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...

Important Update to Leatherback Sea Turtle Maps

In September of 2023, through a collaboration with the Marine-life Data & Analysis Team (MDAT), the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast ocean data portals expanded their marine life data collections to include new sea turtle surface density model data products developed by...

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...
Fig. 12: Estimated offshore/pelagic seabird abundance

Fig. 12: Estimated offshore/pelagic seabird abundance

Current Issues Map Galleries Current Issues Map Galleries | Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Estimated offshore/pelagic seabird abundance in and around Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument This data appears in Figure 12 of the Northeast...