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.

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Vessel Traffic (AIS) Data

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MarineCadastre.gov Top 10

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AIS Track Builder Tools

Latest News and Updates

Offshore Wind Energy Cable Base Planned for New England

Offshore Wind Energy Cable Base Planned for New England

February 12, 2019

Developers are planning a subsea cable service base in the northeast US to serve the emerging offshore wind energy industry. (more…)

Ready, Set, Live! New Data and Updates are Ready

Ready, Set, Live! New Data and Updates are Ready

February 6, 2019

The new data sets and updates are now live! (more…)

Blades of wind turbine in the forground

body of Wind Turbine in the forground

body of Wind Turbine in the forground

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

A school of fish following the fishing boat

A Humpback Whale

A sea turtle

A coral rock on the sea floor

the sea floor