Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)
Fishery Impacts from Offshore Wind Development
Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)
wind_revenue
Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)
[ ] Oceanographic
[ ] Habitat
[ ] Lower trophic levels
[ ] Megafauna
[X] Social
[X] Economic
Data Description
The data presented here include landings and revenue of managed species within existing offshore wind lease areas, Central Atlantic Bight final wind energy areas, and the Gulf of Maine draft wind energy area.
Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)
Estimates of landings and associated revenue of managed species within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas provide an estimate of the potential socioeconomic impacts to fishery participants and fishing communities from regional offshore development projects. The presence of offshore wind project infrastructure could result in fishing effort displacement outside of lease areas, which could affect the scale, composition, and location of fishery landings and revenues and interactions with protected species. These data present absolute landings/revenue within lease areas, but also relative proportions of regional landings/revenue within lease areas to illustrate the scale of potential impacts to specific fisheries.
Key Results and Visualization
Figures include annual landings and revenue for each managed species caught within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas. Tables include average annual landings and revenue for the top ten species caught within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas and the maximum proportion of total annual regional landings and revenues for all managed species.
Implications
Plots of annual landings and revenue within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas show a general decline since 2008 for managed species with periodic spikes in both metrics. This suggests lower reliance on offshore wind lease areas for most fisheries, although some are more reliant upon these areas at large, particularly the longfin squid, surfclam, scallop, herring and skate fisheries. The Gulf of Maine draft wind energy area overlaps with a substantial portion of historic groundfish fishery landings/revenues, particularly for species such as redfish, pollock, white hake, and American plaice.
Spatial Scale
Offshore wind lease areas throughout the Exclusive Economic Zone from Maine through North Carolina
Temporal Scale
Annual from 2008-2022
Synthesis Theme
[X] Multiple System Drivers
[ ] Regime Shifts
[ ] Ecosystem Reorganization
Define Variables
1) Managed species; Definition: Fishery species managed by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
2) Year; Definition: Calendar year in which fishery landings occurred
3) Landings; Definition: Weight of each species landed, as reported in dealer reports; Units: pounds
4) Revenue; Definition: Total amount paid to the vessel for each species landed; Units: 2022 dollars
5) Percent GARFO Landings; Definition: Proportion of landings of each managed species from within existing/proposed offshore wind lease areas relative to the total landings of that species reported annually to the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Units: Percentage
6) Percent GARFO Revenue; Definition: Proportion of revenue of each managed species from within existing/proposed offshore wind lease areas relative to the total revenue of that species reported annually to the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Units: Percentage
Indicator Category
[ ] Published Methods
[ ] Extensive analysis, not yet published
[X] Syntheses of published information
[ ] Database pull
[X] Database pull with analysis
[ ] Other
If other, please specify indicator category
No response
Data Contributors
Benjamin Galuardi, Geret DePiper, Dennis Corvi, Douglas Christel
Point(s) of Contact
Douglas Christel (douglas.christel@noaa.gov)
Affiliation
?
Public Availability
Source data are NOT publicly available.
Accessibility and Constraints
Please email douglas.christel@noaa.gov for further information or request supporting data from nmfs.gar.data.requests@noaa.gov.
Primary Contact
douglas.christel@noaa.gov
Secondary Contact
No response
Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)
Fishery Impacts from Offshore Wind Development
Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)
wind_revenue
Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)
Data Description
The data presented here include landings and revenue of managed species within existing offshore wind lease areas, Central Atlantic Bight final wind energy areas, and the Gulf of Maine draft wind energy area.
Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)
Estimates of landings and associated revenue of managed species within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas provide an estimate of the potential socioeconomic impacts to fishery participants and fishing communities from regional offshore development projects. The presence of offshore wind project infrastructure could result in fishing effort displacement outside of lease areas, which could affect the scale, composition, and location of fishery landings and revenues and interactions with protected species. These data present absolute landings/revenue within lease areas, but also relative proportions of regional landings/revenue within lease areas to illustrate the scale of potential impacts to specific fisheries.
Key Results and Visualization
Figures include annual landings and revenue for each managed species caught within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas. Tables include average annual landings and revenue for the top ten species caught within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas and the maximum proportion of total annual regional landings and revenues for all managed species.
Implications
Plots of annual landings and revenue within existing and proposed offshore wind lease areas show a general decline since 2008 for managed species with periodic spikes in both metrics. This suggests lower reliance on offshore wind lease areas for most fisheries, although some are more reliant upon these areas at large, particularly the longfin squid, surfclam, scallop, herring and skate fisheries. The Gulf of Maine draft wind energy area overlaps with a substantial portion of historic groundfish fishery landings/revenues, particularly for species such as redfish, pollock, white hake, and American plaice.
Spatial Scale
Offshore wind lease areas throughout the Exclusive Economic Zone from Maine through North Carolina
Temporal Scale
Annual from 2008-2022
Synthesis Theme
Define Variables
1) Managed species; Definition: Fishery species managed by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 2) Year; Definition: Calendar year in which fishery landings occurred 3) Landings; Definition: Weight of each species landed, as reported in dealer reports; Units: pounds 4) Revenue; Definition: Total amount paid to the vessel for each species landed; Units: 2022 dollars 5) Percent GARFO Landings; Definition: Proportion of landings of each managed species from within existing/proposed offshore wind lease areas relative to the total landings of that species reported annually to the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Units: Percentage 6) Percent GARFO Revenue; Definition: Proportion of revenue of each managed species from within existing/proposed offshore wind lease areas relative to the total revenue of that species reported annually to the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Units: Percentage
Indicator Category
If other, please specify indicator category
No response
Data Contributors
Benjamin Galuardi, Geret DePiper, Dennis Corvi, Douglas Christel
Point(s) of Contact
Douglas Christel (douglas.christel@noaa.gov)
Affiliation
?
Public Availability
Source data are NOT publicly available.
Accessibility and Constraints
Please email douglas.christel@noaa.gov for further information or request supporting data from nmfs.gar.data.requests@noaa.gov.