Protected Areas
Entity (ENT) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66177 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details
Data Attributes
Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.
Attribute Summary
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Name | Type | Description |
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Vessel | n/a | Describes if vessel access is allowed within the MPA.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Cons_Focus | n/a | All characteristics of the area the site was established to conserve.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Pri_Con_Fo | n/a | Defines the primary characteristics of the area that the MPA was established to conserve.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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NS_Full | n/a | Status of the site with respect to the National System of MPAs.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Mgmt_Agen | n/a | Agency responsible for managing the site.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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URL_Viewer | n/a | Website link to open MPA Inventory viewer focusing on MPA.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Estab_Yr | n/a | The year the site was officially designated or established.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Site_Label | n/a | Abbreviated version of Site Name, used for cartographic purposes.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Site_ID | n/a | Unique site identifier assigned by MPAC.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Permanence | n/a | Classification of the permanence of the site.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Mgmt_Plan | n/a | The type of management plan developed for the site.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Prot_Lvl | n/a | Level of legal protection afforded to the site's natural and cultural resources and ecological processes.; Source: MPAC | |
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Shape_Length | n/a | Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri | |
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N/A
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Shape_Area | n/a | Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri | |
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N/A
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Anchor | n/a | Describes whether anchoring in the site is permitted.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Shape | n/a | Feature geometry.; Source: Esri | |
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N/A
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Constancy | n/a | Classification of the constancy of the site throughout the year.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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OBJECTID | n/a | Internal feature number.; Source: Esri | |
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N/A
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Area_sqkm | n/a | Area of protected area in square kilometers.; Source: MPAC | |
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Site_Name | n/a | Official name of the protected area.; Source: MPAC | |
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State | n/a | State name of MPA, or Program, if MPA is federal.; Source: MPAC | |
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Gov_Level | n/a | Level of government responsible for designating and managing the site.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Prot_Focus | n/a | Ecological scale of site conservation targets.; Source: MPAC | |
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N/A
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Fish_Rstr | n/a | Level of restrictions on commercial and/or recreational fishing.; Source: MPAC | |
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URL | n/a | Website for the protected area created by the managing agency.; Source: MPAC |
Attribute Details
Vessel
CC ID: 1116338
| Seq. Order: | 1 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Describes if vessel access is allowed within the MPA.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Prohibited: Vessel traffic within the site is prohibited.; Restricted: The site allows some vessel traffic, with restrictions.; Unrestricted: The site allows vessel access.; |
Cons_Focus
CC ID: 1116316
| Seq. Order: | 2 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
All characteristics of the area the site was established to conserve.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage; Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production; Natural Heritage: Natural Heritage; Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage: Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage; Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production: Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production; Natural Heritage, Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production: Natural Heritage, Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Production; Sustainable Production: Sustainable Production; |
Pri_Con_Fo
CC ID: 1116326
| Seq. Order: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Defines the primary characteristics of the area that the MPA was established to conserve.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Cultural Heritage: MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part to protect and understand submerged cultural resources that reflect the nation's maritime history and traditional cultural connections to the sea.; Natural Heritage: MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part to sustain, conserve, restore, and understand the protected area's natural biodiversity, populations, communities, habitats, and ecosystems; the ecological and physical processes upon which they depend; and, the ecological services, human uses and values they provide to this and future generations.; Sustainable Production: MPAs or zones established and managed wholly or in part with the explicit purpose of supporting the continued extraction of renewable living resources (such as fish, shellfish, plants, birds, or mammals) that live within the MPA, or that are exploited elsewhere but depend upon the protected area's habitat for essential aspects of their ecology or life history (feeding, spawning, mating, or nursery grounds).; |
NS_Full
CC ID: 1116323
| Seq. Order: | 4 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Status of the site with respect to the National System of MPAs.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Member: Site has been approved as a National System MPA; Member: Site has been approved as a National System MPA; Nominated: Site has been nominated, and is currently under consideration for entry to the National System; Not Eligible: Site does not meet eligibility criteria for the National System; |
Mgmt_Agen
CC ID: 1116321
| Seq. Order: | 5 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Agency responsible for managing the site.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Agency responsible for managing the site. |
URL_Viewer
CC ID: 1116337
| Seq. Order: | 6 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Website link to open MPA Inventory viewer focusing on MPA.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Website link to open MPA Inventory viewer focusing on MPA. |
Estab_Yr
CC ID: 1116318
| Seq. Order: | 7 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
The year the site was officially designated or established.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | The year the site was officially designated or established. |
Site_Label
CC ID: 1116333
| Seq. Order: | 8 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Abbreviated version of Site Name, used for cartographic purposes.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Abbreviated version of Site Name, used for cartographic purposes. |
Site_ID
CC ID: 1116332
| Seq. Order: | 9 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Unique site identifier assigned by MPAC.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Consists of government level identifier combined with unique number value. |
Permanence
CC ID: 1116325
| Seq. Order: | 10 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Classification of the permanence of the site.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Conditional: MPAs or zones that have the potential, and often the expectation, to persist administratively over time, but whose legal authority has a finite duration and must be actively renewed or ratified based on periodic governmental reviews of performance; Permanent: MPAs or zones whose legal authorities provide some level of protection to the site in perpetuity for future generations, unless reversed by unanticipated future legislation or regulatory actions; Temporary: MPAs that are designed to address relatively short-term conservation and/or management needs by protecting a specific habitat or species for a finite duration, with no expectation or specific mechanism for renewal; |
