#MondayMapDay: Pounds of surfclam and ocean quahog landed in Mid-Atlantic waters, 2020-24. Learn more about the Portal's NOAA NMFS Fishing Footprints data at portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/noaa-nm.... 🗺️Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #mapmonday #mappingmonday #GIS 🌊🧪

📲 New on our Mobile App: Whether you’re #fishing, #boating, at the beach, or conducting research in the field, you can drop a pin at interesting places along the way and attach maps, written notes, photos, videos, and audio files to them. 🌊🧪 Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/tag-sit...

A pair of new map layers representing the seasonal cycle averages for chlorophyll-a and pH at sites in Mid-Atlantic estuaries and ocean areas from 2018-23 have been added to the Portal. 🌊🧪 portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/macan-p...

MACAN Produces pH, Chlorophyll-A Seasonal Cycle Maps for Portal

A pair of new map layers representing the seasonal cycle averages for chlorophyll-a and pH at sites in Mid-Atlantic estuaries and ocean areas from 2018-2023 are now available in the Portal’s Water Qua...

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🦈 Parts of the #DelawareBay are designated by NOAA as a Habitat Area of Particular Concern for sand tigers. The bay is known as a top nursery for these #sharks, which grow 6-11 feet long and weigh 200-350 lbs. Map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #sharkweek #mondaymapday #mapmonday

NEW: An Escaped Trash Risk - Estimated Litter Density map in the Portal’s Water Quality theme models the risk of loose roadside garbage entering waterways in coastal communities. 🌊🧪 Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/epa-dat... Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

BOEM has extended the public comment period for its Virginia Marine Minerals RFI to 8/22. You can use the Portal to show the area in combo with any of our thousands of maps in your comments. Info: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/boem-vi... Map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

In our July newsletter: Updated commercial fishing footprints maps, 2025 vessel traffic patterns, Delmarva paleochannels, a tutorial on using the Portal's mobile app and more. conta.cc/4pnuUTd

What's New on the Portal? | July 2026

Email from Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) 2025 vessel traffic patterns, Delmarva paleochannels, a tutorial on using the Portal's mobile app and more in our summer newsletter NOAA N

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View the routes of infilled paleochannels - prehistoric rivers that once flowed over the shelf beneath the Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva Peninsula and carved out deep sea canyons. 🌊🧪 ℹ️ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/view-ro... 🗺️ Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#MondayMapDay: A look at pleasure craft and #sailboat traffic patterns in Long Island Sound in 2025. 🗺️Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #mapmonday #mappingmonday #GIS #boats #sailing #newyork #longisland

Monthly and annual AIS vessel transit count maps for 2025 are now on the Portal. 🚢⛵️ See traffic patterns for fishing boats, pleasure craft, passenger vessels, cargo ships, tankers, tugs and barges, and more. ℹ️ portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/2025-ve...

Ava Taylor ’23 and Anjali Narang ‘25, software developers and recent #MonmouthU graduates, provided a tutorial yesterday on a mobile app version of the @marcoportal.bsky.social they designed. Watch and try it out when you're at the beach or on the water this summer! www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/07/...

Watch: Learn to Use MARCO Ocean Data Portal App Developed by Monmouth U. Team on Webinar | Urban Coast Institute

Ava Taylor ’23 and Anjali Narang ‘25, software developers and recent graduates of Monmouth University’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, provided a tutorial on a new version of...

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Watch the recording of yesterday's webinar to learn #HowTu use two apps every beachgoer and boater should have on their phones this summer: the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal’s mobile app and MyCoast. 📲 portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/webinar...

Webinar Offers Tutorials on MARCO Portal and MyCoast Mobile Apps

The July 7 edition of MARCO’s #HowTuesday webinar series covered two apps every beachgoer and boater should have on their phones this summer: the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal’s mobile app and MyCoas...

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Join us 7/7 for a #HowTuesday webinar covering two apps every beachgoer and boater should have on their phones this summer: the Portal’s mobile app and MyCoast. With presenters Anjali Narang and Ava Taylor of #MonmouthU and Devon Haines of #NJDEP. ℹ️ portal.midatlanticocean.org/calendar/how...

