Description
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 Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments. Few places on the planet can compete with the diversity of the National Marine Sanctuary System, which protects America's most iconic undersea natural and cultural resources. The system works with diverse partners and stakeholders to promote responsible, sustainable ocean uses that ensure the health of our most valued ocean and Great Lake places. By investing in innovative solutions, we strengthen these iconic places to address 21st-century challenges while supporting America's commerce and tourism. These unique locations inspire people to visit, value, and steward our nation's iconic ocean and Great Lakes places.
The legal boundaries of the national marine sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts therein. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | HTML | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html | HTML | Online Resource | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| NOAA"S National Marine Sanctuary Boundaries | HTML | Multiple shapefiles and Google Earth files are available to the public depicting the boundaries of each individual national marine sanctuary site. The zipfiles available for download contain these file types as well as a locator map and metadata. | Open resource |
| National Marine Sanctuaries Geographic Information System Data | HTML | Authoritative source of national marine sanctuary GIS compatible boundary data. | Open resource |
| https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html | HTML | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Online Resource | Open resource |
| NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Boundaries | JSON | A publicly available feature layer hosted online (REST Service) | Open resource |
| NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Boundaries | JSON | Authoritative source of the hosted REST Service depicting NOAA's national marine sanctuary boundary data | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- american samoa
- atlantic ocean
- california
- central pacific ocean
- channel islands national marine sanctuary
- chumash heritage national marine sanctuary
- conservation
- continent
- corell bank national marine sanctuary
- doc/noaa/nos/nms
- earth science
- eastern pacific ocean
- environmental impacts
- fagatele bay national marine sanctuary
- florida
- florida keys
- florida keys national marine sanctuary
- flower garden banks national marine sanctuary
- georgia
- gray's reef national marine sanctuary
- greater farallones national marine sanctuary
- great lakes
- gulf of america
- hawaii
- hawaiian islands
- hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary
- hawaii island
- human dimensions
- kahoolawe
- kauai
- lake ontario national marine sanctaury
- lanai
- land surface
- louisiana
- mallows bay-potomac river national marine sanctuary
- marine boundaries
- marine protected area
- maryland
- massachusetts
- maui
- michigan
- midway atoll
- molokai
- monitor national marine sanctuary
- monterey bay national marine sanctuary
- mpa
- national marine sanctuaries
- national marine sanctuary
- national marine sanctuary boundaries
- national ocean service
- new york
- nms
- noaa
- north america
- north atlantic ocean
- north carolina
- north pacific ocean
- oahu
- ocean
- oceans
- olympic coast national marine sanctuary
- onms
- pacific ocean
- papahanaumokuakea national marine sanctuary
- stellwagen bank national marine sanctuary
- texas
- thunder bay national marine sanctuary
- topography
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- u.s. national marine sanctuaries
- washington
- wisconsin
- wisconsin-shipwreck coast national marine sanctuary