Description: This map layer shows areas designated as undeveloped coastal barriers in accordance with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, which encourages conservation of hurricane-prone, biologically rich coastal barriers by restricting federal expenditures that encourage development. Coastal Barrier Resources System units (tan) are usually private lands, while Otherwise Protected Areas (brown) are typically owned by organizations for the purpose of wildlife refuge, sanctuary, recreation, and/or natural resource conservation.
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Copyright Text: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2010
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Name: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
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Description: This map layer shows the boundaries of the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument. This National Monument was designated on September 15, 2016 by President Obama. The monument includes two areas, the Canyon Unit and the Seamount Unit. The Canyon Unit covers Oceanographer, Gilbert, and Lydonia Canyons. The Seamount Unit covers Bear, Physalia, Retriever, and Mytilus Seamounts. The units cover a total of 4,900 square miles.
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On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) jointly released a <a href="https://www.fws.gov/project/monument-management-plan" target="_blank">Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment</a> for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument for public review and comment. To view all written comments that were received during the public comment period, visit <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-R5-NWRS-2023-0154-0001" target="_blank">https://www.regulations.gov/document/FWS-R5-NWRS-2023-0154-0001</a>.
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On February 16, 2024, NOAA Fisheries published a <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/16/2024-03247/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-prohibition-of-commercial-fishing-in-the-northeast-canyons-and" target="_blank">notice in the Federal Register</a> to implement regulations for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. This measure defines the boundary coordinates of the Monument area, reflects Presidential Proclamation 10287’s prohibition on commercial fishing within the boundaries of the Monument in the Magnuson-Stevens Act prohibitions at § 600.725, and clarifies that commercial fishermen may transit through the Monument if fishing gear is stowed and not available for immediate use during passage through the Monument.
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View the <a href="https://northeastoceandata.org/northeast-canyons-and-seamounts/" target="_blank">Map Gallery</a> for interactive versions of Figures 12-18 in the Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment that are Northeast Ocean Data Portal maps with relevant data on marine life and ocean uses.
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For more information, visit the <a href="https://www.fws.gov/national-monument/northeast-canyons-and-seamounts-marine" target="_blank">Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument page</a>.
Description: This layer, derived from U.S. Department of Homeland Security data, provides information on the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) Districts. The Coast Guard is the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. The USCG protects and defends more than 100,000 miles of U.S. coastline and inland waterways, and safeguards an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) encompassing 4.5 million square miles. There are 9 districts in total.
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Copyright Text: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Open Data)
Description: The US Army Corps of Engineers has been regulating activities in the nation's waters since 1890. Until the 1960s the primary purpose of the regulatory program was to protect navigation. Since then, as a result of laws and court decisions, the program has been broadened so that it now considers the full public interest for both the protection and utilization of water resources. These boundaries represent USACE regulatory districts. Attribute information includes an address, telephone number and url for each district. Updated OCT 2018.
Description: This layer contains the US 200nm EEZ as well as adjacent international maritime boundaries, where the US EEZ would otherwise overlap another coastal State.
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Copyright Text: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Name: Rhode Island Amended Geographic Location Description Area
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Description: On December 7, 2018 the NOAA Office for Coastal Management concurred that the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council’s (RICRMC's) proposed expansion of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program's geographic location description (GLD) constitutes a routine program change and issued its approval for a new GLD and modification of the CRMC’s federal consistency list. Accordingly, federal consistency applies as of December 10, 2018, and the RICRMC is authorized to review federal licenses or permits issued by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau for Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for (1) any offshore wind facilities of a permanent nature, regardless of size; and (2) underwater cables, for consistency with the State’s enforceable policies of the Ocean Special Area Management Plan.
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Copyright Text: Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, 2018. For questions contact Grover Fugate, gfugate@crmc.ri.gov
Description: The purpose of this layer is to provide the United States Coast Guard with a single map layer that includes the Coast Guard Sector Boundaries and Area of Responsibility. The Coast Guard Sectors are delineated in the description in the 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for each Sector Boundary and Area of Responsibility where latitude and longitude coordinates, as well as county/state/national boundaries are included to describe the boundaries for each zone. In addition, whenever the Area of Responsibility boundary is over water, the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) shapefile is referenced for those occurrences.
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Copyright Text: US Coast Guard Operations Systems Center