On January 10, 2023, BOEM announced a series of in-person and virtual meetings to solicit feedback on the next steps for the Gulf of Maine.
BOEM would like to receive feedback on the draft Call Area and the Wind Energy Area model that is being developed in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Center for Coastal and Ocean Science (NCCOS) for the next phase of the planning process. BOEM will be hosting a series of in-person and virtual meetings, as follows
In-Person Meetings were held on the following dates:
- Massachusetts:
- Date: Tues., Jan 17, 2023
- Time: 4-7pm EST
- Location:
Salem State University
Veteran's Hall in the Ellison Campus Center
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970 - Agenda
- New Hampshire
- Date: Wed., Jan 18, 2023
- Time: 5-8pm EST
- Location:
NHDES Portsmouth Regional Office
Pease International Tradeport 222
International Drive, Suite 175
Portsmouth, NH 03801 - Agenda
- Maine
- Date: Thurs., Jan 19, 2023
- Time: 5-8pm EST
- Location:
Holiday Inn, Portland-by the Bay
88 Spring Street
Portland, ME 04101 - Agenda
Virtual Meetings:
Agenda (same approach for each virtual meeting)
January Virtual Meetings Summary
- Shipping & Commercial Maritime
- Date: Wed., Jan 25, 2023
- Time: 2-4pm EST
- Fisheries Meetings
- Maine Fisheries (Fixed Gear Focus)
- Date: Fri., Jan 27, 2023
- Time: 10am-12pm EST
- Recording
- Mobile Gear (e.g., Scallop, Groundfish)
- Date: Mon., Jan 30, 2023
- Time: 10am-12pm EST
- Recording
- Recreational and Highly Migratory Species
- Date: Mon., Jan 30, 2023
- Time: 2-4pm EST
- Recording
- Fixed Gear (Massachusetts/New Hampshire Focus)
- Date: Tues., Jan 31, 2023
- Time: 5-7pm EST
- Recording
- Maine Fisheries (Fixed Gear Focus)
- Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (eNGOs)
- Date: Tues., Jan 31, 2023
- Time: 10am-12pm EST
- Recording
- Gulf of Maine Tribal Nations
- Date: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023
- Time: 1pm-5pm EST
Presentations:
Posters/Handouts:
General
- Draft Call Area (map with nautical chart)
- Draft Call Area (map with removals explained)
- Gulf of Maine Engagement: Path to Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) (handout)
- Renewable Energy Authorization Process (handout)
- Gulf of Maine Environmental Studies Overview (handout)
Fisheries
Environment & Wildlife
- Draft Call Area (map with avian data)
- Draft Call Area (map with North Atlantic right whale data)
- Underwater Sound and Protected Species (poster)
- Environmental Studies for Protected Species and Offshore Wind (poster)
- Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Marine Life (handout)
Navigation & Technology