Mgmt_Plan
CC ID: 1116322
| Seq. Order: | 11 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
The type of management plan developed for the site.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Community Agreement: A verbal or written community agreement has been reached for the management of the site; MPA Programmatic Management Plan: A management plan has been developed for a broader MPA program, which includes the site; No Management Plan: No management plan has been developed for the site, or the management plan is still in draft form; Non-MPA Programmatic Fisheries Management Plan: A fisheries management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site; Non-MPA Programmatic Habitat Management Plan: A habitat management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site; Non-MPA Programmatic Species Management Plan: A species management plan has been developed, which includes the management of the site; Site-Specific Management Plan: A management plan has been developed specifically for the site; |
Prot_Lvl
CC ID: 1116328
| Seq. Order: | 12 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Level of legal protection afforded to the site's natural and cultural resources and ecological processes.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | No Access: MPAs or zones that restrict all human access to the area in order to prevent potential ecological disturbance, unless specifically permitted for designated special uses such as research, monitoring or restoration; No Impact: MPAs or zones that allow human access, but that prohibit all activities that could harm the site's resources or disrupt the ecological or cultural services they provide. Examples of activities typically prohibited in no-impact MPAs include resource extraction of any kind (fishing, collecting, or mining); discharge of pollutants; No Take: MPAs or zones that allow human access and even some potentially harmful uses, but that totally prohibit the extraction or significant destruction of natural or cultural resources.; To Be Determined: MPA or zone that has been established, but has not yet officially designated it's specific level of protection.; Uniform Multiple Use: MPAs or zones with a consistent level of protection and allowable activities, including certain extractive uses, across the entire protected area; Zoned Multiple Use: MPAs that allow some extractive activities throughout the entire site, but that use marine zoning to allocate specific uses to compatible places or times in order to reduce user conflicts and adverse impacts; Zoned w/No Take Areas: Multiple-use MPAs that contain at least one legally established management zone in which all resource extraction is prohibited; |
Shape_Length
CC ID: 1116331
| Seq. Order: | 13 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri |
| Allowed Values: | Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. |
Shape_Area
CC ID: 1116330
| Seq. Order: | 14 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri |
| Allowed Values: | Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. |
Anchor
CC ID: 1116314
| Seq. Order: | 15 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Describes whether anchoring in the site is permitted.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Prohibited: Anchoring within the site is prohibited.; Restricted: The site allows some anchoring, with restrictions.; Unrestricted: The site allows ship anchoring.; |
Shape
CC ID: 1116329
| Seq. Order: | 16 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Feature geometry.; Source: Esri |
| Allowed Values: | Coordinates defining the features. |
Constancy
CC ID: 1116317
| Seq. Order: | 17 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Classification of the constancy of the site throughout the year.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Rotating: MPAs or zones that cycle serially and predictably among a set of fixed geographic areas in order to meet short-term conservation or management goals (such as local stock replenishment followed by renewed exploitation of recovered populations); Seasonal: MPAs or zones that protect specific habitats and resources, but only during fixed seasons or periods when human uses may disrupt ecologically sensitive seasonal processes such as spawning, breeding, or feeding aggregations; Year-Round: MPAs or zones that provide constant protection to the site throughout the year; |
OBJECTID
CC ID: 1116324
| Seq. Order: | 18 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Internal feature number.; Source: Esri |
| Allowed Values: | Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
Area_sqkm
CC ID: 1116315
| Seq. Order: | 19 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Area of protected area in square kilometers.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Area of protected area in square kilometers. |
Site_Name
CC ID: 1116334
| Seq. Order: | 20 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Official name of the protected area.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Official name of the protected area. |
State
CC ID: 1116335
| Seq. Order: | 21 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
State name of MPA, or Program, if MPA is federal.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | State name of MPA, or Program, if MPA is federal. |
Gov_Level
CC ID: 1116320
| Seq. Order: | 22 |
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| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Level of government responsible for designating and managing the site.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Federal: MPA is designated and managed by a federal agency; Local: MPA is designated and managed by a local agency; Partnership: MPA is designated and managed by multiple agencies at more than one level of government.; State: MPA is designated and managed by a state agency; Territorial: MPA is designated and managed by a territorial agency; |
Prot_Focus
CC ID: 1116327
| Seq. Order: | 23 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Ecological scale of site conservation targets.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Ecosystem: MPAs or zones whose legal authorities and management measures are intended to protect all of the components and processes of the ecosystem within its boundaries; Focal Resource: MPAs or zones whose legal authorities and management measures specifically target a particular habitat, species complex, or single resource (either natural or cultural); |
Fish_Rstr
CC ID: 1116319
| Seq. Order: | 24 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Level of restrictions on commercial and/or recreational fishing.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Commercial and Recreational Fishing Prohibited: MPAs or zones prohibit any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational.; Commercial and Recreational Fishing Restricted: MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on all types of fishing, including both commercial and recreational. The level of restriction may vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas; Commercial Fishing Prohibited: MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing. Recreational fishing may be allowed; Commercial Fishing Prohibited and Recreational Fishing Restricted: MPAs or zones prohibit any type of commercial fishing and place some type of restriction on recreational fishing; Commercial Fishing Restricted: MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on commercial fishing, which might vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas. Recreational fishing may be unrestricted; Commercial Fishing Restricted and Recreational Fishing Prohibited: MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing and place some type of restriction on commercial fishing; No Site Restrictions: MPAs or zones place no restrictions on any type of fishing throughout the site, including both commercial and recreational; Recreational Fishing Prohibited: MPAs or zones prohibit any type of recreational fishing. Commercial fishing may be allowed; Recreational Fishing Restricted: MPAs or zones place some type of restriction on recreational fishing, which might vary throughout the MPA according to different zones or areas. Commercial fishing may be unrestricted; Unknown: MPAs or zones with unknown fishing restrictions; |
URL
CC ID: 1116336
| Seq. Order: | 25 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | n/a |
| Required: | No |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Website for the protected area created by the managing agency.; Source: MPAC |
| Allowed Values: | Website for the protected area created by the managing agency. |