The data accessible in the following sections applies to marine managed areas (MMAs) in the US MMA Inventory database that meet the criteria set forth by the National Marine Protected Areas Center, as a result of a public and agency comment process. Data collection is ongoing; there will be periodic data updates including additional MMAs added to the Inventory. The federal, state, and territory data currently posted in the MMA Inventory are based on the best available public information collected from a variety of sources. Some of the states have chosen to post their data as draft while they continue to review it. Other states have not yet submitted any data, while a few have chosen not to participate in the MMA Inventory. For a list of states and the status of their data please see the Status of the Inventory page. All MMA Inventory data will be reviewed and/or updated as needed on an ongoing basis by NOAA and the relevant federal, state, and territory MMA programs.
Marine Managed Areas A to Z Explore the MMA Inventory alphabetically. Go to Alphabetic Search
Key Questions Get answers to frequently asked questions. View the Key Questions
Topical Search Search the MMA Inventory database. Search the Inventory
Geographic Search Explore the MMA Inventory via an interactive map. Note that geographic data is not available for all sites in the Inventory. These sites will not appear in the interactive map. The data that are available are current as of June 2006. For more up-to-date information on mapped MMA boundaries, please visit websites for state or federal agencies. Make a Map!
Data Download Save the MMA Inventory attribute data tables and/or geographic shape files to your hard drive. Download Inventory Data
