National Marine Sanctuaries Act

Description

These data represents geographic terms used within the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The NMSA was originally enacted as Title III of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. The primary objective of the NMSA is to protect marine resources, such as coral reefs, sunken historical vessels, unique habitats, and submerged lands. National marine sanctuaries consist of designated marine waters, submerged lands, and can extend up to the mean high water line. Marine waters include those within the 200 nm Exclusive Economic Zone as well as state waters. For sanctuaries established within state waters or submerged lands, the Governor of the States has the authority to veto the sanctuary, regulations, or particular terms of designation. The NMSA also provides authority for cooperation with other nations and organizations in special marine areas located outside of the United States. When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up-to-date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources. Source: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/national/nmsa.pdf Date enacted: 10/23/1972 Codification: 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1431 et seq. Authority: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 NationalMarineSanctuariesAct.zip https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/NationalMarineSanctuariesAct.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52598
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/52598.pdf
0 MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry https://www.marinecadastre.gov/data/

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  • alaska
  • office of coastal management
  • national ocean service
  • east coast
  • marine boundaries
  • west coast
  • american samoa
  • united states
  • cnmi
  • noaa
  • guam
  • hawaii
  • federal georegulation
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • ocean planning
  • regulation
  • commonwealth of the northern mariana islands
  • marinecadastre
  • national
  • u.s. virgin islands
  • puerto rico
  • georegulation
  • national marine sanctuaries act
  • great lakes

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