BOEM Issues Final Guidance for Fisheries Mitigation Before Temporary Halt on Offshore Wind Leasing
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), issued its final guidance for mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy projects on commercial and for-hire recreational fisheries.
Key notes of BOEM’s final guidance
Per the final guidance, any plan approvals for siting offshore wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) should be accompanied by key information regarding the potential social and economic impacts of said development operations, including any impacts on recreational and commercial fishing seasons and...
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