Guidelines for Providing Information for Mitigating Impacts to Commercial and For Hire Recreational Fisheries on the Outer Continental Shelf Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
January 2025
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Navigation , Recreation & Tourism , Social & Economic Data , Stakeholder Engagement
New England Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
February 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
BOEM and NOAA North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs , US Department of Commerce (DOC) , NOAA Fisheries
January 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
September 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Empire Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
September 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
FINAL Information Needed for Issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
August 2023
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Export Cable Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Bluepoint Wind: Semi-Annual Progress Report (November 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023)
Bluepoint Wind
May 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
SouthCoast Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
February 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Recreation & Tourism , Visual Impacts
Bluepoint Wind: Semi-Annual Progress Report (May 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022)
Bluepoint Wind
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
Revolution Wind COP Appendix M: MARA Non-Technical Summary
SEARCH, Inc.
January 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
New England Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
December 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles
Biological Assessment: Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Export Cable - Development and Operation
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
November 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds
Empire Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
November 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Maryland Offshore Wind Public Scoping Report
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
July 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Recreation & Tourism
DRAFT Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Biological Assessment
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
June 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Collision , Habitat Change
Fish , Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Guidelines for Lighting and Marking of Structures Supporting Renewable Energy Development
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
April 2021
Guidance
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Lighting
Bats , Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Reptiles
Assessment of Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Developments on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States
Sullivan, R.
April 2021
Report
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Visual Impacts
Vineyard Wind 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
March 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Field Observations During Offshore Wind Structure Installation and Operation (Maryland Offshore Wind and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind)
Amaral, J. , Ampela, K. , Frankel, A.
March 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals
Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project: Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
June 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Navigation
BOEM / FERC Guidelines on Regulation of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Projects on the OCS
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs , Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
May 2020
Guidance
Marine Energy
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Submission of Spatial Data for Atlantic Offshore Renewable Energy Development Site Characterization Surveys
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
May 2020
Guidance
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
A Parametric Analysis and Sensitivity Study of the Acoustic Propagation for Renewable Energy
Heaney, K. , Ainslie, M. , Halvorsen, M.
February 2020
Report
Wind Energy
Noise
Fish
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Wilmington East and West Wind Energy Areas
Hoffman, W. , Hoyt, J. , Sassorossi, W.
February 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
Evaluation of Potential EMF Effects on Fish Species of Commercial or Recreational Fishing Importance in Southern New England
Snyder, D. , Bailey, W. , Palmquist, K.
August 2019
Report
Marine Energy
Attraction , Avoidance , EMF
Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Guidelines for Information Requirements for a Renewable Energy Site Assessment Plan (SAP)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
June 2019
Guidance
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Providing Information on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
June 2019
Guidance
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Guidelines for Providing Information on Fisheries for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
June 2019
Guidance
Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy
Field Observations During Wind Turbine Operations at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island
Elliot, J. , Khan, A. , Lin, Y.
April 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish
Understanding the Role of Offshore Structures in Managing Potential Watersipora Invasions
Page, H. , Dugan, J. , Miller, R.
February 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Marine Energy
Habitat Change
Invertebrates
Humpback Whales and Floating Offshore Wind Farm Animation
Grear, M. , Copping, A. , Sanders, G.
November 2018
Video
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Entanglement
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Documenting fish response to seismic surveying and establishing a baseline soundscape for reefs in Onslow Bay, North Carolina
Paxton, A. , Voss, C. , Peterson, C.
October 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change , Noise
Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates
Field Observations During Wind Turbine Foundation Installation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island Appendix D: Underwater Sound Monitoring Reports
Amaral, J. , Beard, R. , Barham, R.
May 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Fish , Marine Mammals
Field Observations During Wind Turbine Foundation Installation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island
Amaral, J. , Beard, R. , Barham, R.
May 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Fish
Benthic Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island
Bartley, M. , English, P. , King, J.
February 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Invertebrates
Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas
Guida, V. , Drohan, A. , Welch, H.
December 2017
Report
Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area
Carrier, B. , DeLong, N. , Hoffman, W.
October 2017
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions
Flight Activity and Offshore Movements of Nano-Tagged Bats on Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Dowling, Z. , Sievert, P. , Baldwin, E.
June 2017
Report
Wind Energy
Bats
Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Lobsters and Crabs in the Rhode Island Massachusetts Wind Energy Area
Collie, J. , King, J.
November 2016
Report
Wind Energy
Invertebrates