Updates

Another Round of Updates in the Works

It’s that time again! Here’s the list of new data sets, updates, and other additions going live on May 29, 2015. New Layers

• 2011 Great Lakes Vessel Traffic by Type (only in registry)
• 2011 Gulf of Mexico Vessel Traffic by Type (only in registry)
• 2011 Vessel Traffic (AIS)
• U.S. Atlantic Fishing Atlas

• Ocean Disposal Sites
• Shipping Lanes and Regulations
• Raster Nautical Charts
• OCS - Oil and Gas Resource Plays
• NOAA NOS Hydrographic Survey Data
• 2011 Vessel Density Layers- Added density grid for the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes

• Updated description for Essential Fish Habitat layers (Essential Fish Habitat and EFH Areas Protected from Fishing)
• Renamed Groundfish EFH to Pacific Groundfish EFH Areas with Fishing Restrictions
• Added uses write ups for:
  • Seagrasses
  • Shipping Lanes and Regulations
  • Essential Fish Habitats
  • EFH Areas Protected from Fishing
  • Benthic Cover