U.S. Marine Protected Area Boundaries

Description:

These data represent the boundaries of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in North America. MPAs are areas of the oceans or Great Lakes that are protected for a conservation purpose. Managed by the federal government, the national system of MPAs brings work together at the regional and national levels to achieve common objectives for conserving the nation's important natural and cultural resources. System requirements: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software that reads ESRI shapefile format.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kp668dr9650

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kp668dr9650

Language:

eng

Creator:

United States, Department of Commerce, United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and United States, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

Publisher:

National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Other

Subject:

Marine parks and reserves, Marine biodiversity conservation, Marine resources conservation, and Marine habitat conservation

Spatial Coverage:

North America

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Georeferenced:

false