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# Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC): Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Posts
- [2025 Vessel Traffic Data Now Available on the Portal](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/2025-vessel-traffic-data-now-available-on-the-portal/)
- [BOEM Virginia Marine Minerals RFI Area Map Added to Portal](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/boem-virginia-marine-minerals-rfi-area-map-added-to-portal/)
- [Culture and Recreation Data Updates](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/culture-and-recreation-data-updates/)
- [Updated Regional Seafloor Geomorphology Maps – Seascapes II](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updated-regional-seafloor-geomorphology-maps-seascapes-ii/)
- [NROC Habitat Classification and Ocean Mapping Subcommittee’s Seafloor Mapping Prioritization](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/nroc-habitat-classification-and-ocean-mapping-subcommittees-seafloor-mapping-prioritization/)
- [Public Comment Opportunity: Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/public-comment-opportunity-shipping-safety-fairways-along-the-atlantic-coast/)
- [Hundreds of New and Updated Plankton Datasets](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/hundreds-of-new-and-updated-plankton-datasets/)
- [New and Updated Regional Seagrass Data](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-and-updated-regional-seagrass-data/)
- [Updated Aquaculture Data Directly from the States](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updated-aquaculture-data-directly-from-the-states/)
- [Proposed Commercial Blue Mussel Mariculture Facility](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/proposed-commercial-blue-mussel-mariculture-facility-2/)
- [Upcoming Outreach Events in New England for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Program](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/upcoming-outreach-events-in-new-england-for-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-nationwide-permit-program/)
- [New Data Products Track Marine Heatwaves and Show Habitat Change for Marine Top Predators in a Changing Ocean](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-data-products-track-marine-heatwaves-and-show-habitat-change-for-marine-top-predators-in-a-changing-ocean/)
- [Data Portal Newsletter – December 2025](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-portal-newsletter-december-2025/)
- [Updated and New Fish Abundance Data from Coastal Trawl Surveys](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updated-and-new-fish-abundance-data-from-coastal-trawl-surveys/)
- [Coastal Buoy Modernization Proposal Update](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/coastal-buoy-modernization-proposal-update/)
- [New 2024 Vessel Traffic Data, Maps, and Tools](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-2024-vessel-traffic-data-maps-and-tools/)
- [Redesigned Northeast Ocean Data Portal Site Launched!](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/redesigned-northeast-ocean-data-portal-site-launched/)
- [Portal Featured in ESRI’s ArcNews](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/portal-featured-in-esris-arcnews/)
- [Updates to Zooplankton Products from NOAA Fisheries EcoMon Surveys](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updates-to-zooplankton-products-from-noaa-fisheries-ecomon-surveys/)
- [Coast Guard First District Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative Proposal](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/coast-guard-first-district-coastal-buoy-modernization-initiative-proposal/)
- [Public Comment Opportunity: New England Shelf Hydrogeology Expedition](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/public-comment-opportunity-new-england-shelf-hydrogeology-expedition/)
- [Data Portal Newsletter – March 2025](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-portal-newsletter-march-2025/)
- [Public Webinar: Northeast Ocean Data Portal Redesign Update – Recording Now Available](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/public-webinar-northeast-ocean-data-portal-redesign-update-recording-now-available/)
- [Reorganized Data for Marine Endangered Species Critical Habitats](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/reorganized-data-for-marine-endangered-species-critical-habitats/)
- [New and Updated Seafloor Datasets](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-and-updated-seafloor-datasets/)
- [New Maps Show Where North Atlantic Right Whales Have Shifted Distribution over the Last 20 Years](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-maps-show-where-north-atlantic-right-whales-have-shifted-distribution-over-the-last-20-years/)
- [Status Update and Public Comment Opportunity for Tentative Permit for the LOC-NESS Project Research Study](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/status-update-and-public-comment-opportunity-for-tentative-permit-for-the-loc-ness-project-research-study/)
- [New Coastal Resilience & Sand Category and Datasets](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-coastal-resilience-sand-category-and-datasets/)