🗽 Dozens of historic tall ships from around the world will stop off Sandy Hook this week before passing into New York Harbor for the July 4 Parade of Ships. ⛵️ You can use this map to track and learn more about the vessels: www.globalterramaps.com/viewer/?even...

Happy #OceanDataDay! The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal (portal.midatlanticocean.org) is home to 6,000+ interactive map layers showing marine life distributions, offshore infrastructure, shipping traffic patterns, commercial fishing hot spots, Naval training areas, and so much more. 1/4 🧵🌊🧪

Register now for a 7/7 webinar covering two apps every beachgoer and boater should have on their phones this summer: the @marcoportal.bsky.social mobile app and MyCoast. With Portal app tutorial by #MonmouthU grads & software developers Ava Taylor & Anjali Narang. 🌊🧪 www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/06/...

BOEM has issued a Request for Information & Interest to receive public feedback and evaluate industry interest on possible mineral leasing areas off Virginia. View a map of the area on the Portal and learn how to submit your input by the 7/23 deadline: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/boem-vi... 🌊🧪

📰 In our spring newsletter: New plankton data, updated shipwrecks and artificial reefs maps, marine heatwaves, an upcoming Portal tutorial and more. conta.cc/4dvhsqN

What's New on the Portal? | May 2026

Email from Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) New plankton data, updated shipwrecks and artificial reefs maps, marine heatwaves, an upcoming Portal tutorial and more in our spring news

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🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪

Are you a newcomer interested in a Portal 101 tutorial or a returning user who could use a refresher course? Register now for our #HowTuesday webinar on June 23 at noon. portal.midatlanticocean.org/calendar/how...

🆕 Time series sliders showing the seasonal abundance of ichthyoplankton for eight fish species and monthly concentrations of chlorophyll-a in the Mid-Atlantic are now available in the Portal’s Marine Life theme. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🧪🌊

A Sunday fun day at #OceanFunDays showing the Portal and our mobile app to visitors at the @monmouthuci.bsky.social table in Sandy Hook 🗺️

NOAA has published a new story map giving a region-by-region rundown of hydrographic survey projects that are planned or have been completed in 2026. Browse it to see what’s happening in your area. 🧪 storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

NOAA Hydrographic Survey Projects 2026

In 2026, NOAA and NOAA contractor's will survey U.S. coastal waters and beyond.

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If you're heading to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum next week in #VirginiaBeach, stop by our tool cafe table for a tour of the Portal's latest data and a sneak peak at V2 of our mobile app. Visit the website for agenda, registration and full event details. 🌊 www.midatlanticocean.org/events-webin...

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#MondayMapDay: Spring fish species richness along the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf. View an interactive version of this map at portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #mapmonday #mappingmonday #fish #marinescience #GIS 🧪

Great geospatial offshore tool! Check out those layers under 'Seabed and Sediments' 🧪🌊🐟

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal@marcoportal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#MondayMapDay: Spring fish species richness along the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf. View an interactive version of this map at portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #mapmonday #mappingmonday #fish #marinescience #GIS 🧪

#MondayMapDay: Spring fish species richness along the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf. View an interactive version of this map at portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene... #mapmonday #mappingmonday #fish #marinescience #GIS 🧪

NEW: We've expanded our data showing #shipwreck locations along the Mid-Atlantic coast with three new map layers in our #Maritime theme. ⚓ Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/updates...

#MondayMapDay: Spring sea surface current directions and velocities in the Mid-Atlantic. This layer, created in partnership with MARACOOS, shows seasonally averaged currents based on hourly HF radar measurements collected over 15 years. 🌊🧪 View map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

MARCO welcomes poster presentations, display tables, and tool cafe demos at the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum, to be held May 4-6 in Virginia Beach. Submit your proposal by 4/19 to showcase your research, projects, organizations, and programs. 🌊🧪 www.midatlanticocean.org/events-webin...