BOEM Announces Final Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine

March 18, 2024

On Mar. 15, 2024, BOEM announced the designation of a Final Wind Energy Area (Final WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The WEA totals about two million acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately 23 – 92 miles off the coast. BOEM...

Coast Guard Seeks Public Input on Proposed Shipping Safety Fairways

March 4, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comment through April 18 on a proposal to establish a network of shipping safety fairways along the East Coast. The proposed rule would codify 18 fairways between the Rhode Island and Florida coasts, one anchorage outside of the...

Southern New England Habitat Area of Particular Concern

March 4, 2024

On February 5, 2024, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to implement the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC’s) Framework Adjustment that identifies a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) offshore of Southern New England. This rule adjusts...