Webinars for the public about the joint NOAA Fisheries and BOEM draft implementation strategy for mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on NOAA Fisheries’ surveys.
About
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of advancing offshore wind energy production responsibly while protecting biodiversity and promoting cooperative ocean use, NOAA Fisheries and BOEM jointly developed a Draft Federal Survey Mitigation Implementation Strategy. It addresses anticipated impacts of offshore wind energy development on NOAA Fisheries’ scientific surveys in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. This strategy represents a major step in accomplishing BOEM and NOAA Fisheries’ Federal Survey Mitigation effort, which was launched in 2021.
The implementation strategy identifies the essential components of survey mitigation, as well as objectives and actions to accomplish the goals of survey mitigation.
Formal comments on the strategy must be submitted by May 6, 2022 on regulations.gov (search for docket BOEM-2022-0012).
Informational Webinars
NOAA Fisheries and BOEM will co-host two informational webinars to present the Draft Federal Mitigation Implementation Strategy. Expert staff will be available to answer questions. Everyone is welcome to participate in these events. These events are not formal opportunities to comment. See below for information on how to log-in to each webinar.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 1:00 pm ET
Register link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r0e4b03dc23b4a454760ecd160a28b352
Webinar Number: 2763 664 1223
Webinar Password: noaa (6622 from phones)
Join By Phone: (415) 527-5035
Access Code: 2763 664 1223
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022 | 5:00 pm ET
Register link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r02b6501c29cdba92238089fe273283fe
Webinar Number: 2764 384 7005
Webinar Password: noaa (6622 from phones)
Host Key: 749673
Join By Phone: (415) 527-5035
Access Code: 2764 384 7005
Last updated by Office of Communications on 03/22/2022
