Mid-A OPC Updates

 

A digest of news links and informational resources compiled quarterly by Mid-Atlantic Ocean Planning Committee members.

 

(Updated September 2024)

 

Upcoming Dates & Events

 

Sept. 18: Atlantic Cape Community College (N.J.) Wind Training Center webinar, 12-1 p.m.

 

September BOEM Central Atlantic 2 public meetings:

 

  • Sept. 17: Morehead City, NC
  • Sept. 18: Virginia Beach, VA
  • Sept. 24: Ocean City, MD
  • Sept. 25: Rehoboth Beach, DE
  • Sept. 26: Atlantic City, N.J.

 

Oct. 1-3: Mid-Atlantic Ocean Conservation Symposium, Monmouth University

 

Oct. 10: NYSERDA Offshore Wind and Workforce Development Initiatives webinar, 12-1 p.m.

 

 

Agency News

 

 

BOEM: BOEM Begins Process for Second Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Sale, 8/21/24

 

USDOI: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Ninth Offshore Wind Project, 7/2/24

 

BOEM: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Central Atlantic, 7/1/24

 

 

 

General FYI

 

MARCO: Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum videos

 

MACAN: New Educational Video Series on Acidification Impacts and Solutions

 

MARCO: 2023 Annual Report

 

MARCO Portal: Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Size Exemptions Framework/Addendum Map Now in Fishing Theme, 9/10/24

 

MARCO: August newsletter, 8/28/24

 

MARCO Portal: Share Feedback on BOEM ‘Central Atlantic 2’ Call Area by Oct. 21, 8/21/24

 

MARCO Portal: View USACE Borrow and Placement Areas on Portal, 7/31/24

 

MARCO Portal: July 2024 Updates: Historic Sites, No-Discharge Zones, Ocean Obs Buoys, Hurricanes, Port Authorities, House Districts, 7/10/24