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Save The Date: Meetings on Draft Guidance on Mitigation Impacts from Offshore Wind Projects on Fisheries
2 Jun 2022

Save The Date: Meetings on Draft Guidance on Mitigation Impacts from Offshore Wind Projects on Fisheries

by KRISTA.GREELEY | posted in: general-announcement | 0

In June, BOEM will be holding four meetings in consultation with NMFS and affected coastal states to discuss draft guidance for ways to mitigate impacts from offshore wind projects on commercial and recreational fisheries and fishing. Meeting information and registration … Continued

Upcoming Webinar on NOAA and BOEM Survey Mitigation Implementation Strategy
24 Mar 2022

Upcoming Webinar on NOAA and BOEM Survey Mitigation Implementation Strategy

by KRISTA.GREELEY | posted in: general-announcement | 0

On March 29, 2022 and March 30, 2022 NOAA Fisheries and BOEM will co-host two informational webinars to discuss the Draft Federal Mitigation Implementation Strategy. For more information on the webinar, event info and registration, click here.

Efforts to Mitigate Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on NOAA Fisheries’ Surveys Are Underway
24 Mar 2022

Efforts to Mitigate Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on NOAA Fisheries’ Surveys Are Underway

by KRISTA.GREELEY | posted in: general-announcement | 0

NOAA Fisheries and BOEM have developed a Draft Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy to address anticipated impacts of offshore wind energy development on NOAA Fisheries’ scientific surveys. See full announcement here.

New York Bight lease sale concludes with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids
25 Feb 2022

New York Bight lease sale concludes with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids

by KRISTA.GREELEY | posted in: general-announcement | 0

BOEM announces provisional winners of the New York Bight lease sale finalized on February 25th 2022. This is the largest single-event auction held thus far, and is the first auction under the Biden-Harris administration and collectively New York and New … Continued

Sunrise Wind Environmental and Fisheries Mitigation Plans
25 Feb 2022

Sunrise Wind Environmental and Fisheries Mitigation Plans

by KRISTA.GREELEY | posted in: general-announcement | 0

This meeting summary describes key discussion points and action items from the Fisheries Technical Working Group (F-TWG) virtual meeting, which was held on Thursday, November 4th, 2021 through a virtual meeting platform.

South Fork Wind Farm begins Construction
25 Feb 2022

South Fork Wind Farm begins Construction

by Madeleine.Fenderson | posted in: general-announcement | 0

The South Fork Wind Farm broke ground and became the second commercial-scale wind farm in the United States to begin construction. The Project is estimated to bring 130 MW of energy to the State of New York at the end … Continued

Massachusetts’ First Offshore Wind Facility to be built in Somerset
25 Feb 2022

Massachusetts’ First Offshore Wind Facility to be built in Somerset

by Madeleine.Fenderson | posted in: general-announcement | 0

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the first offshore wind manufacturing facility in the state will be built in Somerset at the Brayton Point facility. The Prysmian Group has finalized an agreement to acquire a 47 acre parcel of land … Continued

Governor Kathy Hochul: State of the State Address 2022
17 Jan 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul: State of the State Address 2022

by Madeleine.Fenderson | posted in: general-announcement | 0

On January 4th, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State Address where she announced that New York will make a nation-leading $500 million investment in offshore wind ports, manufacturing, and supply chain to be integrated within NYSERDA’s 2022 … Continued

BOEM Announces Final Sale Notice for the New York Bight
17 Jan 2022

BOEM Announces Final Sale Notice for the New York Bight

by Madeleine.Fenderson | posted in: general-announcement, main-announcement | 0

BOEM has announced that it will hold a wind auction on February 23rd for six lease areas in the New York Bight, totaling more than 480,000 acres, the largest single-event auction thus far. This will be the first auction under … Continued

Northern NYB Port Access Route Study
5 Jan 2022

Northern NYB Port Access Route Study

by Madeleine.Fenderson | posted in: general-announcement | 0

The United States Coast Guard has published the Northern New York Bight Port Access Route Study (NNYBPARS). The study was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of existing vessel routing measures and determine whether additional vessel routing measures are necessary for … Continued

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