February 15, 2019 — The following was released by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance:

The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) are gathering feedback related to fishing transit throughout the NY Bight. This information gathering, which includes a review of existing data and a fishermen survey, will culminate in a transit workshop scheduled for March 27, 2018 at Danfords Hotel, Marina, and Spa in Port Jefferson, New York.

The goal of the workshop is to present information collected on New York Bight transit routes to participants, to gather feedback, and ultimately develop a Workshop Report that provides a clearer understanding of where transit lanes would provide the greatest value for the fishing industry prior to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s delineation of new offshore wind lease areas in the New York Bight.

RODA urges all commercial fishermen who transit through the New York Bight to complete the survey here prior to March 1st so that your input will be fully considered. Please return completed surveys to lane@rodafisheries.org or by mail to RODA, P.O. Box 66704, Washington D.C. 20035.

RODA will ensure that any replies will be anonymized before submission to the state and federal government at the request of any respondent.

Please register here if you would like to attend the March 27th workshop.