by MARCO | Apr 1, 2015 | MARCO Blog, News
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND | By Arlo Hemphill In honor of April Fools Day, we’d like to share this fantastic image of one of the Mid-Atlantic’s most sly pranksters. The sand devil Squatina dumeril, also know as the Atlantic angel shark, is a clever...
by MARCO | Feb 17, 2015 | Home Page News Item, News
A Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan will support shared regional objectives for a healthy ocean ecosystem. The ecosystem supports abundant life such as this humpback whale surfacing off of Manhattan, an occurrence that researchers from Gotham Whale report is...
by MARCO | Feb 17, 2015 | MARCO Blog, News
Image above: Oysters are facing pressure from ocean acidification – the lower pH makes it harder for them to produce their shells. Photo: Michael Eversmier / MARI By Arlo Hemphill The State of Maryland has become one of the first states to take decisive...
by MARCO | Feb 17, 2015 | Home Page News Item, News
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of State (DOS) recently released for public comment a draft comprehensive ten-year New York Ocean Action Plan (OAP) which seeks to promote the restoration, conservation, resiliency...
by MARCO | Feb 16, 2015 | MARCO Blog, News
Every map tells a story. The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal wants to help you share yours – and connect with other users – through data-driven, multi-media explorations of the Mid-Atlantic. Never made a map? No problem. You can be an ocean mapping expert in no time:...
by MARCO | Dec 5, 2014 | MARCO Blog, News
ASTORIA, OREGON | By Arlo Hemphill In 2009, the Governor’s of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York signed an agreement to enhance the vitality of the Mid-Atlantic’s ocean ecosystem and economy and identify four regional priorities for...
