Marine Protected Areas
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- Originator:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
- Publication_Date: 200605
- Title: Marine Protected Areas
- Edition: 1
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
- Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects (SP)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.mpa.gov>
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- Originator:
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
- Publication_Date: 200605
- Title: Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
- Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects (SP)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.mpa.gov>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Executive Order 13158 mandates that the U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Interior "publish and maintain a list of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that meet the definition of MPA for the purposes of this order." To provide this information, an inventory of existing U.S. Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) is being developed. The inventory will support the development of the "list of MPA's" called for in the Executive Order 13158. Digital boundary files for the MMAs have been compiled from various agencies and formatted for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to produce a thematic series of maps for the Marine Managed Areas Inventory Atlas. This atlas is designed to enhance the understanding of the spatial relationships among the sites in the MMA Inventory. The Inventory will be used to inform federal agencies and all interested parties of the location of sites. It will help scientists and managers examine the design effectiveness of the current system of managed areas and determine which habitats are in need of improved or additional protection measures.
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The MMA inventory Atlas is a collection of maps designed to provide a visual geographic context for the MMA Inventory. It will allow users to examine various combinations of programs and selected MMA networks at local and regional levels throughout the coastal U.S. The data are intended to serve as a spatial representation of the approximate boundaries of MMAs for the National Marine Managed Areas Inventory. These data are based on interpretation of available information and are not to be used for navigation purposes or as legally binding for enforcement, ownership or management purposes.
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The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of these boundaries cannot be guaranteed.
This data set has been adjusted to the 07_shoreline.
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- Beginning_Date: 1997
- Ending_Date: present
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.666840
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.971915
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.633629
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.235484
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Managed Areas
- Theme_Keyword: Marine Protected Areas
- Theme_Keyword: MMA Inventory Atlas
- Theme_Keyword: Territory of Guam Digital Boundaries
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Theme_Keyword: Boundary
- Theme_Keyword: Oceans
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal Management
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: Biota
- Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
- Theme_Keyword: Environment
- Theme_Keyword: Oceans
- Theme_Keyword: Society
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Territory of Guam
- Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
- Place_Keyword: Guam & CNMI
- Access_Constraints: None
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NOT LEGALLY BINDING: The boundaries contained in these files are spatial representations of the approximate boundaries of sites in the National Marine Managed Areas Inventory (MMA Inventory). The Inventory is being created to support the implementation of Executive Order 13158. The boundaries will support planning and analysis activities that will contribute to the development of a national system of marine protected areas. These boundary files cannot be used to define navigation routes, enforcement efforts, ownership rights, or management responses.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
- Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1305 East West Highway N/MB7
- City: Silver Spring
- State_or_Province: MD
- Postal_Code: 20910
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Special Projects assumed that the digital data sets originating from the Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources were accurate. However, Special Projects tested the accuracy of the data by manual comparison of the source with hard copy print outs if availble. Attributes were further verified using visual inspection.
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All data sets were reprojected for integration into the MMA Inventory GIS. Environmental Systems Research Institute's (ESRIs) ArcGIS 9.x was used to complete all reprojections. Shorelines were then used to determine logical consistency. Geometry appears to be topologically clean.
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The Marine Managed Areas Inventory of the United States data set contains boundaries for 7 Territory of Guam units. To view the MMA site criteria, please visit <http://www.mpa.gov>. Attribute information from the sources has been simplified.
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The MMA boundaries are approximate and are not to be used as legal definitions. This data set was compiled from the most accurate information available at the time, but no positional accuracy assessment has been performed.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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James Byrne, Guam Coastal Management Program, NOAA Pacific Islands GIS Project
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Guam Marine Protected Areas
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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Contact Information:
Government of Guam, Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR)
192 Dairy Road
Mangilao, GU 96932
Phone: 671-735-3958
Fax: 671-734-6570
- Publication_Time: 2002
- Type_of_Source_Media: Vector Digital Data
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- Calendar_Date: unknown
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Guam_MPAs
- Source_Contribution: Used to represent all marine preserves in Guam.
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- Process_Description:
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The Territory of Guam Digital Boundaries shapefile is a cumulation of individual shapefiles for each unit. In order to create this dataset, accurate boundary files for each unit were reprojected to be compatible with the MMA Inventory GIS. The files were then merged together and attribute tables edited, so they reflect the same information. The main addition to the attribute tables was the creation of a field titled agency and a field titled region. Agency represents the federal agency responsible for management of the site and region represents the geographic region where each site is located.
