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Ocean Zoning and Offshore Wind Farms Information

National Fisherman CFCRI Op-Ed "Building Bridges: Fishing Indusry to Offshore Energy, April 2009 Issue
 

Industry Concerns Submitted for the Record at February 10, 2009 Ocean SAMP Meeting
 

Deepwater Wind and State of RI Joint Development Agreement Signed January 2, 2009

 

CFCRI 12/1/08 Letter to Gov Carcieri Re: RI Wind Farms and Ocean SAMP - Questions Posed by Industry

Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Letter Re: Concerns About Fisheries Field Research Needed to Site Offshore Wind Farm

State Response from CRMC to letters submitted to Gov by CFCRI and Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
 

CFCRI Special Edition Dec 09 Newsletter on Ocean Zoning and Offfshore Wind Farms

Proposed RI Ocean SAMP Boundary Map Available to View Online

CFCRI Briefing Document to RI Congressional Delegation Dec 18, 2008

 

From The Press Re Ocean SAMP and Offshore Wind Farm Including:

Providence Journal 2/28/09 CFCRI Editorial -- "Don't forget the fishermen in wind-farm issue

"Deepwater Moves Ahead with Wind Farm" Block Island Times 1/26/09

"Fishermen Urged to Track RI Wind Farm" Commercial Fisheries News 1/09

"RI Offshore Wind Farm to be First in Nation" Prov Jrnl 1/09/09

"Deepwater Agreement Includes Second Wind Farm" Prov Business News 1/16/09

"No place for trust when it comes to finances" Prov Business News Editorial 1/16/09

Important Websites and Links for More Info

RI Ocean Special Area Management Plan Home Page at:  http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/ 

Proposal by Coastal Resources Management Council and the University of Rhode Island to the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources for work to support the Ocean SAMP process at:
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/pdf/OS_Proposal.pdf

RI. Office of Energy Resources http://www.energy.ri.gov/programs/renewable.php 

The Development of Marine Based Wind Energy Generation and Inshore Fisheries in UK Waters: Are They Compatible? 2005 article on the impact of marine based wind energy on inshore fisheries. Copies available online at: http://www.hull.ac.uk/cems/downloads/WOTS_rodmell_et_al.pdf 

The British Wind Energy Association – Recommendation for Fisheries Liason.I nformation on a process for including the fishing industry in offshore wind farm projects from the planning stage through to the monitoring stage. Copies available online at: http://www.bwea.com/pdf/FisheriesBP.pdf  

Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation: www.cfrfoundation.org
 

 

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