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Coastal Barrier Resource System recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To remove the federal incentive to develop coastal barriers, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act designated relatively undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic... -
Federal
Coastal Critical Habitat Designations recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires the Federal government to designate critical habitat, areas of habitat essential to the species' conservation, for ESA... -
Federal
Offshore State Lateral Boundaries recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Offshore state lateral boundaries define part of the geographic extent of the submerged lands that a state holds and manages in the public trust. Well-defined... -
Federal
Military Submarine Transit Lanes within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Submarine transit lanes are areas where submarines may navigate underwater, including transit corridors designated for submarine travel. The MarineCadastre.gov team... -
Federal
AIS Vessel Tracks 2019 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification... -
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Sea Surface Height recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Monthly and annual summary of global sea surface height anomalies above mean sea surface, averaged from raw data. Raw data available from Oct. 2, 1992 to May 14,... -
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Ocean Wave Resource Potential recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Mean wave power density estimates represent naturally available US wave energy, derived from measurements observed during a 51-month study period. Measurements were... -
Federal
DoD Offshore Wind Mission Compatibility Assessments recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This data set represents the results of analyses conducted by the Department of Defense to assess the compatibility of offshore wind development with military assets... -
Federal
Artificial Reefs recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Artificial reefs provide new or enhanced hard-bottom habitat to areas that may or may not be habitat limited. Artificial habitat provides space that is quickly... -
Federal
Nationwide Automatic Identification System 2024 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and... -
Federal
NCCOS Mapping: Comprehensive Seafloor Substrate Mapping and Model Validation in the New York Bight from 2017-10-20 to 2019-03-27 (NCEI Accession 0204737) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection of benthic habitat mapping data is an inventory of hydrographic multibeam sonar surveys, georeferenced benthic photographs and video clips, seafloor... -
Federal
Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study Areas recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2019, the Coast Guard announced a new study of routes used by ships to access ports on the Atlantic Coast of the United States in the Federal Register (84 FR 9541;... -
Federal
Wrecks and Obstructions recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Ship wrecks and obstructions in the ocean have long been a hazard to navigation and construction, and a point of interest to archeologist, recreational divers,... -
Federal
AIS Vessel Transit Counts 2019 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and... -
Federal
COLREGS Demarcation Lines recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
U.S. collision regulation boundaries delineate those waters upon which mariners shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972... -
Federal
Offshore Oil and Gas Resource Potential recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data show the location of probable oil or gas geologic structures (plays) mapped within the outer continental shelf of the United States. Plays are groups of... -
Federal
Federal Statutes recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Federal Statutes influence the use of the coastal zone and outer continental shelf in varied ways depending on location and activity. Some statutes have clearly... -
Federal
High Frequency Radar Locations recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
High frequency radar can measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real time. These radars can measure currents over a large region of the... -
Federal
Deepwater Ports recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A deepwater port is a fixed or floating man-made structure, or a group of structures, other than a vessel, located beyond State seaward boundaries and used or... -
Federal
Nationwide Automatic Identification System 2017 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and...