- Process_Date: 200605
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
- Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1305 East West Highway N/MB7
- City: Silver Spring
- State_or_Province: MD
- Postal_Code: 20910
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Guam_MPAs
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: HaputoERA
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OrotePenERA
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- Title: Vectorized Shoreline of Guam, Derived from IKONOS, 2002
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United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC)
- Publication_Date: 20021202
- Edition: first
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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- Publication_Place: Charleston, SC
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United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center
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The vectorized shoreline data was derived from the one-meter panchromatic IKONOS imagery. Those areas of the coastline that were obscured by cloud cover were derived from United States Geological Survey (USGS) Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs).
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- Calendar_Date: 20021202
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- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: guam_final_pline
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Used to represent the shoreline of all marine managed areas in Guam.
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- Type_of_Source_Media: Vector Digital Data
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HaputoERA
- Source_Contribution: Used to represent the Haputo Ecological Reserve Area in Guam.
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: Haputo Ecological Reserve Area
- Originator: Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- Publication_Date: 1986
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- Publisher: Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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Administrator:
Commanding Officer
Naval Communication Area Master Station, Western Pacific
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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- Calendar_Date: 1986
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
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- Type_of_Source_Media: Vector Digital Data
- Source_Contribution:
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Used to represent the Orote Peninsula Ecological Reserve Area in Guam.
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: Orote Peninsula Ecological Reserve Area
- Originator: Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- Publication_Date: 1986
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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- Publisher: Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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Administrator:
Commanding Officer
Naval Station, Guam
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OrotePenERA
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- Calendar_Date: 1986
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
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- Type_of_Source_Media: Vector Digital Data
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GU_Roads
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: Guam Transportion
- Originator: Guam Department of Public Works
- Source_Contribution: Used to represent the roads in Guam.
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Guam Marine Preserves
GPS coordinates were taken at the boundary markers of the marine preserves using a Trimble Pro XR. The GPS data was then differentially corrected and used as the nodes of the boundaries for the preserves. The side boundaries were derived directly by the statutory definintion. The marine boundaries were derived by digitizing the 100 fathom mark off of the NOAA raster nautical chart for Guam. The land boundaries were derived by creating a buffer 10m inland from the shorleine. In the case of Sasa Bay the Guam Department of Public Works, digtial roads layer was used to delineate the landward poriton of the boundary.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Guam_MPAs
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: guam_final_pline
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GU_Roads
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: RNC
- Process_Date: 2002
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title:
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Office of Coast Survey's Collection of Raster Nautical Charts (RNC)
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Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS), Marine Chart Division
- Publication_Date: 200412
- Edition: 7th Edition
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
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- Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
- Publisher: NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/Index.htm>
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Pacific Ocean, Mariana Islands, Island of Guam, Territory of Guam, Chart Number: 81048_1
- Type_of_Source_Media: Raster Nautical Chart
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- Calendar_Date: 200412
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RNC
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Used to digitize the 100 ft. depth contour for the Guam marine preserves.
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Guam Ecological Reserve Areas
The U.S. Navy supplied James Byrne with an AutoCAD drawing file of the ERAs which he converted to a shapefile and adjusted to the Guam shoreline using the NADCON Datum Tool. He then consulted with experts from the Guam Coastal Zone Management office to visually verify that the boundaries were accurate.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: guam_final_pline
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: HaputoERA
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OrotePenERA
- Process_Date: Unknown
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Dataset copied and clipped to 07_shore for use in Map Book Project 2007.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: guam_mpas_2006
- Time_of_Day: 09543000
- Process_Date: 2007
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- Process_Description: Reprojected to WGS84-UTM_Zone_55_North.
- Time_of_Day: 11093200
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: guam_mpas_2006_07shore_utm
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Maria Kottermair
- Contact_Organization: Guam Coastal Management Plan, Bureau of Statistics and Plans
- Contact_Position: GIS support for GCMP, University of Guam (WERI)
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mariakottermair@uguamlive.uog.edu
- Process_Date: 2012
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- Entity_Type_Label: marine_protected_areas
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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- Attribute_Label: NAME
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- Attribute_Label: AGENCY
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- Attribute_Label: REGION
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Area (mi) calculated in Eckert IV projection using XTools for ArcMap 8.x Version 3.1
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP)
- Contact_Position: MPA GIS Analyst
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- Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/MB7
- City: Silver Spring
- State_or_Province: Maryland
- Postal_Code: 20910
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpainfo@noaa.gov
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Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. These boundaries are not to be used as LEGAL definitions. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but the edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to the natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of these boundaries cannot be guaranteed.
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- Postal_Code: 20910
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