ORT Regions

United States Regions used for the Ocean Reporting Tool (ORT). This file includes lands for the coastal states falling within a region as well as its offshore state and federal waters out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (200nm). The ORT team defined the regions as follows: North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, Alaska, and Pacific Islands. North Atlantic includes Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; Mid-Atlantic includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C, and Virginia; South Atlantic includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and East Coast Florida; Gulf of Mexico includes Western Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands; West Coast includes California, Oregon, and Washington; and Pacific Islands includes American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Hawaii, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island.