News from Our Partners

(Updated 11/24/25)

MAFMC: Mid-Atlantic Council Solicits Public Input on Essential Fish Habitat Amendment, 11/18/25

BOEM: BOEM Rescinds Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule, 8/4/25

BOEM: BOEM Rescinds Designated Wind Energy Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf, 7/30/25

MAFMC: Mid-Atlantic Council Invites Public Input in Response to Executive Order 14276, “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” 6/17/25

White House: National Ocean Month proclamation, 6/6/25

White House: Executive Order: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, 4/17/25

Coast Guard: D1 Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative, 4/7/25

BOEM: BOEM’s Draft Finding for Passive Acoustic Monitoring Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Now Available, 3/12/25

White House: Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects, 1/20/25

USDOI: President Biden Takes Action to Protect America’s Coastlines from Future Oil and Gas Leasing, 1/6/25

White House: FACT SHEET: President Biden Protects Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling, 1/6/25

BOEM: BOEM Identifies Environmental Measures for Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight, 12/2/24

BOEM: BOEM Identifies Environmental Measures for Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight, 12/2/24

USCG: Coast Guard seeks public comment regarding temporary safety zones for wind farm project offshore of New York and New Jersey, 11/7/24

BOEM: BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Wind Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey, 10/21/24

BOEM: BOEM Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Projects, 10/1/24

BOEM: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Major Milestones for Offshore Wind, Approves Tenth Project, 9/5/24

ASFMC: Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Releases Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXXV for Public Comment, 8/29/24

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

BOEM: BOEM’s Marine Minerals Information System (MMIS) Data Services are Relocating, 7/8/24

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

BOEM: BOEM Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Sunrise Wind’s Offshore Wind Project, 6/21/24

New York State: Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams Announce Start of Construction on Transformation of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Hub, 6/10/24

BOEM: BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Potential Offshore Wind Lease Activities in the Central Atlantic, 6/6/24

BOEM: BOEM Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Two Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey, 5/23/24

USDOI: Secretary Haaland Announces New Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule, 4/24/24

DOE: DOE Reports Chart Path for East Coast Offshore Wind to Support a Reliable, Affordable Electricity System, 3/21/24

BOEM: BOEM Announces Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore New Jersey, 3/15/24

NEW YORK STATE: Governor Hochul Announces Completion of South Fork Wind, First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the United States, 3/14/24

NEW YORK STATE: Governor Hochul Announces Two Offshore Wind Project Awards, to Deliver Clean Power in 2026, 2/29/24

BOEM: BOEM Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Empire Wind’s Offshore Wind Project, 2/22/24

NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries Implements the Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, 2/15/24

BOEM: BOEM Seeks Input on Draft Environmental Analysis for Additional Site Assessment Activities on Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts, 2/1/24