BOEM will publish a Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register in the near future, which will open a 45-day public comment period for the Vineyard Wind Project. The SEIS analyzes reasonably foreseeable effects from an expanded cumulative activities scenario … Continued
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) announces the completion of The Areas Offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port Access Route Study. The study focused on the seven adjacent leased areas of the outer continental shelf south of Martha’s Vineyard, … Continued
The first-in-the-nation studies will advance the assessment of the interactions between offshore wind development and fisheries in the northeast. The five studies will generate important information and data during the pre-construction period for the region’s first offshore wind projects, and … Continued
All commercial fishermen (including vessel owners, captains, and crew) in the Northeast US (North Carolina through Maine) are invited to complete the 15 minute anonymous survey online here: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1MiTWJDQDt4atTf
The webinar will take place on May 20 at 12:00 pm EDT. More information is available here.
The Coast Guard is conducting a Port Access Route Study (PARS) to determine whether existing or additional vessel routing measures are necessary along the seacoast of New Jersey and approaches to the Delaware Bay. The PARS will consider whether existing … Continued
The permit process remains on track for the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm off the US east coast, according to the chief executive of one of the project’s joint venture partners. A draft supplement to the environmental impact assessment … Continued
In this Order, the New York State Public Service Commission authorizes NYSERDA to issue an additional offshore wind solicitation in 2020 for 1,000 MW or more, in order to maintain New York’s trajectory in meeting its clean energy goals.
A three-year study of cod and other commercial fish species is underway around New England offshore wind energy sites, part of a NMFS effort to better understand how proposed turbine arrays will affect the environment and fisheries.
The bill proposes to compensate commercial fishermen for lost revenues associated with the effects of certain offshore wind energy projects and require disclosure of the contract and associated documents for such project.