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ALT Provisional Winners of the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sale. High Bids Total: $21,954,800.
ALT A large audience is gathered in a conference room for an information session hosted in Massachusetts about the Gulf of Mexico PSN. The room is filled with rows of seated attendees, attentively listening to a speaker at a podium in the front of the room. A presentation slide is displayed on a screen behind the speaker, detailing BOEM's Office of Renewable Energy Programs.
ALT During the 30-day public comment period for the Gulf of Maine draft Environmental Assessment, we will host the following virtual public meetings. Meetings will be held on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 1:00 PM ET and Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET. Registration is required.
ALT A reminder that the public comment period of the Gulf of Maine Proposed Sale Notice is open until July 1, 2024. During the 60-day public comment period, we will host the following virtual public meetings: June 6 at 5pm ET on Commercial Fishing (Mobile & Fixed Gear); June 10 at 1:30pm ET on Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (eNGOs); June 10 at 4pm ET on Commercial Maritime (Shipping) June 11 at 5pm ET on Recreational Fishing and Highly Migratory Species. Registration is required.
ALT Graphic with a venn diagram insert on the left side about the intersection of fisheries, stock assessments, ecosystems, and socioeconomics. “NOAA Science Seminar Series. Brandon Beltz. Northeast Fisheries Science Center. State of the Ecosystem 2024 Overview. Thursday, May 30, 2024. 1 p.m. ET.” NOAA Fisheries logo.
ALT Dates and times of the public meetings for the Gulf of Maine Public Sale Notice. For more details visit https://www.boem.gov/reminder-public-meetings-gulf-maine-proposed-sale-notice
ALT Graphic showing a fishing vessel at the surface and the longline gear laying on the bottom, attached to the vessel with a line. The hooks lay on the bottom at 90 degree angles to the longline. Various fish are on or near the bottom. The video camera is deployed near the end of the longline closest to the vessel. Sensors are shown near the far, weighted end of the line. People on the boat are busy working. Floats mark each end of the line at the water’s surface. NOAA Fisheries logo.
ALT Graphic reads “Just Announced: Revolution Wind Record of Decision. The Department of Interior will approve the construction and operations plan for the Revolution Wind project, located offshore Rhode Island. The approved project will have an estimated capacity of 704MW of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. This is the fourth major offshore wind project approved by the Department, which is a significant milestone to propel our nation’s drive toward a clean energy future.”
ALT Image of the 8 commercial offshore wind leases located offshore Massachusetts.
ALT A family stands above the shoreline, watching the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm offshore Rhode Island.
ALT Map of Empire Offshore Wind proposed project location and project overview off the coast of New York