Research and Monitoring Recommendations

• ROSA Offshore Wind Project Monitoring Framework and Guidelines

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• Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries- Management Objectives and Research Priorities for Fisheries in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island-Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area

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• Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries- MA DMF recommended fisheries studies for offshore wind development –draft for public review

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• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)- Recommendations for Planning Pre- and Post-Construction Assessments of Fisheries in the Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Lease Area

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• Rutgers University- Ecological Monitoring and Mitigation Policies and Practices at Offshore Wind Installations in the United States and Europe

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• OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report- Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World

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Vineyard Wind

• Vineyard Wind Fisheries Studies and Science

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South Fork Wind Farm

• South Fork Wind Farm Atlantic Cod Spawning Survey- Final Report; January through April 2018

Monitoring Plans and Reports

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• Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils - Offshore Wind in the Northeast Region

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• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Renewable Energy

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• BOEM Renewable Energy Research 

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• BOEM Environmental Studies Program

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• NOAA Fisheries Offshore Wind

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• Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office

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• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Offshore Wind Research

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• National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

Federal and Regional Resources

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• Northeast Ocean Data Portal

• MARCO Data Portal 

• Marine Cadastre

• IOOS

• NERACOOS

• MARACOOS

• TETHYS

Research Databases

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Guidance Documents

• Guidelines for Providing Information on Fisheries for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585

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• Identifying Information Needs and Approaches for Assessing Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Farm Development on Fisheries Resources in the Northeast Region

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• Development of Mitigation Measures to Address Potential Use Conflicts between Commercial Wind Energy Lessees/Grantees and Commercial Fishermen on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

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• Developing Environmental Protocols and Modeling Tools to Support Ocean Renewable Energy and Stewardship

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• Maine Offshore Wind

• New Hampshire Offshore Wind

• Massachusetts Offshore Wind

• Massachusetts Fisheries Working Group on Offshore Wind Energy

• Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources - Wind

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Offshore Wind

• Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council - Wind Energy

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection - Renewable Energy

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Offshore Wind

• New York State Fisheries Technical Working Group (F-TWG)

• New Jersey Board of Public Utilities- Offshore Wind

• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Offshore Wind

• Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group

• Maryland Energy Administration - Offshore Wind

• Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority

• North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality - Offshore Energy

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State Offshore Wind Information and Working Groups

• Responsible Offshore Development Alliance 

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• Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation

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• Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS)

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• International Council of the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Offshore Wind Development and Fisheries (WGOWDF)

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• ICES Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments

Fishing Industry Groups and Fisheries Research Organizations

Offshore Developers

• Anbaric Development Partners

• Avangrid Renewables (Iberdrola)

• Dominion Energy

• EnBW

• Equinor

• Ørsted

• US Wind Inc.

• Vineyard Wind LLC

Offshore Wind Industry Groups 

• American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

• Business Network for Offshore Wind

• Special Initiative on Offshore Wind

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