Draft Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine

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

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...

New Layer Depicting BOEM Central Atlantic Draft Call Area

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public input on a newly released BOEM Central Atlantic DRAFT Call for Information and Nominations Area, which can now be viewed in the Energy & Infrastructure – Planning Areas Theme Map and in the...

New layer from Army Corps of Engineers shows navigation channels

A new map layer showing the location of congressionally authorized navigation channels is now available in the Navigation category of the Data Explorer. The layer is part of the National Channel Framework, a database maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The...