Shipping Fairways, Lanes, and Zones for US waters

Description

Various shipping zones delineate activities and regulations for marine vessel traffic. Traffic lanes define specific traffic flow, while traffic separation zones assist opposing streams of marine traffic. Precautionary areas represent areas where ships must navigate with caution, and shipping safety fairways designate where artificial structures are prohibited. Recommended Routes are predetermined routes for shipping adopted for reasons of safety. Along certain zones of the East Coast of the United States, ships are required to reduce speeds to 10 knots or less over ground during seasonal periods within designated endangered species areas, such as the North Atlantic Right Whales. Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas need special protection because of their vulnerability to damage by international maritime activities. Areas to be avoided are within defined limits where navigation is particularly hazardous or it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties and should be avoided by all ships or certain classes of ships.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 Downloadable Data http://encdirect.noaa.gov/theme_layers/data/shipping_lanes/shippinglanes.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39986
23 REST service link 1 https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NavigationChartData/MarineTransportation/MapServer
23 REST service link 2 https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NavigationChartData/MarineTransportation/MapServer/0
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocs/dmp/pdf/39986.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • enc_direct
  • traffic lane
  • u.s. waters
  • national ocean service
  • marine boundaries
  • precautionary area
  • mandatory ship reporting
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocs
  • particularly sensitive sea area
  • shipping
  • united states
  • noaa
  • pacific
  • office of coast survey
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • ports
  • restricted area
  • atlantic
  • shipping safety fairway
  • regulation
  • area to be avoided
  • northern right whale
  • recommended routes
  • national
  • separation zone
  • socioeconomics

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Transportation
  • Transportation Network