gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66679 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) curve EPSG::4269 Coral Protection Areas 2022-02-22 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 66679 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66679 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital These data depict zones for the protection of deep-sea coral from physical damage by fishing gear. Commercial fishermen are prohibited from using bottom-tending gear such otter trawls; beam trawls; hydraulic dredges; non-hydraulic dredges; seines; longlines; pots and traps; and sink or anchored gillnets within these zones. Additional coral protection areas may also be defined as part of an Area of Particular Concern within an Essential Fish Habitat. To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. NOAA National Marine Fisheries, NOAA Office for Coastal Management completed NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 coastal planning renewable energy theme Exclusive Economic Zone Outer Continental Shelf Territorial Sea place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page 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 information custodian MarineCadastre project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Coral Protection Areas [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66679. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html unclassified vector eng; US oceans planningCadastre Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL -75 -65 36.5 44.25 publication date | Currentness: Publication Date 2022-02-22 Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Marine Cadastre Data Registry download https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/CoralProtectionArea.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/CoralProtectionArea.zip download dataset Accuracy Untested Horizontal Positional Accuracy Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level Completeness Report Untested Conceptual Consistency These data are logically consistent 1) acquire source data from eCFR. 2) generate a point feature class from eCFR positions. 3) acquire source data from NOAA Office of Coast Survey for U.S. EEZ. 4) merge point features from each source. 5) generate a composite polyline feature class from point and polyline features. 6) generate polygon feature class from polylines. 7) attribute each polygon feature using eCFR content. 2022-02-22T00:00:00 Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area 2016-12-14 publication NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-648/subpart-Q/section-648.372 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2016 Source Contribution: https://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America 2013-09-13 publication NOAA Office of Coast Survey https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39963 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2013 New England Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area 2021-06-25 publication NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-648/subpart-Q/section-648.373 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator