An Ocean of Information

A joint BOEM and NOAA initiative providing authoritative
data to meet the needs of the offshore energy and marine
planning communities.

Features

Vessel Traffic (AIS) Data

MarineCadastre.gov Top 10

AIS Track Builder Tools

Latest News and Updates

Senators Introduce Bill to Establish Grant Program for Right Whale Conservation

October 16, 2018

There are fewer than 450 North Atlantic Right Whales left in the world with a population that’s struggling to rebound due to overfishing (more…)

BOEM and NASA Announce HeroX Challenge

October 9, 2018

BOEM and NASA have launched a challenge with HeroX to collect ideas for how to use emerging technology to improve animal tracking and data collection from the ocean (more…)

Commerical fishing boat with fish line out and several fish on the lines

A school of fish following the fishing boat