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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · 2d

The #CoastGuard adjusted its Coastal Buoy Modernization Proposal for waters in the Northeast District based on nearly 3,000 public comments. See what changed and share your input by 11/15.

ℹ️ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/coastal...
📍 Map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

A map showing buoys in the Lower New York Harbor area that are candidates for change through the Coast Guard's Coastal Buoy Modernization Proposal.

A map showing buoys in Eastern Long Island that are candidates for change through the Coast Guard's Coastal Buoy Modernization Proposal.

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MARACOOS @maracoos.bsky.social · 9d

Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit:
📅 Nov 12–13 | Dewey Beach, DE
⏰ Register by Oct 7

Details + registration 👉 https://www.midatlanticocean.org/ocean-planning/work-groups-collaborative-efforts/marine-debris-work-group/2025-marine-debris-summit/

2025 Marine Debris Summit - Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)

REGISTER NOW SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE The Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit is a biennial two-day event convened by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), a regional partnership representing the five Mid-Atlantic states: Virginia, Maryland,...

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · 9d

#MondayMapDay: AIS vessel tracks showing 2024 traffic patterns in the #ChesapeakeBay for pleasure craft and sailboats.

Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mapmonday #mappingmonday #sailing #boating 🧪🌊

A map showing vessel traffic patterns in the northern reaches of the Chesapeake Bay.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · 16d

2024 AIS Vessel Transit Counts data is here 🚢 View monthly & annual snapshots of traffic patterns for #fishing boats, passenger vessels, tugs/tows, tankers, #cargo, sailboats/pleasure craft, and others.

ℹ️ portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/view-an...

#mapmonday #mondaymapday #mappingmonday #GIS 🧪🌊

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · 27d

Did you know Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, now highly influential in #oceanplanning, has origins as a post-#September11 port security measure? Read our 'Ocean Stories' story map interview with the man who’s been called 'The father of AIS' 🔗 portal.midatlanticocean.org/ocean-storie... 🌊

A map showing vessel traffic patterns near New York City in 2024

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Sep 9

Average density of loggerhead #seaturtles in the month of September in Mid-Atlantic waters. 🐢 Learn more about the data at: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sea-tur...

#MondayMapDay #MapMonday #mappingmonday 🧪🌊

A map depicting loggerhead sea turtle monthly density.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Aug 20

We've added maps showing USFWS designated and proposed critical habitat areas for #endangered and threatened shorebirds, such as the #redknot & #pipingplover in the Mid-Atlantic.🧪🌊

ℹ️ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/maps-sh...
📍 Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

A map showing active and proposed critical habitat areas for birds in Cape Hatteras, NC

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Happy #CoastGuardDay! The #CoastGuard was founded OTD in 1790 by Sec. of State Alexander Hamilton and today protects 100,000 miles of coastline & waterways. The Mid-Atlantic is home to District 1 (northern NJ-New England) and D-5 (NJ to Carolinas).

🛟Map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

A map showing US Coast Guard District boundaries.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚧 PLANNED OUTAGE ADVISORY 🛠️ The Portal will experience service interruptions on Wednesday, July 30, from 5-9 p.m. due to scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience.

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jul 15

#MondayMapDay: Rivers and estuaries on the East Coast designated by NOAA as critical habitat for the endangered Atlantic sturgeon.

📍 View interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#MapMonday #mappingmonday #endangeredspecies #marinelife 🌊🧪

A map showing critical habitat for sturgeon in the Mid-Atlantic

A highway sign marking the Hudson River with a sturgeon illustration.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jul 10

Nine new maps on the Portal show ocean areas, coastal rivers and watersheds that have been designated or proposed as critical habitat for Atlantic #sturgeon, Atlantic #salmon, North Atlantic #rightwhales, and green #seaturtles.

ℹ️ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/view-cr... 🌊🧪

Map showing critical habitat areas throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jul 7

July is prime #boating season 🛥️ If you’re planning to launch your boat soon, scan the Portal for publicly accessible ramps throughout the Mid-Atlantic coast. Click on any point for a popup containing info about the location.

Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#MapMonday

A map showing boat ramp locations along the coast from New York to Virginia.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 25

Did somebody say #OceanDataDay? The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal offers 6,000+ maps showing marine life, offshore infrastructure, oceanographic data, habitats, fishing, recreation and much more off our coast. Browse it today at portal.midatlanticocean.org 🌊🧪

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 23

TOMORROW: Take a guided tour of the Portal's tools and thousands of maps showing #marinelife, #fishing, vessel traffic patterns, ocean recreation, offshore infrastructure, and much more in our free #HowTuesday webinar. 🧪🌊

🔗Details & registration: portal.midatlanticocean.org/calendar/how...

Text reading "MARCO How Tuesday" over an image of a marsh.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 16

#MondayMapDay: Modeled green #seaturtle density for June in the Mid-Atlantic. Try our monthly slider to toggle through or animate monthly maps for Kemp's ridley, leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles as well: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mappingmonday #mapmonday #worldoceanmonth 🧪

A map showing June green sea turtle density in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Are you a newcomer interested in a Portal 101 tutorial or a returning user who could use a refresher? Join us June 24 at noon for a #HowTuesday lesson on our data, tools and features. 🌊🧪 Details/registration: portal.midatlanticocean.org/calendar/how...

An image of a vessel passing through an inlet at sunset with text reading "MARCO How Tuesday"

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 5

#CoastGuard D-1 has proposed a series of modifications to its aids to navigation meant to modernize the constellation of coastal buoys in New England and northern portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Analyze them on the Portal and submit your comments by 6/13.

ℹ️ portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/comment...

A map showing buoys proposed for discontinuation near New York Harbor.

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · Jun 3

📰 In our June newsletter: Learn about new maps showing buoys proposed by Coast Guard District 1 for discontinuation, substrate types found in seafloor areas, zooplankton abundance, bathymetry, and more.
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What's New on the Portal? | June 2025

Email from Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) Learn about new maps showing buoys proposed for discontinuation, seafloor substrates, zooplankton abundance, BlueTopo bathymetry, and more

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 28

Sorry, we do not, but the data is available for download in our Marine Life Data Catalog at portal.midatlanticocean.org/data-catalog...

Data Catalog: Marine Life

portal.midatlanticocean.org

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 28

BlueTopo, a compilation of the nation's best available bathymetric data, was recently extended by NOAA to cover Mid-Atlantic waters. View it now on the Portal. 🌊🧪

ℹ️ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/noaa-bl...
🗾 Map link: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

BlueTopo map view of the Mid-Atlantic region.

BlueTopo map view of eastern Long Island.

BlueTopo map view of an artificial reef off Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 27

🆕 Use our new sliders to browse and animate maps of seasonal abundance for six #zooplankton species in 2003-09 and 2010-21 from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine. 🧪🌊

Full details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/zooplan...

An animated map showing changes from season to season of Centropages spp. abundance.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 5

NEW: View our Southeast New England Regional Sediment Types map for predicted occurrence of benthic sediment types at high resolution.🧪🌊

🗾 Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...
ℹ️ More info: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/new-map...

#mapmonday #mondaymapday #mappingmonday

Image of a Southeast New England Regional Sediment Types map

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 2

It's not too late to register for MARCO’s Seventh Annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum, next week in Baltimore. Browse the agenda for the full slate of expert panels, interactive sessions, poster presentations, networking opportunities and more. Free/public!🧪🌊
www.midatlanticocean.org/ocean-planni...

2025 Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum - Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)

The Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean meets at the annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum to identify and discuss challenges to the Mid-Atlantic ocean ecosystem.

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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · May 1

A new collection of maps in the Portal’s Habitat theme depict the probability of sand, mud, gravel, rock, cobble, and shell debris along seafloor areas from Maine-Virginia Beach.

🌊🧪 Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/new-map...

A small fish swimming along a sandy ocean bottom

A map showing probability of mud along seafloor areas

A map showing probability of sand along seafloor areas

A map showing probability of shell debris along seafloor areas

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Urban Coast Institute @monmouthuci.bsky.social · Apr 11

A team of Monmouth students has created a mobile app version of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal, giving users access to a sea of ocean maps wherever they may be. Meet the team, hear about their collaboration with MARCO, and download the app for your device. 📲🧪🌊
www.monmouth.edu/uci/2025/04/...

Monmouth Students Publish Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal App for iOS, Android | Urban Coast Institute

A team of Monmouth University computer science students has created a mobile app version of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal, giving users access to a sea of coastal and ocean maps wherever they may...

www.monmouth.edu

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