Please join The Port of New Bedford for the first in a series of workshops aimed at bringing together leaders and representatives of the commercial fishing industry and offshore wind industry with interests in ocean areas off Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The purpose is to improve mutual understanding of two critical ocean‐based industries in order to address key issues, reduce impacts, and enhance compatibility.
Friday, June 10, 2011
12:00 – 5:00 PM
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
13 Hamilton Street, New Bedford, MA
Agenda
12:00 PM – Welcoming remarks from New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang. Lunch will be provided.
12:15 PM – Understanding Commercial Fishing: Overview of the region’s fisheries, practices, and gear technologies.
1:45 PM – Understanding Offshore Wind: Overview of turbine technology, foundations, spacing requirements, installation methods, and inter‐array / transmission cables.
3:15 PM – Discussion: Facilitated conversation to identify key questions and issues that have been raised in MA & RI fishery working groups sessions, including: Navigational and safety issues, including routing, fishing within array, and regulated navigation areas Fishing interactions with inter‐array cables and turbine field transmission lines
4:45 PM – Wrap‐up: summary and next steps
Registration Required
To register, please contact Patrice Bordonaro at (617) 626‐1211 or Patrice.Bordonaro@state.ma.us