Data source
NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center/DOI
NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory · source identity, access, license, and current Pelagio Defense usage.
- What it provides
- protected areas
- Coverage
- U.S. waters
- Time coverage
- Inventory updated periodically; page lists 2023 data
- Typical latency
- Dataset dependent
- Access
- REST, WMS, GEOJSON · no account required
- License
- U.S. Government public data · attribution: NOAA OceanReports / Marine Protected Areas Inventory
- Pelagio Defense status
- active · production default
- Registry verified
- 2026-08-31
- Checked facts
- Point intersections and optional map overlay use the official OceanReports layer · Not designed for regulatory use · Consult governing law for official boundaries