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NOAA Coastal Services Center

Stories from the Field

Using a Web-Based Tool to Designate New Marine Protected Areas in Southern California
MarineMap helped in the design of new marine protected areas off the coast of Southern California.

Capturing Local Knowledge to Inform Coral Reef Management in Hawai’i
A participatory process was used to map coastal-use data to reduce anthropogenic threats to coral reefs.

Using Spatial Data and Web Mapping Tools to Support Wind Energy Planning off the North Carolina Coast
The Multipurpose Marine Cadastre data viewer enhanced communication in the development of “Wind Energy Areas.”

Informing Ocean Planning Efforts with Authoritative Data
The Marine Cadastre’s Web services reduce the need for collecting spatial data for the Mid-Atlantic mapping portal.