Northeast Regional Ocean Council
The Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) is a state-federal partnership organization created to address issues related to the coast and ocean on a regional basis. The organization covers each state in New England which make up its membership. NROC was created in 2005 by the New England Governors Conference. Since 2008, NROC has participated in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning initiative.