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90 datasets found
  • Federal

    Critical Habitat by NMFS    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Critical habitat is habitat needed to support recovery of listed species. When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries is required to...
  • 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

    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

    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,...
  • Federal

    ENOW 2015: Ocean Economy Percent by State    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This dataset summarizes 2015 employment and gross domestic product (GDP) Ocean Economy statistics including (a) the Ocean Economy employment and GDP for each state as...
  • Federal

    Nationwide Automatic Identification System 2016    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

    Deep-sea Soft Coral Habitat Suitability    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Deep-sea corals, also known as cold water corals, create complex communities that provide habitat for a variety of invertebrate and fish species, such as grouper,...
  • Federal

    Ocean Disposal Sites    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the location of available and discontinued ocean disposal sites within U.S. waters. Contemporary ocean disposal sites generally accept clean dredged...
  • Federal

    North Atlantic Right Whale Seasonal Management Areas    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent Seasonal Management Area locations where regulations implement speed restrictions in shipping areas at certain times of the year along the coast...
  • Federal

    IOOS Regions    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent the boundaries of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) eleven regional associations (RAs). There are thousands of ocean observing...
  • Federal

    EFH Highly Migratory Species    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Essential Fish Habitat means those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. Waters include aquatic areas and...
  • Federal

    Marine National Monuments    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A marine national monument is a type of protected area that is designated by a presidential proclamation under the Antiquities Act. Marine national monuments are...
  • Federal

    Audubon Important Bird Areas    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A compilation of Important Bird Areas for Continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska, created by the National Audubon Society.
  • Federal

    Pilot Boarding Stations    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A location offshore where a pilot may board a vessel in preparation to piloting it through local waters. Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels...
  • Federal

    Bathymetry Digital Elevation Model    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This Digital Elevation Model (DEM) created for the Ocean Reports application is a combination of the NCEI Coastal Relief Model (CRM) and the GEBCO (2014) 1 arc-minute...
  • 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

    Principal Ports    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Principal Ports are the top 150 U.S. ports based upon total annual tonnage. Variation in annual tonnage at a port may result in exclusion or inclusion on the...
  • 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 2014    recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The 2014 United States Automatic Identification System Database contains vessel traffic data for planning purposes within the U.S. coastal waters. The database is...
  • 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...
90 datasets found

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