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

Marine Protected Areas Inventory

National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Status of U.S. Marine Protected Areas

Latest News and Updates

Massachusetts Could Produce the Most Offshore Wind Energy

May 22, 2018

Massachusetts’ offshore wind potential is equivalent to more than 19 times the state’s annual electricity consumption. (more…)

Creating Fisheries Regulatory Boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico

May 15, 2018

The Southeast Regional Fisheries Office of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service needed authoritative data to create geospatial files of fishery closures. (more…)

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

A school of fish following the fishing boat