THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE UPDATED, SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY EXPLICIT SPECIES-SPECIFIC DENSITY MAPS FOR CETACEANS AND SEABIRDS IN SHELF-SLOPE WATERS OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CURRENT (NCC; FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER MOUTH TO CAPE MENDOCINO) THAT UPDATE AND IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY. THESE MAPS ARE BROADLY USEFUL TO A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF INFORMING ENERGY, DEFENSE, AND INDUSTRY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OVERLAP OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WITH CETACEANS AND SEABIRDS, TO BEST INFORM SITING OF THOSE ACTIVITIES AND MITIGATE THEIR IMPACTS. OUR EXPLICIT GOAL IS TO PRODUCE MAPS TO FACILITATE AND IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO INFORM SITING OF OFFSHORE WIND (OSW) PLATFORMS, PROVIDE BASELINE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE BLUE ECONOMY.