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Frank R. Lautenberg
The Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area was developed in a collaborative process by the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council to protect 38,000 square miles... -
Human Uses of the Ocean
These data reflect the number of overlapping dominant use areas for all uses combined. The data show ocean use patterns for separate uses of ocean areas in New England, the West... -
MAPPING Human Uses of the Ocean
Understanding human uses of the ocean is essential to successful marine planning, but spatial information on ocean uses is often scarce and difficult to capture consistently... -
North Carolina Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) found the need to create accurate representations of offshore wind turbines to evaluate visual impacts during it's North Carolina... -
National Multi-Beam Bathymetry Surveys
Hydrographic surveys support a variety of activities: nautical charting, port and harbor maintenance (dredging), coastal engineering (beach erosion and replenishment studies),... -
Discovering Deep-Sea Corals
In every U.S. region, deep-sea corals grow and sustain an array of marine life. These complex habitats are areas of high biodiversity and activity for commercial fish and other... -
US Atlantic Coast Fishing Atlas
This is a digital conversion of the National Marine Fisheries Service original hardcopy anglers' atlases between the years of 1974-1976 to assist the Bureau of Ocean Energy... -
Considering Atlantic Shipwrecks when Planning Offshore Energy
The Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf off the east coast of the United States extends from the Bay of Fundy in eastern Maine to Key West at the southern tip of Florida, and...