by MARCO | Jan 28, 2022 | _ New Site, News
News In October of 2021 Virginia began a multi-year process to develop a Virginia Ocean Plan using its Section 309 Coastal Enhancement grant from NOAA. An inter-agency Virginia Ocean Policy Committee (VOPC) will guide the plan, which aims to address identification of...
by MARCO | Jan 28, 2022 | _ New Site, News
_ New Site MARCO has added dozens of new maps to the Portal’s oceanography, fishing, renewable energy, maritime and marine life themes and made some major enhancements to its mapping tools at the request of users. Scroll below for highlights and click on the links for...
by MARCO | Jan 28, 2022 | _ New Site, News
News Ocean Springs, MS – The Gulf of Mexico Alliance recently released the Governors’ Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts, signed by the governors of all five Gulf states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This is the fourth in a...
by MARCO | Jan 28, 2022 | _ New Site, News
News MACO Work Groups are finalizing their 2022 work plans which will be posted on the website here. In addition you can read their 2021 progress reports. During the January webinar for MACO stakeholders, work group leads reported on progress made and...
by MARCO | Jan 28, 2022 | _ New Site, News
News Dr. Bryan Watts and his staff at the College of William and Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology have spent decades satellite tagging whimbrels that stop on Virginia’s Eastern Shore during their annual migrations. Using existing satellite tracks of whimbrels...
