• Added new map layer with boundaries for a proposed new ocean dredged materials disposal site located approximately 10.8 nautical miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• Public comment period on this proposed area ends October 18. Click here for more details.

• Added a submarine canyons map layer 
• Replaced the deep-sea coral habitat suitability layers with new versions
• Public comment period on the proposed Omnibus Deep Sea Coral Amendment ends October 25. Click here for more details.

• Added Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulated and Exempted Areas

• Updated with the latest information and enhanced with improved visualizations

Next Anticipated Data Updates (Dates TBD)

Commercial Fishing
National Marine Fisheries Service Statistical Areas

Bathymetry
High-resolution bathymetry products for the Gulf of Maine

Energy and infrastructure
Ongoing updates to planning areas, lease areas, proposed projects, and infrastructure

Aquaculture
Updated information from the state of Massachusetts and other states if available

Offshore wind speed
Updated data from NREL/BOEM

Marine life and habitat
Diving bird movement data products
Loggerhead sea turtle movement data products
USGS Seabed stress and mobility

To introduce new data and maps of fish and cetaceans along the U.S. Atlantic coast, the Northeast Ocean Data Portal hosted a public webinar on July 31, 2019, in coordination with the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT) and the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal. The webinar was recorded and is available for viewing.

Oct. 22-23: AWEA Offshore Windpower 2019 Conference, Boston MA

Nov. 4-8: Gulf of Maine 2050 Symposium, Portland, ME

Nov. 4-8: Coastal States Organization Fall Meeting, South San Padre Island, TX

Nov. 21-22: NOAA Office for Coastal Management and Integrated Ocean Observing System Regional Ocean Data Sharing Workshop, Charleston SC