National Marine Fisheries Service Regions
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48904 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: National Marine Fisheries Service Regions, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48904.
Full Citation Examples
Geographic representations for each of the National Marine Fisheries Service regions.
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
None
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
boundaries, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | NationalMarineFisheriesServiceRegions |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-179.999989° W,
179.999989° E,
74.70884° N,
-17.555° S
2017-07
Item Identification
Title: | National Marine Fisheries Service Regions |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2017-09-20 |
Abstract: |
Geographic representations for each of the National Marine Fisheries Service regions. |
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 |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | coastal |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
None | Outer Continental Shelf |
None | Territorial Sea |
None | United States of America |
Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2017-09-20 |
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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: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -179.999989 | |
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E° Bound: | 179.999989 | |
N° Bound: | 74.70884 | |
S° Bound: | -17.555 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2017-07 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/NationalMarineFisheriesServiceRegions.zip |
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Distributor: |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-10-20 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
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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 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Data Quality
Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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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
200NM EEZ and Maritime Boundaries
Contact Name: | NOAA Office of Coast SurveyESRI |
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Publish Date: | 2013-09-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013-09 |
Citation URL: | http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip |
Source Contribution: |
EEZ and US - Canada border were combined with states data to create a spatial version of NMFS regions. | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
+ Download most current version of 200NM EEZ and Maritime Boundaries from marinecadastre.gov: http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip + Delete all linework that is not the outer boundary of the EEZ, land boundaries, and maritime boundaries + Ensure that all line segments are closed and convert feature to polygon + Add USA States (Generalized) from ArcGIS Online and export as a new feature class + Union the EEZ polygon feature class with the states feature class with no gaps + Merge polygons based on image at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/recreational/get_connected.html + Delete all superfluous fields and add attribute info |
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Process Date/Time: | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title | |
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Entity | NationalMarineFisheriesServiceRegions |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 48904 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48904 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:10+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 |