Map Galleries provide quick access to ready-made, interactive maps relating to issues in the northeastern US region, with many of the maps showing customized combinations of relevant data.
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) jointly released a Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument for public review and comment. Figures 12-18 in the Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment are Northeast Ocean Data Portal maps with relevant data on marine life and ocean uses.
To support the public comment process, this Map Gallery provides interactive versions of Figures 12-18. Click on a thumbnail image below to go to a web page that has a larger map image, a button to launch the interactive map, and a link to download a PDF version of the map. The deadline to submit public comments was Thursday, October 26, 2023. More information
Fig. 12: Estimated offshore/pelagic seabird abundance
Fig. 13: Modeled marine mammal abundance
Fig. 14: Pleasure craft sailing vessel transit counts
Fig. 15: Gulf of Maine offshore wind area
Fig. 16: Cargo vessel transit counts through the Seamounts Unit
Fig. 17: Cargo vessel transit counts through the Canyons Unit
