California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region
20160224
California Marine Protected Areas [ds582]
vector digital data
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/500_599/ds582.zip
These data include all of California's marine protected areas (MPAs) as January 1, 2019. This dataset reflects the Department of Fish and Wildlife's best representation of marine protected areas based upon current California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632: Natural Resources, Division 1: FGC- DFG. This dataset is not intended for navigational use or defining legal boundaries.This version includes records for complementary federal marine protected areas at the northern Channel Islands. Details on these areas can be referenced at http://federalregister.gov/a/E7-10096.
The boundaries described are solely intended as a visual representation of the areas included and do not replace or supercede the legal definitions.
As needed
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-116.738089
42.074041
32.494430
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MPA existing, Protected Areas, Marine Life Protection Act, Marine Protected Areas, State Marine Parks, State Marine Reserves, State Marine Conservation Areas, State Marine Recreational Managment Areas, Special Closures, boundaries, environment, oceans, geopolitical, natural resources, hydrography, aquatic resources, marine resources, ocean resources
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
boundaries
environment
oceans
planningCadastre
None
California
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See purpose statement.License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets (https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Region GIS
mailing and physical
20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey
CA
93953
US
(831) 649-7143
mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Region GIS
mailing and physical
20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey
CA
93953
US
(831) 649-7143
mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov
State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region GIS Lab
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333
Features derived from coordinates provided in code, othere shoreline and offshore jurisdictional line features.
units measured to D MM.MMM in GCS
None
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
155
NAD 1983 California Teale Albers
34.0
40.5
-120.0
0.0
0.0
-4000000.0
coordinate pair
0.0001
0.0001
meter
D North American 1983
GRS 1980
6378137.0
298.257222101
ds582
Marine Life Protection Act Inititative
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/MPAs
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
NAME
MPA name as referenced in Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 632(b) (MPA types abbreviated)
User defined
Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
CCR
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section
California Code of Regulations
Area_sq_mi
area in square statute miles
User generated
Study_Regi
geographic study region
MLPA planning
FULLNAME
Regulations, Section 632(b)
User defined
Type
Type of MPA
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632
CCR_Int
Integer of subsection to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632
California Code of Regulations
SHORTNAME
Abbreviated name of area
User defined
Acres
area acres
User generated
Hectares
area hectares
User generated
Shape_Length
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
20230308
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Region GIS
mailing and physical
20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey
CA
93953
US
(831) 649-7143
mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time