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Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA is responsible for depicting on its nautical charts the limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile... -
Federal
Shipping Fairways, Lanes, and Zones for US waters
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Various shipping zones delineate activities and regulations for marine vessel traffic. Traffic lanes define specific traffic flow, while traffic separation zones... -
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National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary Files
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
MarineCadastre.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
MarineCadastre.gov is a marine information system that provides authoritative ocean data, offshore planning tools, and technical support to the offshore renewable... -
Federal
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries are... -
Federal
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries are... -
Federal
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Inventory 2023-2024 NGDA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NOAA MPA Inventory represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal and territorial entities to provide a publicly available source of... -
Federal
Coastal Maintained Channels in US waters
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This layer shows coastal channels and waterways that are maintained and surveyed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). These channels are necessary... -
Federal
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygons)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
U.S. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Boundaries Inventory 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209248)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive GIS catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States in 2017. The inventory... -
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Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries are... -
Federal
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from... -
Federal
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and othermanaged areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries... -
Federal
Defacto Marine Protected Areas of the United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data provide the spatial boundaries of DeFacto Marine Protected Areas in U.S. Waters. With nearly 1200 sites (for which GIS data are available), DFMPAs cover 3%... -
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U.S. Federal Mapping Coordination
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Sandy Emergency Supplemental appropriations contained funds for federal and state agencies that will go to ocean and coastal mapping data acquisition. These data...
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