California Marine Protected Areas [ds582]

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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


Summary

The boundaries described are solely intended as a visual representation of the areas included and do not replace or supercede the legal definitions.

Description

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.

Credits

State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region GIS Lab

Use limitations

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.

Extent

West -124.632018 East -116.738089
North 42.074041 South 32.494430

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource boundaries, environment, oceans, planningCadastre


* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords California

Theme keywords 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

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Citation

Title California Marine Protected Areas [ds582]
Alternate titles California MPAs
Creation date 2016-01-2200:00:00
Publication date 2016-02-2400:00:00
Revision date 2023-03-0100:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region
Contact's role originator


Responsible party
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Details

Dataset languages * English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region GIS Lab
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds582
* Size 1.383
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Description
Regulatory changes made March 1, 2016
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.632018
* East longitude -116.738089
* North latitude 42.074041
* South latitude 32.494430
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -384419.211300
* East longitude 270602.952600
* South latitude -604730.463300
* North latitude 450636.567700
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

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.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
VCSWKID 115702
LatestVCSWKID 115702
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3310]],VERTCS["NAD_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["Esri",115702]]

Reference system identifier
Dimension horizontal
* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds582
* Object type composite
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds582
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset


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Data quality report - Conceptual consistency
Dimension horizontal


Measure description
Features derived from coordinates provided in code, othere shoreline and offshore jurisdictional line features.


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Data quality report - Completeness omission
Dimension horizontal


Measure description
units measured to D MM.MMM in GCS


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Lineage

Source data
Description
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632


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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2024-01-0912:48:06
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-0912:48:26
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-0912:48:48
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


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Distribution

Distribution format
Version 10.x
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
* Transfer size 1.383


Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/500_599/ds582.zip
Function performed download

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Fields

Details for object ds582
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0
Definition
Marine Life Protection Act Inititative
Definition source
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/MPAs


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Feature geometry.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field NAME
* Alias NAME
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
MPA name as referenced in Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 632(b) (MPA types abbreviated)
Description source
User defined
Description of values
Whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field CCR
* Alias CCR
* Data type String
* Width 25
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section
Description source
California Code of Regulations
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Field Area_sq_mi
* Alias Area_sq_mi
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
area in square statute miles
Description source
User generated
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Field Study_Regi
* Alias Study_Regi
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
geographic study region
Description source
MLPA planning
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Field FULLNAME
* Alias FULLNAME
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Regulations, Section 632(b)
Description source
User defined
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Field Type
* Alias Type
* Data type String
* Width 75
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Type of MPA
Description source
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632
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Field CCR_Int
* Alias CCR_Int
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Integer of subsection to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 632
Description source
California Code of Regulations
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Field SHORTNAME
* Alias SHORTNAME
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Abbreviated name of area
Description source
User defined
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Field Acres
* Alias Acres
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
area acres
Description source
User generated
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Field Hectares
* Alias Hectares
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
area hectares
Description source
User generated
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Field Shape_Length
* Alias Shape_Length
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Length of feature in internal units.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape_Area
* Alias Shape_Area
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Area of feature in internal units squared.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


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Metadata Details

* Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
* Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata * dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2024-01-09


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Metadata style FGDC CSDGM Metadata
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2024-01-0912:48:20
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2024-01-0912:48:04


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2024-01-0912:48:04

Item location history
Item copied or moved 2019-06-0714:04:21
From P:\WorkArea\ds500-599\582-CA_Marine_Protected_Areas\v6\v6_work\ds582
To \\geodata.\\ds500-599\582-CA_Marine_Protected_Areas\v6\v6_final\ds582


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Marine Region GIS
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (831) 649-7143

Address
Type both
Delivery point 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
City Monterey
Administrative area CA
Postal code 93953
Country US
e-mail address mr_gis@wildlife.ca.gov

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Maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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