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Endangered Species Act 103 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife... -
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Submarine Cables 38 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data depict the occurrence of submarine cables in and around U.S. navigable waters. The purpose of this data product is to support coastal planning at the... -
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Unexploded Ordnance Locations 28 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Unexploded ordnances (UXO) are explosive weapons (bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, mines, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of... -
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Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) High Resolution Land Cover and Change Data NGDA 25 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) produces national standardized high resolution land cover and change products for the coastal regions of the U.S. and... -
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Significant Wave Height and Direction 25 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Significant wave height is a spectrally derived time-series, which is the average of the highest third of the waves in a random seaway and roughly corresponds to the... -
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Kelp distribution off California 21 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data set delineates kelp beds (Nereocystis leutkeana and Macrocystis spp.) along the Pacific Coast of California. Multiple years of kelp mapping data for the... -
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Biologically Important Areas for Cetaceans within U.S. Waters 17 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Biologically important areas (BIAs) for cetaceans were defined by compiling the best available information from scientific literature (including books, peer-reviewed... -
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Killer whale at-sea density off California 16 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) updates and revises the management plans for each of its 13 sanctuaries. This process, which is open to the public,... -
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Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Conversions Global Dataset 12 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A set of three estimates of land-cover types and annual transformations of land use are provided on a global 0.5 x0.5 degree lat/lon grid at annual time steps. The... -
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Aids to Navigation 11 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data set identifies aids to navigation, or ATONs, such as lights, signals, buoys, and day beacons, that are intended to assist a navigator to determine position... -
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Harmful Algal Blooms 10 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multiple Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) (K. brevis) data sets were obtained for this data layer, including Harmful Algal BloomS Observing System data (HABSOS) from NCEI... -
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Fisheries Management Areas - Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Boundaries of fisheries management areas (FMA) for the State of Hawaii. The mission of the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is to manage, conserve and... -
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Navigation Channels
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This layer shows coastal channels and waterways that are maintained and surveyed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These channels are necessary transportation... -
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Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Boundaries of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS). Created by Congress in 1992 to protect humpback whales and their habitat in... -
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Marine Pollution Prevention Act
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Marine Pollution Prevention Act of 2008 implements the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, including related Protocols (MARPOL)... -
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Military Training Routes
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Training Areas are geographic areas that provide a safe and realistic environment for training Sailors and testing systems. The MarineCadastre.gov team worked with...
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