Coast Guard Seeks Public Input on Proposed Shipping Safety Fairways

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comment through April 18 on a proposal to establish a network of shipping safety fairways along the East Coast. The proposed rule would codify 18 fairways between the Rhode Island and Florida coasts, one anchorage outside of the...

Southern New England Habitat Area of Particular Concern

On February 5, 2024, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to implement the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC’s) Framework Adjustment that identifies a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) offshore of Southern New England. This rule adjusts...

Portal Redesign Webinar – Recording Now Available

1/16/24 Update: Thank you to everyone who joined the Northeast Ocean Data Portal Redesign Webinar. We welcome additional input and ideas regarding the Portal redesign. Please send them to contact@northeastoceandata.org. A recording of the webinar is provided below....

Gulf of Maine Seascapes: Regional Seafloor Geomorphology Maps

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management, in partnership with Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, the NROC Habitat Classification and Ocean Mapping Subcommittee, and other entities, has developed a repeatable workflow and methodology to develop a regional seafloor...