NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory 2024

The NOAA MPA Inventory (v2024) is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. Currently, there are nearly 1,000 MPAs that cover ~ 24% of U.S. waters. The MPA Inventory includes sites that meet the IUCN definition of protected area as published in 2008 guidelines: 'A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the longterm conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values'. Please see the MPA Inventory metadata for more details. For more information, visit the NOAA MPA Inventory webpage or email [e-mail].美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）海洋保护区名录（2024版）是一份综合名录，为美国境内现存的海洋保护区（Marine Protected Area, MPA）提供详细信息。该名录提供地理空间边界信息（多边形格式）与分类属性，用于明确数据库内所有站点的保护目标、保护等级、治理模式及相关管理标准。这份涵盖联邦、州级及领地级海洋保护区站点的综合名录，可为政府与利益相关方提供信息支撑，助力其针对当前及未来基于地域的保护工作用途制定更合理的决策。目前，名录收录的近1000个海洋保护区覆盖了美国约24%的海域。本名录收录的站点均符合世界自然保护联盟（International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN）2008年发布的指南中对保护区的定义："保护区是经明确界定的地理空间，通过法律或其他有效方式予以认定、专门设立并实施管理，以实现对自然的长期保护，及其配套的生态系统服务与文化价值"。如需了解更多细节，请查阅海洋保护区名录的元数据。如需获取更多信息，请访问NOAA海洋保护区名录官方网页，或发送邮件至[e-mail]。