{"id":10906,"date":"2018-01-30T12:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=10906"},"modified":"2018-01-30T12:25:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:25:42","slug":"wind-farm-developers-say-key-to-working-with-fishermen-is-to-get-engaged-and-stay-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wind-farm-developers-say-key-to-working-with-fishermen-is-to-get-engaged-and-stay-engaged\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind farm developers say key to working with fishermen is to get engaged and stay engaged"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW BEDFORD, MA \u2013 BayState Wind, the offshore wind energy project in the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area, is in the process of preparing its construction and operation plan (COP) while awaiting data from the meteorological buoy it launched last May.<\/p>\n

As part of the COP, Bay State hosted an industry-to-industry meeting in late January with about a dozen fishermen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe concept of using a panel is not a a requirement,\u201d said Kevin Chu spokesperson for Bay State Wind, part of the Massachusetts lease area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unique thing is that Bay State Wind is trying to get a whole suite of fisheries\u2019 interests in the room for a more balanced and detailed view of the concerns of the fishermen,\u201d Chu said.<\/p>\n

Chu said that those who agreed to attend came from a wide array of fishing activities in the Bay State Wind lease area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not really trying to get people who speak for their industry, but to get people who are knowledgeable in their fishery and about how they fish,\u201d Chu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole point is to have a conversation to see if there are ways to design this project to minimize the impact on fisheries.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group of about a dozen fishermen commercially fish lobster, general category scallops, and ocean quahogs and surfclams.\u00a0 They use both small mesh and large mesh otter trawls, fixed gear, and dredges.<\/p>\n

The group also included recreational fishermen, and highly migratory species (HMS) permit holders, Chu said.<\/p>\n

And there was a good geographic distribution as well: fishermen came from Martha\u2019s Vineyard, New Bedford, Point Judith, Long Island, and Maryland.<\/p>\n

The goal is to help Bay State Wind to do a better job of designing the wind farm by\u00a0 better understanding fishermen\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n

Chu says there will be further outreach on the project and suggests that anyone interested may contact him by email at <kchu@sea.edu>.\u00a0 All comments will be included in the report as part of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP).<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), overseeing the offshore wind energy projects as part of their renewable energy division, requires specific and detailed fisheries data from the wind farm developers.<\/p>\n

While BOEM doesn\u2019t specify how the data is to be obtained, they recommend that developers hire a fisheries liaison with knowledge and…<\/p>\n

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  NEW BEDFORD, MA \u2013 BayState Wind, the offshore wind energy project in the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area, is in the process of preparing its construction and operation plan (COP) while awaiting data from the meteorological buoy it launched last May. As part of the COP, Bay State hosted an industry-to-industry meeting in late January … <\/p>\n

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