Big News for the Blue Economy

Bigelow Laboratory has taken ownership of the National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP), the nation’s first dataset tracking the value and health of ocean and coastal resources.

For more than 25 years, NOEP has been a trusted resource for policymakers, scientists, and resource managers. Bigelow Laboratory is committed to carrying that legacy forward while expanding its impact.

By combining leading-edge data science with expertise from its Tandy Center for Ocean Forecasting, the team plans to modernize and grow the database, linking social and environmental data to better understand and predict the future of our ocean.