This CD-ROM contains the Database of Existing Coastal & Marine Protected Areas, Conservation Zones, and Restricted Fishing Areas in the Gulf of Maine.  This database is in ArcView shape file and Excel formats.  Included on this CD-ROM are coastline shape files, map composition files, metadata file and a summary report.

The directories and files are as follows:

data
	base (ArcView shape files in decimal degrees)
		CA_DCW.SHP - shoreline of Canada (1:1 million, from the Digital Chart of the World)
		CONUS.SHP - shoreline of the conterminous U.S. (1:250k from NOAA)
	macpas (ArcView shape files in decimal degrees)
		F_NMS.SHP - National Marine Sanctuaries
		F_FISH.SHP - federal fishing closures: National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
		F_NERR.SHP - National Estuarine Research Reserves (polygons)
		F_NERRPT.SHP - National Estuarine Research Reserves (points)
		F_NWR.SHP - National Wildlife Refuges
		F_PARK.SHP - Federal/National Parks (polygons)
		F_PARKPT.SHP - Federal/National Parks (points)
		F_CRTHAB.SHP - Right Whale Critical Habitats
		F_CWS.SHP - Canada Wildlife Service sites: Migratory Bird Sanctuary, National Wildlife Areas
		S_ACEC.SHP - State Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
		S_OSANC.SHP - State Ocean Sanctuaries
		SP_PARK.SHP - State/Provincial Parks: parks, forests, reservations, beaches, marinas, piers (polygons)
		SP_PRKPT.SHP - State/Provincial Parks: parks, forests, reservations, beaches, marinas, piers (points)
		S_FISH.SHP - state fishing restrictions: mobile and fixed gear regulations (polygons)
		S_FISHPT.SHP - state fishing restrictions: mobile and fixed gear regulations (points)
		S_COMP.SHP - State Complimentary Harbor Porpoise Closures
		SP_WMA.SHP - State/Provincial Wildlife Management Areas (polygons)
		SP_WMAPT.SHP - State/Provincial Wildlife Management Areas (points)
		S_WSANC.SHP - State Wildlife Sanctuaries
		S_HIST.SHP - State Historic Sites (polygons)
		S_HISTPT.SHP - State Historic Sites (points)
		S_PRL.SHP - State Public Reserved Lands
		S_MCA.SHP - State Marine Conservation Areas
		ME_ESHAB.SHP - Maine’s State Essential Habitat for Endangered Species
		P_ESTHAB.SHP - Eastern Habitat Joint Venture sites (Canada)
		CA_NGO.SHP - Canadian Non-governmental sites
	MACPA.XLS (Excel spreadsheet)

docs
	METADATA.DOC - describes the GIS database
	REPORT.DOC - report on the methods used to create the database and conclusions/recommendations
	SITES.XLS - list of the sites included in the database

maps** (available only from Carol Baumann)
	MAP1.EPS - encapsulated PostScript file of map composition 1 (E size paper)
	STUDY - graphics file showing the study area