Information Needs to Assess Fisheries Socioeconomic Impacts from Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the U.S. Greater Atlantic Region

Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (2021). Information Needs to Assess Fisheries Socioeconomic Impacts from Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the U.S. Greater Atlantic Region. Report by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Report for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

@techreport{Greater-Atlantic-Regional-Fisheries-Office-2021-,
author = {Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office},
title = {Information Needs to Assess Fisheries Socioeconomic Impacts from Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the U.S. Greater Atlantic Region},
institution = {National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)},
year = {2021},
month = {aug},
url = {https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2022-02/Socioeconomic-InfoNeeds-OSW-GARFO.pdf},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data},
}

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TY - RPRT
TI - Information Needs to Assess Fisheries Socioeconomic Impacts from Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the U.S. Greater Atlantic Region
AU - Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
AB - This document is designed to aid BOEM and lessees/project proponents evaluate the socioeconomic impacts to fisheries and associated fishing communities from proposed offshore wind energy activities in NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region (GAR) (Maine-Virginia). This document is designed to provide an outline of the information and analysis necessary to support a robust analysis of the effects of a proposed offshore wind project on commercial and recreational fisheries. This is not project-specific and may not capture all information needs for all projects. To aid in analyses, we have also included a section on fishery operational factors and fishery dependent data limitations. For each project, we expect that any description of baseline information or analysis of the potential effects of any action will be comprehensive and based on the best available scientific information. We also recognize that quantitative analyses are not always possible; in those cases, qualitative assessments should be provided with a robust explanation of any underlying assumptions or data gaps.
DA - 2021/08//
PY - 2021
SP - 7
PB - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
UR - https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2022-02/Socioeconomic-InfoNeeds-OSW-GARFO.pdf
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Fisheries
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -

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This document is designed to aid BOEM and lessees/project proponents evaluate the socioeconomic impacts to fisheries and associated fishing communities from proposed offshore wind energy activities in NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region (GAR) (Maine-Virginia). This document is designed to provide an outline of the information and analysis necessary to support a robust analysis of the effects of a proposed offshore wind project on commercial and recreational fisheries. This is not project-specific and may not capture all information needs for all projects. To aid in analyses, we have also included a section on fishery operational factors and fishery dependent data limitations. For each project, we expect that any description of baseline information or analysis of the potential effects of any action will be comprehensive and based on the best available scientific information. We also recognize that quantitative analyses are not always possible; in those cases, qualitative assessments should be provided with a robust explanation of any underlying assumptions or data gaps.