Short Citation
NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 2025: Fisheries Prototype Managed Areas, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66840.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

This dataset represents a sample of areas for which NOAA Fisheries is the managing authority. These areas are meant to inform the development of the America the Beautiful Conservation and Stewardship Atlas and provide examples of broad-scale management measures that affect commercial and recreational fishing. As the America the Beautiful Conservation and Stewardship Atlas is refined, and as input from stakeholders is considered, additional areas may be added to this layer that expand on the complexity/diversity of fishery management practices.

https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/NMFS_Management_Areas/FeatureServer

ESRI File Geodatabase

Data access URL

Use Constraints:

*** No Warranty*** The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. <organization> is providing these data "as is," and <organization> disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate dataset limitations, restrictions or intended use. In no event will <organization> be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data.

boundaries, oceans

Type

Title

Entity

NMFS_Management_Areas

Point of Contact
Timothy J Haverland
tim.haverland@noaa.gov
301-427-8137

Metadata Contact
Timothy J Haverland
tim.haverland@noaa.gov
301-427-8137

Geographic Area 1

-179.999989° W, 179.999989° E, 74.707712° N, -15.386111° S

Time Frame 1
1976-01-01 00:00:00+0000 - 2022-03-15 00:00:00+0000

Title:	Fisheries Prototype Managed Areas
Status:	In Work
Publication Date:	2022-03-09
Abstract:	This dataset represents a sample of areas for which NOAA Fisheries is the managing authority. These areas are meant to inform the development of the America the Beautiful Conservation and Stewardship Atlas and provide examples of broad-scale management measures that affect commercial and recreational fishing. As the America the Beautiful Conservation and Stewardship Atlas is refined, and as input from stakeholders is considered, additional areas may be added to this layer that expand on the complexity/diversity of fishery management practices.
Purpose:	To inform the development of the America the Beautiful Conservation and Stewardship Atlas by providing examples of areas for which NOAA Fisheries is the managing authority.

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus

Keyword

ISO 19115 Topic Category

boundaries

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans

UNCONTROLLED

None

Fisheries managed area

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

US EEZ

Data Set Scope Code:	Data Set
Data Presentation Form:	Map (digital)
Data Set Credit:	NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office, NOAA MPA Center, NMFS West Coast Regional Office, NMFS Alaska Regional Office

Data Steward

CC ID: 1157725

Date Effective From:	2022-03-15
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Haverland, Timothy J
Address:	1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 USA
Email Address:	tim.haverland@noaa.gov
Phone:	301-427-8137
Fax:	301-713-4137

Distributor

CC ID: 1157726

Date Effective From:	2022-03-15
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Address:	1315 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
Phone:	301-427-8100
URL:	http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
Business Hours:	0700 - 1800 EST/EDT

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1157728

Date Effective From:	2022-03-15
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Haverland, Timothy J
Address:	1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 USA
Email Address:	tim.haverland@noaa.gov
Phone:	301-427-8137
Fax:	301-713-4137

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1157727

Date Effective From:	2022-03-15
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Haverland, Timothy J
Address:	1315 East West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 USA
Email Address:	tim.haverland@noaa.gov
Phone:	301-427-8137
Fax:	301-713-4137

Currentness Reference:	Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1157731

W° Bound:	-179.999989
E° Bound:	179.999989
N° Bound:	74.707712
S° Bound:	-15.386111

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1157730

Time Frame Type:	Range
Start:	1976-01-01 00:00:00+0000
End:	2022-03-15 00:00:00+0000

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1157722

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type:

Projected

EPSG Code:

EPSG:3857

EPSG Name:

WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Datum Name:

World Geodetic System 1984

Ellipsoid:

WGS 84

Semimajor Axis:

6378137.0

Flattening Ratio:

298.257223563

Base CRS Name:

WGS 84

Projection Name:

Popular Visualisation Pseudo-Mercator

Conversion Method:

Popular Visualisation Pseudo Mercator

Parameter: Latitude of natural origin

Parameter Value:	0° 0' 0" N

Parameter: Longitude of natural origin

Parameter Value:	0° 0' 0" E

Parameter: False easting

Parameter Value:	0
Parameter Units:	metre

Parameter: False northing

Parameter Value:	0
Parameter Units:	metre

Axis: Easting

Order:	1
Abbreviation:	X
Units:	metre
Orientation:	east

Axis: Northing

Order:	2
Abbreviation:	Y
Units:	metre
Orientation:	north

Security Class:

Unclassified

Data Use Constraints:

*** No Warranty*** The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. <organization> is providing these data "as is," and <organization> disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate dataset limitations, restrictions or intended use. In no event will <organization> be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data.

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1157732

Download URL:	https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/NMFS_Management_Areas/FeatureServer
Distributor:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST) (2022-03-15 - Present)
Description:	Data access URL
File Type (Deprecated):	File Geodatabase Feature Class
Distribution Format:	ESRI File Geodatabase

Description:	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19042) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.9.2.32739

Conceptual Consistency:

1

Complete

2022-03-16T00:00:00

Complete

Sources

Arctic Management Area

CC ID: 1157712

Source Contribution:	NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office shapefile delivered via email

Deep-sea Coral Ecosystem Area (DECA)

CC ID: 1157711

Source Contribution:	https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2020-04/am28_deca_20200101.zip?null

GARFO Frank R Lautenberg Deep Sea Coral Protection Areas 20180409

CC ID: 1157709

Source Contribution:	https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b722e1e707ad4fca8ab493c5a052c6cd#

GARFO Omnibus Deep Sea Coral Amendment

CC ID: 1157710

Source Contribution:	https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4e2e15f43bc74b6b9aa4cbf63dbeb745

NOAA MPA Inventory

CC ID: 1157708

Source Contribution:	https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=ac6ce941087a4d26a5b5ba60e672cc7d

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1157713

Description:	Creation of the NOAA Geoplatform Web Map “NMFS Managed Areas for Atlas Beta” service that contains Management Area data sources
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1157714

Description:	Add the “NMFS Managed Areas for Atlas Beta” layers to an ArcGIS Pro (v. 2.9.1) project
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1157715

Description:	Copy each layer to a Feature Class in the project default File Geodatabase
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1157716

Description:	Add a set of attribute columns needed for the final Feature Service to each Feature Class and add the appropriate attribute values to each column
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 5

CC ID: 1157717

Description:	For each Feature Class the attribute columns not needed in the final Feature Service where dropped
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 6

CC ID: 1157718

Description:	The final Feature Class was created and the attribute columns needed for the final Feature Service where added.
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 7

CC ID: 1157719

Description:	The Feature Classes containing data where then appended to the final Feature Class
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

Process Step 8

CC ID: 1157720

Description:	The final Feature Class was then published to the NOAA Geoplatform as NMFS Management Areas
Process Date/Time:	2022-03-09 00:00:00
Process Contact:	NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Phone (Voice):	301-427-8100

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