National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary Files

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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/onms/dmp/pdf/40112.pdf
21 Online Resource http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40112
21 Online Resource http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
21 Online Resource https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40112
21 Online Resource https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/onms/dmp/pdf/40112.pdf
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
21 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. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
23 A publicly available feature layer hosted online (REST Service) https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/NMS_Boundaries_02032022/FeatureServer
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40112
21 Authoritative source of national marine sanctuary GIS compatible boundary data. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
23 Authoritative source of the hosted REST Service depicting NOAA's national marine sanctuary boundary data https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/NMS_Boundaries_02032022/FeatureServer
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/onms/dmp/pdf/40112.pdf

Tags

  • topography
  • human dimensions
  • corell bank national marine sanctuary
  • united states of america
  • nms
  • land surface
  • north pacific ocean
  • papahanaumokuakea national marine sanctuary
  • national ocean service
  • marine boundaries
  • maui
  • lanai
  • u.s. national marine sanctuaries
  • hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary
  • flower garden banks national marine sanctuary
  • oceans
  • national marine sanctuary boundaries
  • florida keys national marine sanctuary
  • chumash heritage national marine sanctuary
  • american samoa
  • florida keys
  • doc/noaa/nos/nms
  • continent
  • oahu
  • mallows bay-potomac river national marine sanctuary
  • greater farallones national marine sanctuary
  • north carolina
  • noaa
  • lake ontario national marine sanctaury
  • thunder bay national marine sanctuary
  • hawaii
  • olympic coast national marine sanctuary
  • north america
  • michigan
  • onms
  • conservation
  • monterey bay national marine sanctuary
  • new york
  • atlantic ocean
  • kauai
  • midway atoll
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine sanctuaries
  • marine protected area
  • earth science
  • texas
  • environmental impacts
  • ocean
  • hawaiian islands
  • maryland
  • california
  • mpa
  • wisconsin-shipwreck coast national marine sanctuary
  • eastern pacific ocean
  • fagatele bay national marine sanctuary
  • washington
  • kahoolawe
  • central pacific ocean
  • florida
  • stellwagen bank national marine sanctuary
  • gray's reef national marine sanctuary
  • wisconsin
  • louisiana
  • channel islands national marine sanctuary
  • monitor national marine sanctuary
  • national marine sanctuary
  • molokai
  • georgia
  • north atlantic ocean
  • pacific ocean
  • gulf of america
  • great lakes
  • massachusetts
  • hawaii island

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