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NY Bight Transit Lane Workshop

Welcome and Workshop Overview

Morgan Brunbauer, NYSDEC

March 27, 2019

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A comprehensive state roadmap for advancing

development of offshore wind in a cost-effective

and responsible manner

Key Elements

• Identifies the most favorable areas for potential offshore wind

energy development

• Describes the economic and environmental benefits

of offshore wind energy development

• Addresses mechanisms to procure offshore wind energy at

the lowest ratepayer cost

• Identifies infrastructure requirements and assesses existing facilities

• Analyzes costs and cost-reduction pathways

• Identifies workforce opportunities

• Recommends measures to mitigate potential impacts of

offshore wind energy development

Offshore Wind Master Plan

January

2018

• Facilitate the connection of

local manufacturers with

global OSW developers and

equipment manufacturers.

• Ensure certification and

training requirements are clear

and readily available.

• Lead: NYSERDA

Technical Working Groups

Environmental Commercial Fishing Maritime Jobs and Supply Chain

• Development of Wildlife Best

Management Practices.

• Coordination for adaptive

management.

• Identification of research

needs and coordination.

• Lead: NYSERDA

• Development of Fisheries

Best Management Practices.

• Identification of research

needs and coordination.

• Development of a framework

for understanding commercial

fishing impacts.

• Improved Communications

• Lead: NYSDEC

• Development of Maritime Best

Management Practices.

• Define strategies that could

help members engage

effectively with OSW

development.

• Commitment to smart

development

• Lead: NYSDOS

F-TWG Mission and Organization

• To provide guidance to help steer New York State’s efforts to advance offshore wind energy development in an environmentally responsible way. The F-TWG is intended to assist in the development of offshore wind energy in a way that protects the state’s and region’s valuable fisheries and fishing communities.

• The core working group includes members from the fishing industry and wind energy developers. Technical advisors to the F-TWG include representatives of state agencies, federal agencies, and fishery councils.

• Outcome from November 2018 F-TWG meeting• Transit Lanes for the NY Bight and Fishing Access within Wind Farms

https://nyfisheriestwg.ene.com

Transit Lane Workshop Goals

• Explore the interests and needs of commercial fishermen in transiting through and around the New York Bight

• Explore how these transit lanes may interact with proposed Wind Energy Areas

• Engage agencies, fishermen, and developers in exploring interests and options

• Identifying and to the extent possible prioritize potential lanes and overall packages of lanes for future consideration by agencies and developers

Transit Lane Workshop Ground Rules

• Honor the agenda – especially the Rules of

Engagement

• Participate actively and respectfully

• Focus comments and questions by speaking

concisely

• Take side conversations outside

• Cell phones off/silent

• A Workshop Report will be created from feedback and

comments

• Report will be shared with all attendees and made

publicly available on the F-TWG website

• Provide Report to BOEM for consideration in the development of offshore wind energy lease areas

After the Workshop

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Thank you!Contacts:Led By: NYSDEC - Morgan Brunbauer Morgan.Brunbauer@dec.ny.gov

NYSERDA - Gregory Lampman Gregory.Lampman@nyserda.ny.gov

RODA – Annie Hawkins annie@rodafisheries.org

Technical Support:Ecology and Environment Inc., Lyndie Hice-Dunton LHiceDunton@ene.com

Facilitation Support:CBI- Pat Field and Cadmus – Julie Curti