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

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Marine Protected Areas Inventory

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National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program

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Status of U.S. Marine Protected Areas

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A Humpback Whale
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the sea floor