FGDC Marine Boundary Working Group

U.S. Marine Cadastre - Other U.S. Marine Boundaries

National Marine Sanctuary Boundaries
Primary Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Sanctuary Program, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
Spatial Extent: Dependent on individual sanctuary designation, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Description: National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 1431 et seq.); Code of Federal Regulations (15 C.F.R. 922.41).
Official Depiction: May be drawn on NOAA Nautical Chart, but no references state that this is the official boundary.
Known Digital Data Source: As these files are developed, they will be placed on-line at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html

National Estuarine Research Reserve Boundaries
Primary Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
Spatial extent: Dependent on individual reserve designation.
Description: Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, sec. 315 (16 U.S.C. § 1461).
Official Depiction: None known. A map will be included in National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) site designation package.
Known Digital Data Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center's Protected Areas GIS (PAGIS) project. More information about this project is available on-line at http://mpa.gov