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#MondayMapDay: This NOAA map estimates wind exposure along the Atlantic coast and at sea from #hurricanes and other tropical cyclones from 1988-2022.

🌬️View interactive map on the Portal: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mapmonday #mappingmonday #storms #weather #climate 🌊🧪
A heat map depicting tropical cyclone wind exposure in the North Atlantic from 1988-2022.
September 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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#MapMonday 🐋 Modeled #humpback #whale abundance in Mid-Atlantic waters in the month of March.

#mappingmonday #MondayMapDay #marinelife #marinemammals 🧪
A map showing humpback whale March abundance along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
March 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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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 🧪
A map showing modeled fish species richness in the spring season in the ocean from the Gulf of Maine to the Cape Hatteras area.
April 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Average density of loggerhead #seaturtles in the month of September in Mid-Atlantic waters. 🐢 Learn more about the data at: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sea-tur...

#MondayMapDay #MapMonday #mappingmonday 🧪🌊
A map depicting loggerhead sea turtle monthly density.
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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#MondayMapDay: Rivers and estuaries on the East Coast designated by NOAA as critical habitat for the endangered Atlantic sturgeon.

📍 View interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#MapMonday #mappingmonday #endangeredspecies #marinelife 🌊🧪
A map showing critical habitat for sturgeon in the Mid-Atlantic A highway sign marking the Hudson River with a sturgeon illustration.
July 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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#MapMonday: Submerged aquatic vegetation beds in the area of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. View interactive map at: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#PresidentsDay #MondayMapDay #MappingMonday #potomac #virginia 🧪
A map showing submerged aquatic vegetation in waters surrounding Mount Vernon in Virginia.
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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2024 AIS Vessel Transit Counts data is here 🚢 View monthly & annual snapshots of traffic patterns for #fishing boats, passenger vessels, tugs/tows, tankers, #cargo, sailboats/pleasure craft, and others.

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#mapmonday #mondaymapday #mappingmonday #GIS 🧪🌊
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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NEW: View our Southeast New England Regional Sediment Types map for predicted occurrence of benthic sediment types at high resolution.🧪🌊

🗾 Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...
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#mapmonday #mondaymapday #mappingmonday
Image of a Southeast New England Regional Sediment Types map
May 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#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...
A map with colored arrows indicating the direction and speed of sea surface currents from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras.
April 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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#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
A map showing vessel traffic patterns in Long Island Sound in 2025.
July 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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#MondayMapDay: AIS vessel tracks showing 2024 traffic patterns in the #ChesapeakeBay for pleasure craft and sailboats.

Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mapmonday #mappingmonday #sailing #boating 🧪🌊
A map showing vessel traffic patterns in the northern reaches of the Chesapeake Bay.
September 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🐬 #MapMonday: Modeled abundance of bottlenose #dolphins in a typical November off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Browse the Portal’s Marine Life Library at portal.midatlanticocean.org/visualize for thousands of species maps for #marinemammals, #fish and #birds.

#mondaymapday #mappingmonday 🧪
A map modeling abundance of bottlenose dolphins off teh Mid-Atlantic Coast in November.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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#MapMonday: #StripedBass biomass in the Mid-Atlantic, spring 2010-19. Browse our #MarineLife Library for an interactive version of this and thousands of other maps at portal.midatlanticocean.org/visualize/. 🧪

#MondayMapDay #mappingmonday #fish #fishing
A map showing striped bass biomass in Mid-Atlantic ocean areas.
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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#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 🌊🧪
A map showing areas roughly between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras where the most pounds of surfclam/quahog were landed from 2020-2024.
August 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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#MondayMapDay: Modeled green #seaturtle density for June in the Mid-Atlantic. Try our monthly slider to toggle through or animate monthly maps for Kemp's ridley, leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles as well: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mappingmonday #mapmonday #worldoceanmonth 🧪
A map showing June green sea turtle density in the Mid-Atlantic.
June 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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#MondayMapDay: Get outside! Use the Portal to find public #parks and coastal water #trails in the Mid-Atlantic. Click features for helpful links and details.

🛶 Interactive map: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mappingmonday #mapmonday #openspace #recreation #GIS #chesapeake #delmarva
A map showing the boundaries of parks and reserves and the routes of water trails in Delmarva area waters.
September 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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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
A map showing the Habitat Area of Particular Concern in the Delaware Bay for sand tiger sharks.
July 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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#MapMonday: In these winter doldrums, beach and coastal #tourism mostly freezes in the Mid-Atlantic. Click any county in our interactive map to learn what its ratio of summer to off-peak leisure/hospitality sector jobs is: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#MondayMapDay #mappingmonday
A map showing the Ratio of Summer Peak to Off Peak Leisure & Hospitality Sector Employment in coastal counties from New York to Virginia.
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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#MondayMapDay: Preserved #openspace and parklands on the #LongIsland coast. View an interactive map on the Portal: portal.midatlanticocean.org/url_shortene...

#mapmonday #mappingmonday #GIS #conservation #newyork
A map showing preserved lands along the Long Island coast. A popup window displays information about an area that was clicked on Fire Island.
September 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM