The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s establishment of the Standing Committee for Offshore Wind Energy and Fisheries. The 12-member Committee is tasked with providing ongoing assistance to BOEM regarding agency efforts to engage the fisheries community and serves as a forum for discussion on the state of science and “pressing concerns” regarding the development of offshore wind and potential impacts to fisheries.
The Committee will next meet in a virtual open session on Thursday, Apr. 13 to introduce a study to the public and discuss the study task with BOEM.
