Collaborative Research
- Working Together: Developing a Cooperative Research Project and Proposal: A Guide for Fishermen and Others Interested in Participating in Cooperative Research in the Northeast Region. Produced by members of the Bycatch Coordinating Committee based on input of regional fishermen, scientists, and managers during a workshop in Portsmouth, NH, in January 2006. Copies available online at the NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Office’s website, or contact us to be mailed a copy.
Offshore Energy Projects
- Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, February 2009, Revised Interim Report. Click here to view [PDF].
- Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Letter to Governor: Concern regarding proposed offshore wind farm. Click here to view [PDF].
- The Ocean/Offshore Renewable Energy Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). 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 SAM Plan process. Copies available online at: http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/pdf/OS_Proposal.pdf
- 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.Information 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
