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Status of the Inventory

The National MPA Center estimates that when the inventory is complete, there will be between 1,500 and 2,000 sites in the database. The data are expected to be final in 2006. The table below represents those agencies and states that have data posted on www.mpa.gov. All other states/territories/commonwealths (states) and federal agencies involved in the Inventory are in the data collection or data review phase.

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For questions or comments about the Marine Managed Areas Inventory, please write to mpainventory@noaa.gov.

Marine Managed Areas Inventory Status Table

Please note that maps only display sites that have available boundary information.  For a complete list of sites with tabular data, please select the "sites" link.

Agency/State       Tabular
Data
Approval Date Last Updated
Department of Interior
National Park Serviceprogram
information
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sitescomplete January, 2002 June, 2005
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceprogram
information
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sitespartially complete February, 2002 February, 2002
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserveprogram
information
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sitescomplete January, 2002 April, 2005
National Marine Fisheries Serviceprogram
information
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sitespartially complete January, 2002 July, 2005
National Marine Sanctuary Programprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete January, 2002 November, 2004
State/Territory/Commonwealth
Alabamaprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
American Samoaprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Californiaprogram
information
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sitesdraft complete August, 2004 August, 2004
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islandsprogram
information
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sitescomplete January, 2003 January, 2003
Floridaprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Georgiaprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Guamprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Hawaiiprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete March, 2006 March, 2006
Louisianaprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Massachusettsprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete January, 2005 January, 2005
Mississippiprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
New Jerseyprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
North Carolinaprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Oregonprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Pennsylvaniaprogram
information
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map
sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Puerto Ricoprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Rhode Islandprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
South Carolinaprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Texasprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Virgin Islandsprogram
information
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sitescomplete February, 2006 February, 2006
Virginiaprogram
information
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sitesdraft complete August, 2004 August, 2004
Washingtonprogram
information
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sitescomplete March, 2005 March, 2005

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