New Careers For Commercial Fishermen – Offshore Wind

NEW BEDFORD MA. MARCH 23, 2022. Offshore Wind Farm Support is proud to announce the placement of seasoned, experienced, and knowledgeable fisherman known as “Certified Fisheries Liaison Officer” onboard the Survey Vessel Go Pursuit, who is performing scientific geophysical survey operations in Lease area OAS-A-0522. Vineyard Wind is currently building the nation’s first utility-scale offshore […]

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One-Of-A-Kind Research Vessel Ready To Work in Offshore Wind. Sea Bird, Marine Mammal, Rod & Reel  Fisheries Research

One-Of-A-Kind Research Vessel Ready to Work in Offshore Wind. The Perfect Platform for Sea Bird, Marine Mammal, Rod & Reel  Fisheries Research. Offshore Wind Fisheries and Environmental Research Studies for before, during and after construction will be a long-time endeavor and a tremendous amount of work has been invested in this vessel to make her

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Consequences of Offshore Wind

The “Unintended Consequences” of Offshore Wind 2.0

Back in December of 2019, I wrote and article titled “The Unintended Consequences of Offshore Wind.”https://offshorewfs.com/unintended-consequences-of-offshore-wind-farms/ It attracted a very large amount of readers from both sides of the isle and actually put this blog on the map. Sportfishing enthusiasts loved it, NIMBY folks hated it, and the Offshore Wind Developers seemed a bit relieved.

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2021 Year End Summary Report (Video) for Offshore Wind and Fisheries

Year End Summary Report showing the ever improving communication, transparency and developing relationship between Offshore Wind Developers and fishermen. This is just a short year end powerpoint video indicating how things have progressed from April of 2019 to December of 2021. Each year lessons are learned, ideas are formed, strategies discussed, standards are set, and

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Commercial Fisherman Speaks Out

The following comment is from an experienced Commercial Fisherman who recently hung up his fishing boots to work in Offshore Wind as an Onboard Fisheries Liaison. He provides valuable information and communication between Offshore Wind Survey Vessels and Commercial Fishing Vessels south of Martha’s Vineyard. I have removed the names of vessels for confidentiality purposes

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