- [Public Comment on Tentative Permits to Conduct a Two-Phased Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Research Study Offshore Massachusetts](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/public-comment-on-tentative-permits-to-conduct-a-two-phased-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement-research-study-offshore-massachusetts/)
- [Upcoming Public Comment Deadline: EPA mCDR Research Permits](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/upcoming-public-comment-deadline-epa-mcdr-research-permits/)
- [Upcoming Public Comment Deadline: BOEM Gulf of Maine Proposed Sale Notice (PSN)](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/upcoming-public-comment-deadline-boem-gulf-of-maine-proposed-sale-notice-psn/)
- [Draft Environmental Analysis of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Area Available for Public Comment](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/draft-environmental-analysis-of-gulf-of-maine-offshore-wind-area-available-for-public-comment/)
- [Commercial Fishing Footprints, Transit Density Data Now Online](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/commercial-fishing-footprints-transit-density-data-now-online/)
- [New 2023 Vessel Traffic Data, Maps, and Tools](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-2023-vessel-traffic-data-maps-and-tools/)
- [Data Portal Newsletter – June 2024](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-portal-newsletter-june-2024/)
- [Passive Acoustic Data Confirms North Atlantic Right Whale Distributions](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/passive-acoustic-data-confirms-north-atlantic-right-whale-distributions/)
- [New High-Resolution Maps of Northeast U.S. Salt Marsh Carbon and Soil Properties](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-high-resolution-maps-of-northeast-u-s-salt-marsh-carbon-and-soil-properties/)
- [Seafloor Mapping Plans for the Gulf of Maine](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/seafloor-mapping-plans-for-the-gulf-of-maine/)
- [Updated Marine Bird Distribution Models for U.S. Atlantic Waters Added to the Marine Life Library](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updated-marine-bird-distribution-models-for-u-s-atlantic-waters-added-to-the-marine-life-library/)
- [BOEM Public Comment Periods and Permitting Updates for Offshore Wind Projects](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/boem-public-comment-periods-and-permitting-updates-for-offshore-wind-projects/)
- [Coast Guard Public Meeting: Proposed Establishment of Shipping Safety Fairways along the Atlantic Coast](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/coast-guard-public-meeting-proposed-establishment-of-shipping-safety-fairways-along-the-atlantic-coast/)
- [BOEM Announces Final Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/boem-announces-final-wind-energy-area-in-the-gulf-of-maine/)
- [Coast Guard Seeks Public Input on Proposed Shipping Safety Fairways](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/coast-guard-seeks-public-input-on-proposed-shipping-safety-fairways/)
- [Southern New England Habitat Area of Particular Concern](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/southern-new-england-habitat-area-of-particular-concern/)
- [New Data Products Show that Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/new-data-products-show-that-marine-mammal-stocks-in-north-atlantic-are-highly-vulnerable-to-climate-change/)

## Pages
- [Plankton](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/plankton/): Topic
- [Topics](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics-2/): The Portal's Data Explorer interactive map makes it possible to view thousands of data layers on the ocean ecosystem, economy, and culture of the northeastern United States. The data layers are organized into 17 Topics, including 8 Marine Life & Habitat Topics and 9 Human Dimensions Topics. For each Topic, the Portal has a page that provides key information about data updates, data sources and providers, subtopics, data considerations, data status, and examples of data.
- [Deep-Sea Corals](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/noaa-fisheries/deep-sea-corals/): AGENCY ACTIONS: NOAA FISHERIES
- [Southern New England HAPC](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/noaa-fisheries/southern-new-england-hapc/): AGENCY ACTIONS: NOAA FISHERIES
- [Northeast Canyons and Seamounts](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/noaa-fisheries/northeast-canyons-and-seamounts/): AGENCY ACTIONS: NOAA FISHERIES
- [NOAA Fisheries](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/noaa-fisheries/): Agency Actions
- [Ocean Disposal Sites](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/epa/ocean-disposal-sites/): AGENCY ACTIONS: EPA
- [BOEM](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/boem/): The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is an agency in the US Department of the Interior (DOI) responsible for managing development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is all submerged lands lying seaward of state coastal waters that are under US jurisdiction.
