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Draft Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine

October 20, 2023

On Oct. 19, 2023, BOEM announced a Draft Wind Energy Area (Draft WEA) in the Gulf of Maine and an accompanying 30-day public comment period. The Draft WEA covers approximately 3,519,067 acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately...

Proposed Southern New England Habitat Area of Particular Concern

October 11, 2023

On September 26, 2023, NOAA Fisheries published a Proposed Rule to implement the New England Fishery Management Council’s Framework Adjustment that would identify a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) offshore of Southern New England. This rule would...

Draft Management Plan for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument – Public Comment Opportunity

September 26, 2023

On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) jointly released a Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument for...

Marine Life Library Expands to Include New Sea Turtle Density Models in U.S. Atlantic Waters

September 15, 2023

Loggerhead sea turtle. Through a collaboration with the Marine-life Data & Analysis Team (MDAT), the Northeast Ocean Data Portal and Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal have expanded their marine life libraries to include new sea turtle surface density model data...

Explore the Nation’s Best Available Bathymetric Data with the New BlueTopo Layer

August 24, 2023

In the Data Explorer within the Bathymetry & Imagery category, Portal users can now access BlueTopo bathymetry data and accompanying information. Launch Interactive Map Created as part of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey nautical charting mission and its National...

BOEM Finalizes Wind Energy Areas in the Central Atlantic

August 4, 2023

On August 1, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental assessment of potential impacts from offshore wind leasing in the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and...

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