The Vineyard Wind Geophysical survey for 501S has been slightly delayed but is now scheduled to begin next week. More information can be found here: https://www.vineyardwind.com/mariners-updates/2020/7/6/offshore-mariner-update-no-26
The NYSERDA 2020 Geophysical Survey is scheduled to start within the week. An Offshore Fisheries Liaison and Protective Species Observers will be onboard during this survey. A Notice to Mariners can be found here: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm05272020.pdf
Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the two turbine 12-megawatt CVOW pilot project. This is the second offshore wind farm in the United States and the first in federal waters.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has posted registration for an upcoming webinar on Marine Navigational Radar. This webinar will introduce marine navigation radar and include presentations on marine navigation issues, existing studies, wind developer and mariner perspectives … Continued
Comments for the Northern NY Bight Port Access Study for the United States Coast Guard will be accepted until August 28th, 2020.
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) is seeking applications from recreational and commercial fishermen to join its Advisory Council, which provides substantive direction and strategic guidance to the alliance. The deadline for applications is July 15, 2020
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