Northeast Regional Ocean Council Northeast Ocean Data Portal Nick Napoli December 12, 2019 Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force

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1 Northeast Regional Ocean Council • Formed by the New England governors in 2005

• Voluntary forum for states, federal agencies and other regional partners to coordinate on issues o Healthy Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems Committee o Coastal Hazards Committee o Ocean Planning Committee 2 NROC Ocean Planning Committee

• Began sharing information and coordinating on ocean planning in mid-2000s

• Established the Northeast Ocean Data Portal with regional partners in 2009

• Supported the development of the 2016 Northeast Ocean Plan by the Northeast Regional Planning Body

(under Obama-era EO) 3 • Source of over 5,000 map products showing the footprint of activities and resources

• Products derived from federal, state, tribal, research/academic, and stakeholder sources

• Informed and vetted by regional experts, agencies, and stakeholders

• Multiple ways to obtain data and information www.NortheastOceanData. 4 Energy Data Organization and Example Overlay

• Energy planning areas and projects at different stages

• Proposed project envelopes and cable routes once a COP is submitted and deemed complete by BOEM

• Ability to overlay

data (and access 5 other Example Project Page

• Available when Draft EIS (DEIS) is released

• Contains relevant data and maps from DEIS

• Includes other information and access to BOEM materials

6 Portal Use

NORTHEAST OCEAN DATA www.NortheastOceanData.org

W ind Energy Meetings and Events: The highest usage during this tim e period 3-9x m ore hits during m eetings and e vents occurred on the 90,0 0 0 The t op 10 Monday before the m ost used la yers Num bers indicate both Northeast & com petitive lease sale 81,000 on Dec 13-14 f or three Sept - Dec 20 18 Mid-Atlantic Portals w ere used lease areas o ffshore belonged to M assach u set t s. 72,0 0 0 these themes Marine transportation There w as also high layers are shared 63,0 0 0 usage the day before a between Northeast & m ajor public m eeting Mid-Atlantic Portals. on Novem ber 28. 54,000 hit s Marine transportation layers are shared 45,000 between Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Portals. Layer 36,000

27,0 00 This peak occurred on the day of a m eeting. Participants lik ely used several Energy, Com m ercial Fishing, 18,000 Marine Life, and Recreation data la yers.

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18 27 10 7 pt v c Se No De Nick Napoli [email protected] Contacts (518) 524-4685

Emily Shumchenia [email protected] (401) 226-4294

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