A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing communities
Willis-Norton, E. , Mangin, T. , Schroeder, D.
February 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Displacement
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Social & Economic Data
New England Wind (OCS-A 0534) Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
Epsilon Associates Inc.
February 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related to Electromagnetic Frequencies from Buried Transmission Cables
Middleton, P. , Barnhart, B.
February 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
EMF
Fish , Invertebrates , Terrestrial Mammals , Human Dimensions
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sunrise Wind Project
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
December 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Expanding our view of the cold-water coral niche and accounting of the ecosystem services of the reef habitat
Cordes, E. , Demopoulos, A. , Davies, A.
November 2023
Journal Article
Ecosystem Processes
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable
Williams, J. , Jaco, E. , Scholz, Z.
October 2023
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
EMF
Invertebrates
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
October 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow
Ecosystem Processes , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Amended Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Sunrise Wind Farm and Sunrise Wind Export Cable – Development and Operation on Federally Listed Species within the Jurisdiction of the Long Island Field Office, New York.
Papa, S. , Spiller, K. , Kaforski, R.
October 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds
Empire Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
September 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Vulnerability Index to Scale Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Off the U.S. West Coast (VIMMS)
Southall, B. , Mazurek, R. , Eriksen, R.
September 2023
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Southern New England with Emphasis on Large Whales: Final Report Campaign 7, 2022
O'Brien, O. , McKenna, K. , Hsu, S.
September 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Displacement
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Nationwide Recommendations for Impact Pile Driving Sound Exposure Modeling and Sound Field Measurement for Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plans
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
August 2023
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Fish , Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
FINAL Information Needed for Issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
August 2023
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Marine energy converters: Potential acoustic effects on fishes and aquatic invertebrates
Popper, A. , Haxel, J. , Staines, G.
July 2023
Journal Article
Marine Energy
Noise
Fish , Invertebrates
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II E1 - Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
TRC
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish
Offshore Wind Energy Development and North Atlantic Right Whales
Silber, G. , Dangerfield, A. , Smith, J.
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan
TRC
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Considerations for Floating Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Maine
Musial, W. , MacDonald, S. , Fuchs, R.
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Social & Economic Data , Stakeholder Engagement
Power Analysis for Optimal Design of a Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for US East Coast Offshore Wind
Chudzinska, M. , Thomas, L.
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Protected species considerations for ocean planning: A case study for offshore wind energy development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Farmer, N. , Garrison, L. , Litz, J.
June 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning
Ongoing Study Plan: ADRIFT: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem Using Drifting Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (NSL #PC-20-04)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
June 2023
Report
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan
AECOM
June 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Field Observations During Offshore Wind Structure Installation and Operation, Volume 2
Ampela, K. , Bacon, C. , Khan, A.
June 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
May 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Bluepoint Wind: Semi-Annual Progress Report (November 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023)
Bluepoint Wind
May 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
Commercial and Research Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
May 2023
Report
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Legal & Policy
Behavioral effects of sound sources from offshore renewable energy construction on the black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii)
Stanley, J. , Caiger, P. , Jones, I.
April 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Fish
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related Offshore Aquifers
Middleton, P. , Barnhart, B.
April 2023
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
Ocean Wind 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
March 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Fisheries and Offshore Wind Interactions: Synthesis of Science
Hogan, F. , Hooker, B. , Jensen, B.
March 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Fish , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Social & Economic Data
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related to Glauconite Sand
Bruggeman, G. , Middleton, P. , Barnhart, B.
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment
Zooplankton Survey for Regional Fisheries Monitoring in Southern New England Offshore Wind Development
Turner, J. , Weig, E.
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Benthic and Epifaunal Monitoring During Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island: Technical Report: Year 4
Erickson, R. , Kelly, C. , Fonseca, M.
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Fish , Demersal Fish , Invertebrates
SouthCoast Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Fisheries , Recreation & Tourism , Visual Impacts
Larval Lobster and Fish Neuston Net Survey for Regional Fisheries Monitoring in Southern New England Offshore Wind Development
Stokesbury, K. , Cassidy, K. , Lowery, T.
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Invertebrates
Larval Lobster and Fish Neuston Net Survey for Regional Fisheries Monitoring in Southern New England Offshore Wind Development
Stokesbury, K. , Cassidy, K. , Lowery, T.
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Activities and Marine Mammal Protection
BOEM
February 2023
Summary
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Bluepoint Wind: Semi-Annual Progress Report (May 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022)
Bluepoint Wind
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
Demonstrating an Effective Marine Biodiversity Observation Network in the Santa Barbara Channel
Miller, R. , Siegel, D. , Carlson, C.
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Birds , Seabirds , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
California State Waters Map Series—Benthic Habitat Characterization in the Region Offshore of Morro Bay, California
Cochrane, G. , Kvitek, R. , Cole, A.
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning