The Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network (ADEON) for the U.S. Mid‐ and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is currently being developed and is anticipated to be deployed in the summer of 2017. The lead P.I. for this project is Dr. Jennifer Miksis‐Olds, University of New Hampshire (UNH). Dr. Miksis‐Olds leads a collaborative research team consisting of individuals from UNH, OASIS, TNO, JASCO, Stony Brook University, and NOAA SWFSC.

This observatory network will generate long‐term measurements of both the natural and human factors active in this region, thus informing the ecology and soundscape of the OCS. Long‐term observations of living marine resources and marine sound will assist Federal agencies, including BOEM, ONR, and NOAA, in complying with mandates in the Endangered Species