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Updates to Fishery Management Areas

December 13, 2018

Screen captures showing some of the updated fishery management areas. Launch interactive map Updated maps of fishery management areas are now available on the Northeast Ocean Data Portal. These maps reflect the latest information from the NOAA National Marine...

Updated Maps of Wind Energy Areas Offshore New York and Massachusetts

November 27, 2018

To support decision-making processes related to offshore wind energy development in the region, the Northeast Ocean Data Portal has been updated with the recently designated Draft Wind Energy Areas in New York Bight and the Massachusetts Final Sale Notice Areas. The...

NEFMC Clam Dredge Framework Alternatives Now Viewable on Northeast Ocean Data Interactive Maps

November 16, 2018

Update (12/12/18): At its December meeting, the NEFMC signed off on new measures that will allow surfclam fishermen to continue fishing within strictly defined boundaries inside the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area. The Northeast Ocean Data Portal will be...

New 2017 Vessel Traffic Data, Maps, and Tools Now Available on Northeast Ocean Data

November 8, 2018

Vessel traffic data for 2017 are now available on the Marine Transportation Theme Map and on the Data Explorer map, where they can be overlaid with other types of data on ocean uses and marine life. Users can view data for all vessels together or select from seven...

New Case Study Features Teachers Using the Data Portal to Engage K-12 Students

October 4, 2018

The Northeast Ocean Data Portal is pleased to release a new case study about teachers in Maine using the Portal as a tool to engage their K-12 students in learning about the ocean ecosystem, relationships among ocean uses, and more. This case study focuses on...

Webinar: Mapping Marine Life on the East Coast (Sept. 28)

August 29, 2018

Join us Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. for a special tour of roughly 3,000 interactive maps depicting fish, birds and marine mammals on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portals. Building upon data released in 2016, the Portal teams and Marine-life Data and Analysis Team...

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