January 21, 2020 — The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) — the group that’s been representing commercial fish harvesters in relation to the development of windfarms on the United States’ Atlantic Coast — now has a presence also on the US Pacific Coast.
RODA, which reports to already represent about 160 commercial harvesters and processors, on Jan. 1 launched a Pacific advisory committee made up of leaders from several west coast fisheries throughout California and Oregon.
“Its purpose is to improve science and policy approaches to development, while also increasing and improving communication to help strengthen ties between Pacific fishermen and fishing communities across the country,” the group says in a press release, continuing: “…As discussions of offshore wind development in the US continue to progress, Pacific fishermen have expressed significant concern over the lack of communication and collaboration necessary to inform coexistence among ocean users.”