continental shelf. In the cases of Texas, the Gulf coast of Florida, and Puerto Rico, the ASA extends seaward three marine leagues-or nine nautical miles-from the coastline. When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up-to-date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources.
Source: https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/FHPL_AbndShipwreck.pdf
Date enacted: April 28, 1988
Codification: 43 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq
Authority: U.S. National Park Service
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
boundaries, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Abandoned Shipwreck Act |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-179.229655° W,
179.856675° E,
71.439231° N,
-14.610193° S
2016
Item Identification
| Title: | Abandoned Shipwreck Act |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2017-02-15 |
| Abstract: |
This data represents the extent of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA). The ASA allows states to manage a broad range of resources within submerged lands, including abandoned shipwrecks that have been deserted and to which the owner has relinquished ownership rights with no retention. With the exception of wrecks on certain federal public lands, the ASA asserts U.S. title to abandoned shipwrecks and automatically transfers the title to coastal states. Citing to the Submerged Lands Act, the ASA generally extends seaward a distance of three nautical miles from the coastline to the inner limit of the outer continental shelf. In the cases of Texas, the Gulf coast of Florida, and Puerto Rico, the ASA extends seaward three marine leagues-or nine nautical miles-from the coastline. When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up-to-date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources. Source: https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/FHPL_AbndShipwreck.pdf Date enacted: April 28, 1988 Codification: 43 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq Authority: U.S. National Park Service |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Abandoned Shipwreck Act |
| None | marine boundaries |
| None | ocean planning |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Alaska |
| None | American Samoa |
| None | CNMI |
| None | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| None | Guam |
| None | Hawaii |
| None | Puerto Rico |
| None | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| None | United States |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
|---|---|
| City: | Charleston |
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2017-02-15 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -179.229655 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 179.856675 | |
| N° Bound: | 71.439231 | |
| S° Bound: | -14.610193 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2016 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
| Vector: | Yes |
|---|
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/AbandonedShipwreckAct.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-12 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
| Activity Date/Time: | 2018-02-08 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
CleanWaterAct.zip
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2016-11-09 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-12-13 |
| Citation URL: | ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/Legis-Atlas/FederalGeoregulations/CleanWaterAct.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
Provided a submerged lands proxy (3nm boundary) for American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, and the US Virgin Islands. | Type of Source Media: online |
CoastalZoneManagementActBoundary.zip
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2013-12-12 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-12-13 |
| Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/CoastalZoneManagementActBoundary.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
Provided a submerged lands proxy (9nm boundary) for Puerto Rico. | Type of Source Media: online |
USStateSubmergedLands.zip
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2016-09-14 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-11-28 |
| Citation URL: | ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/Legis-Atlas/FederalGeoregulations/USStateSubmergedLands.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
Provided state submerged lands for the Lower 48, Alaska, and Hawaii | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
1. Download source data that provide the component boundaries of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act. These include the US State Submerged Lands, Clean Water Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act. 2. Create a new feature class to copy features from the source data sets. 3. Using the US State Submerged Lands Act, copy all features into the new feature class. Using the Clean Water Act, extract the interior-most (3 mile) boundary for American Samoa, Guam, CNMI, and US Virgin Islands. 4. Using the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), extract the data for Puerto Rico. (This will require removing coincident data for USVI.) Erase the shoreline overlap of the CZMA data in Puerto Rico with a national shoreline boundary. Add the modified data for Puerto Rico to the national data set for the Abandoned Shipwreck Act. 5. Add fields and populated according to data dictionary. |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Abandoned Shipwreck Act |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 48846 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48846 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:55+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-02-08 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-08 |