Marine Protected Areas Inventory Form

DATA FORM FOR NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS INVENTORY

Welcome to the U.S. Marine Protected Areas (MPA) inventory data entry form. This is
the official data entry form for submitting information on marine protected areas in U.S.
ocean waters, coastal bays and estuaries, coastal intertidal waters, and the Great Lakes.
The purpose of this form is to collect information needed to develop a comprehensive
inventory of existing Marine Protected Areas (see About the MPA Inventory) in the
United States and territorial waters. The information collected will be used to better
understand the status and nature of existing MPAs, provide information and tools for
environmental assessments, and better coordinate and manage the existing system of
MPAs.
Paperwork Reduction Act Information
OMB Control Number: 0648-0449
Expires: 6/30/08
This effort is in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 in order to
solicit information from persons not employed by the U.S. Federal Government. The
Office of Management and Budget has given clearance and approval to NOAA and
DOI to use this survey tool to request state, local and tribal marine management
agencies/organizations to fill out the form to provide information to the U.S. marine
managed areas database and inventory. Responding to this data entry form is
voluntary and no personal information is requested. However, confidentiality is not
promised in the submission of this survey. Public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Joseph A. Uravitch
(see contact information, below). Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no
person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number.

Contact Information

Joseph A. Uravitch
NOAA, National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal
National MPA Center
SSMC4 Room 9149, N/ORM
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Charles Wahle
NOAA, National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean and Coastal
National MPA Center
99 Pacific Street,
Monterey, CA 93940

[email protected]
(301) 563-1195

[email protected]
(831) 242-2052

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Site Name:
Managing Agency Name:
Government Level:
Federal
State
Territorial
Local
Tribal
Partnership Describe (e.g., Federal/State, State/Local, etc.)_________
____________________________________________________________

Year Established:
Level of Protection:
Uniform Multiple Use
Zoned Multiple Use
Zoned with No Take Areas
No Take
No Access
No Impact
Permanence:
Permanent
Conditional
Temporary
Constancy:
Year-round
Seasonal
Rotating
Scale of Protection:
Ecosystem Scale
Focal Scale
Conservation Focus:
Natural Heritage
Sustainable Production
Cultural Heritage
Natural Heritage and Sustainable Production
Natural Heritage and Cultural Heritage
Sustainable Production and Cultural Heritage

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Primary Conservation Focus:
Natural Heritage
Sustainable Production
Cultural Heritage
Fishing Restrictions:
No Fishing Restrictions
All Fishing Prohibited
All Fishing Restricted
Commercial Fishing Prohibited
Recreational Fishing Prohibited
Commercial Fishing Restricted
Recreational Fishing Restricted
Area (Sq. km):

QUESTIONS
Q. Does the site have a comprehensive management plan that is up-to-date or being
updated? This may include a broader category of management plan that addresses
site-specific management information, such as a fisheries management plan, a
species management plan, or a management plan for an MPA system.
Yes
No
If Yes,
Date of plan:
URL for plan:
Check the following addressed by the plan:
Goals and objectives
Monitoring and/or evaluation of progress toward meeting goals and
objectives
Education programs
Research programs
Monitoring programs
Volunteer programs
Enforcement programs
Restoration programs
Permitting programs
Habitat management programs
Public use management programs
Water quality management programs
Emergency operations programs

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Special use or protection zones
On-site staff
Advisory committee / public involvement in decision making
Visitors center
Natural resource damage assessment authority
Requirement to regularly update management plan
Other____________________________________________
Q. What measures are used to determine how effective the site is at meeting its
management objectives?
Indicate programs, activities, and capacities that are currently being used to
manage this site:
This question is not applicable to this site
Monitoring environmental indicators
Monitoring socio-economic indicators
Performance measures for water quality
Performance measures for fisheries enhancements
Performance measures for biodiversity enhancement
Performance measures for habitat quality
Performance measures for cultural/historical resources preservation
User surveys
Other____________________________________________
Comments:

Q. GIS Shape Files Available?
Yes
No
GIS contact person (Names/telephone number/email):

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