- [EPA](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/epa/): Agency Actions
- [US Army Corps of Engineers](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/us-army-corps-of-engineers-public-notices/): Agency Actions: USACE
- [Agency Actions](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/): Agency Actions In coordination with US federal agencies, the Northeast Ocean Data Portal makes data accessible to inform decision-making and public review processes for selected agency actions pertaining to the Northeast region. Army Corps of EngineersPUBLIC Comment opportunity Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)PUBLIC Comment opportunity Coast Guard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NOAA Fisheries
- [Ocean Conditions & Water Quality](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/ocean-conditions-and-water-quality/): Topic
- [Seagrass & Tidal Marsh](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/seagrass-and-tidal-marsh/): Topic
- [Sea Turtles](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/sea-turtles/): Topic
- [Birds](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/birds/): Topic
- [Offshore Wind Projects](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/boem/offshore-wind-projects/): The table below provides access to information about operational and proposed offshore wind energy projects from Maine to North Carolina. Links lead to BOEM's web pages for the projects and to the Portal's maps of lease areas and any available project-specific data. Offshore wind project data layers are also accessible in the Data Explorer under Energy & Infrastructure, and source data are accessible on the Get Data page.
- [Socioeconomics](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/socioeconomics/): Topic
- [Energy & Infrastructure](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/energy-and-infrastructure/): Topic
- [National Security](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/national-security/): Topic
- [mCDR Research Permits](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/epa/mcdr-research-permits/): AGENCY ACTIONS: EPA
- [Bathymetry & Seafloor](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/bathymetry-and-seafloor/): Topic
- [Administrative Boundaries](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/administrative-boundaries/): Topic
- [Marine Mammals](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/marine-mammals/): Topic
- [Fish](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/fish/): Topic
- [Culture & Recreation](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/culture-and-recreation/): Topic
- [Coastal Resilience & Sand](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/coastal-resilience-and-sand/): Topic
- [Commercial Fishing](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/commercial-fishing/): Topic
- [Aquaculture](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/aquaculture/): Topic
- [Coast Guard Proposed Actions](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/agency-actions/coast-guard-proposed-actions/): Agency Actions: USCG
- [Updates for display in Data Explorer](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/post-test-page/)
- [Get Data](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/get-data/): Most data layers viewable in the Data Explorer are available for use in other platforms such as desktop ArcGIS. Click on the Topics below to see links to downloadable Portal databases, external data sources, and metadata. Data are also available at the Northeast Ocean Data Portal’s ArcGIS REST endpoint.
- [Marine Transportation](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/marine-transportation/): Topic
- [Home](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/)
- [About](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/about/): The Northeast Ocean Data Portal provides free, user-friendly access to expert-reviewed interactive maps and data on the ocean ecosystem, economy, and culture of the northeastern United States from the Gulf of Maine through Long Island Sound.
- [Contact](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/contact/): Please email the Portal Team at contact@northeastoceandata.org. We are usually able to respond within one business day.
- [Topics](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/topics/): The Portal's Data Explorer interactive map makes it possible to view thousands of data layers on the ocean ecosystem, economy, and culture of the northeastern United States. The data layers are organized into 17 Topics, including 8 Marine Life & Habitat Topics and 9 Human Dimensions Topics. For each Topic, the Portal has a page that provides key information about data updates, data sources and providers, subtopics, data considerations, data status, and examples of data.
- [Updates](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/updates/)
- [Data Explorer](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-explorer/)

## Topics
- [Newsletter](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/newsletter/)
- [Administrative Boundaries](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/administrative-boundaries/)
- [Aquaculture](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/aquaculture/): Aquaculture sites and shellfish management areas in state and federal waters
- [Bathymetry & Seafloor](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/bathymetry-and-seafloor/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Birds](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/birds/): Placeholder text for Birds. Placeholder text for Birds.
- [Coastal Resilience & Sand](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/coastal-resilience-and-sand/)
- [Commercial Fishing](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/commercial-fishing/): Commercial fishing vessel activity based on VMS data. "Communities at Sea" linkages between fishing communities and fishing areas.
- [Culture & Recreation](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/culture-and-recreation/): Federally recognized tribal locations. Parks and reserves. Marine sanctuary. Historical sites. Shipwrecks.
- [Energy & Infrastructure](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/energy-and-infrastructure/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Fish](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/fish/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Marine Mammals](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/marine-mammals/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Marine Transportation](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/marine-transportation/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [National Security](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/national-security/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Ocean Conditions & Water Quality](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/ocean-conditions-and-water-quality/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Plankton](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/plankton/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Sea Turtles](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/sea-turtles/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Seagrass & Tidal Marsh](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/seagrass-and-tidal-marsh/): Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text. Placeholder text.
- [Socioeconomics](https://www.northeastoceandata.org/socioeconomics/)