NEFMC Deep-Sea Coral Management Area Alternatives

March 29, 2017

The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is in the process of developing an amendment to protect deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Maine and in the slope/canyon region south of Georges Bank. As part of this process, the Council is considering...

Enhancements to Interactive Maps

January 31, 2017

We are pleased to announce several enhancements to the Northeast Ocean Data Portal’s interactive maps:  More basemap options:  The Basemaps menu now includes Esri Streets and Esri National Geographic, along with Oceans,...

Overlay New Marine Life Data with Human Use and Environmental Data

December 14, 2016

Maps of marine mammal, fish, and bird abundance and richness data from the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team effort are now available in our Data Explorer—a comprehensive map on which users can choose to view any combination of data on human activities, marine...

National Ocean Council Certifies the Northeast Ocean Plan

December 8, 2016

The Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) is pleased to announce that the National Ocean Council has certified the first-in-the-nation Northeast Ocean Plan. The RPB deeply appreciates the countless number of people involved in the development of the plan over...