Updated Northeast Ocean Data website provides enhanced support for regional ocean planning
The Northeast Ocean Data Working Group is pleased to announce an update to NortheastOceanData.org, featuring new data types, new and updated interactive maps on key topics, and a redesigned data viewer. These enhancements are a result of several months of work with stakeholders and state, tribal, and federal officials to better develop and present information to support ocean planning. Among the new data now available on the website are: A compilation of aquaculture sites in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine that is developed in collaboration with the states and informed by...
Read MoreNortheast Regional Ocean Council launches new website
The Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) announced the launch of its new website at www.northeastoceancouncil.org. The website provides information about NROC’s initiatives in ocean planning, coastal hazards resilience, and ocean and coastal ecosystem health. NROC will be using the website as a key mechanism for engaging people throughout New England in developing and implementing solutions to ocean issues....
Read MoreRedesign of Northeast Ocean Data website
The Northeast Ocean Data website has been redesigned to better serve stakeholders and resource management agencies. A major focus of the redesign was on providing support for the Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s new and ongoing initiatives in ocean planning. The website’s most exciting new feature is a set of simple interactive maps on key topics in the northeast region. Maps currently available focus on aquaculture, energy, maritime commerce, and marine mammals. Each map shows information that is relevant to the topic. By greatly simplifying the user interface and presenting...
Read MoreUpdates to NE Ocean Data databases
We have posted updated versions of our Physical Oceanography and Ocean Uses databases. The latest data are now online in the interactive maps and in the Northeast Ocean Data Viewer. Advanced users can obtain the databases from our Data Download page.
Read MoreArticle in Working Waterfront highlights Northeast Ocean Data
An article published today in Working Waterfront highlights Northeast Ocean Data in the context of regional ocean planning.
Read MoreNortheast Ocean Data Portal releases new versions of interactive map and geospatial databases
The Northeast Ocean Data Portal Working Group today released a new version of the Portal’s interactive map—the Northeast Ocean Data Viewer—and a new set of downloadable geospatial databases on fishing effort, commercial vessel traffic, and other ocean uses. The Northeast Ocean Data Portal provides data, tools, and information to support ocean planning in the northeastern United States. Among the enhancements to the Northeast Ocean Data Viewer are faster loading of data layers and the addition of bathymetry data from three external sources: University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal...
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