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BOEM Grants Maine Floating Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease

September 16, 2024

On August 19, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the state of Maine research an agreement on the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease. The execution of the research lease reflects a priority of the Maine Offshore Wind...

Upcoming Public Comment Deadlines: BOEM Gulf of Maine PSN and EPA mCDR Research Permits

June 26, 2024

July 1 deadline: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invites public comment on the Gulf of Maine Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) Lease Areas. July 11 deadline: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks public comment on its tentative determination to...

Draft Environmental Analysis of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Area Available for Public Comment

June 25, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) located in the U.S. Gulf of Maine. Public comment on the draft is open through July 22, 2024. To comment on the draft EA, go...

Public Comment on Tentative Permits to Conduct a Two-Phased Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Research Study Offshore Massachusetts

June 20, 2024

Update 6/26/24: The EPA received a request to extend the comment period for the LOC-NESS Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects to allow additional time for the public to provide comment. The comment periods for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 have been extended for 10 days and will...

Commercial Fishing Footprints, Transit Density Data Now Online

June 13, 2024

Two new commercial fisheries datasets are now available in the Portal’s Commercial Fishing theme. Both datasets were developed and integrated into the Portal at the request of the commercial fishing industry and fishery managers on the Atlantic coast. Managers and...

New 2023 Vessel Traffic Data, Maps, and Tools

June 6, 2024

2023 All Vessel Transit Counts Launch Interactive Map Vessel traffic and activity data for 2023 are now available on the Northeast Ocean Data Portal. These new vessel traffic datasets and interactive maps were developed in collaboration with our partners from...

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BOEM Grants Maine Floating Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease

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Draft Environmental Analysis of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Area Available for Public Comment

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Commercial Fishing Footprints, Transit Density Data Now Online

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