The Fisheries and Offshore Wind Energy: Synthesis of the Science project consists of two integrated components, a virtual workshop and a published report, which together have the overarching purpose of enhancing regional and national understanding of existing science and data gaps related to offshore wind energy interactions with fish and fisheries. 

This joint effort brings together the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA).

Through a collaborative process co-designed by fishermen, wind developers, and state, academic, and federal partners, this effort will advance the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance’s (ROSA) regional science efforts, by describing the current state of science, existing research and monitoring programs, and data gaps and soliciting input regarding priority research questions.

FINAL REPORT

FISHERIES AND OFFSHORE WIND INTERACTIONS: SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE

FINAL REPORT

Workshop Plenary Presentations – October 2020

 

INTRODUCTION:
  • Welcome Keynotes
  • Speakers:
    • Chris Oliver, NOAA Fisheries
    • Walter Cruickshank, BOEM
ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS: 
  • Keynote: Offshore Wind Energy and Ecosystem Effects
  • Speakers: Andrew Gill, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
BENTHIC HABITAT MODIFICATIONS
  • Moderator: Brian Hooker, BOEM
  • Panelists:
    • Michelle Bachman, NEFMC
    • Drew Carey, Inspire Environmental
    • Steven Degraer, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
PHYSICAL HABITAT MODIFICATION
  • Moderator: Brian Hooker, BOEM
  • Panelists:
    • Andrew Gill, CEFAS
    • Zoe Hutchison, URI
    • Erica Staaterman, BOEM
PHYSICAL PROCESS MODIFICATION
  • Moderator: Brian Hooker, BOEM
  • Panelists:
    • Hans Burchard, DHI
    • Josh Kohut, Rutgers
    • Ruth Perry, Mayflower
    • Ole Svenstrup Petersen, DHI
FINFISH, SQUID, SHELLFISH, AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS
  • Moderator: Elizabeth Methratta, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Drew Carey, Inspire Environmental
    • Zoe Hutchison, URI
    • Cami McCandless, NOAA Fisheries
    • Dara Wilber, Inspire Environmental
PHYTOPLANKTON & ZOOPLANKTON
  • Moderator: Elizabeth Methratta, NOAA Fisheries
  • Presenter:
    • Kevin Friedland, NOAA Fisheries
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
  • Keynote: Socio-Economics, Fishing, and Offshore Wind Energy
  • Speakers:
    • Merlin Jackson, Thanet Fishermen’s Association 
FISHING OPERATION EFFECTS
  • Moderator: Angela Silva, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Mike Conroy, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
    • Fred Mattera, CFRF
    • Tom Sproul, URI
    • Talya Tenbrink, NOAA Fisheries
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
  • Moderator: Angela Silva, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Ben Galuardi, NOAA Fisheries
    • Guy Simmons, Sea Watch International
    • Daphne Munroe, Rutgers University
    • Eric Thunberg, NOAA Fisheries
SOCIO-CULTURAL EFFECTS
  • Moderator: Angela Silva, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Monique Coombs, Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
    • Madeleine Hall-Arbor, Fisheries Anthropologist
    • Talya Tenbrink, NOAA Fisheries
CUMULATIVE IMPACTS, RESILIENCE & ADAPTATION
  • Moderator: Fiona Hogan, RODA
  • Panelists:
    • Teresa Johnson, University of Maine
    • Tim Novotny, Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission
    • Carrie Pomeroy, University of California Santa Cruz
    • Ron Smolowitz, Fisheries Survival Fund
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT & DATA COLLECTION
FISHERIES DEPENDENT DATA
  • Moderator: Doug Christel, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Ben Galuardi, NOAA Fisheries
    • Anna Mercer, NOAA Fisheries
    • Mike Palmer, NOAA Fisheries
    • Kevin Wark, F/V Dana Christine
FISHERIES INDEPENDENT DATA
  • Moderator: Andy Lipsky, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Wendy Gabriel, NOAA Fisheries
    • Capt. David Goethel, F/V Ellen Diane
    • Dave Rudders, VIMS
IMPACTS ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
  • Moderator: Fiona Hogan, RODA
  • Panelists:
    • Julia Beaty, MAFMC
    • Jason McNamee, RI DEM
    • Chris Orphandies, NOAA Fisheries
    • Dave Secor, University of Maryland
    • Nick Sisson, NOAA Fisheries
    • Mary Beth Tooley, O’Hara Corporation
METHODS AND APPROACHES & REGIONAL SCIENCE PLANNING
SAMPLING DESIGN AND METHODS
  • Moderator: Elizabeth Methratta, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Mike Jech, NOAA Fisheries
    • Kevin Stokesbury, UMass Dartmouth
    • Sofie Van Parijs, NOAA Fisheries
CULMULATIVE IMPACTS
  • Moderator:  Elizabeth Methratta, NOAA Fisheries
  • Panelists:
    • Silvana Birchenough, CEFAS
    • Ian Slayton, BOEM
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
  • Moderator: Fiona Hogan, RODA
  • Presenter:
    • Sean Lucey, NOAA
CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • Annie Hawkins, RODA
  • Lyndie Hice-Dunton, ROSA

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