May 24, 2021 — The Fisheries Survival Fund shared its disappointment following a U.S. Court of Appeals decision involving a New York offshore wind farm lease but said it will continue to work with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), other government agencies and wind farm developers to ensure they do not impact scallop grounds on the East Coast.
The court ruling said that due to BOEM not technically committing to anything at the lease stage of the offshore wind process, it is too early for the Survival Fund and the Garden State Seafood Association, the appellees listed on the case, to challenge a lease location under the National Environmental Policy Act.