Offshore Wind Port Scale-Up
BOEM's Path Forward for Floating Wind
Maine
69°0'0"W
dofse
Augusta
5 floating OSW lease areas sold
and now under development in
California.
➤ BOEM's Draft EA for the Maine
Research Lease released on July
21, 2023, for public comment.
➤ Draft Call Areas released for the
Gulf of Maine. Map of
Nominations released showing
areas of interest within the Call
Area from 7 developers.
➤ BOEM has identified draft Wind
Energy Areas offshore Oregon
and has released the areas for
public comment.
➤ Ports are required to support
future developments in these
lease areas.
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Map Legend Notes:
71°0'0"W
1. Through the Draft Call Area information
exchange meetings in January 2023, BOEM
identified several areas that have not been
removed and require further analysis. This is
not an exhaustive list, but instead reflects
areas that BOEM heard about most
frequently during meetings. See Section
7(B) of the Call for Information &
Nominations.
2. BOEM defined the Platts Bank feature
using the 100-meter line of bathymetry. This
delineation was informed by prior work
completed by the New England Fishery
Management Council in considering this
area for Habitat Management Area
designation.
3. BOEM removed areas from the southern
edge of the Call Area following the
140-meter line of bathymetry to avoid
Georges Bank, however, BOEM recognizes
that the boundary between the Gulf of Maine
and Georges Bank is a sensitive and
productive habitat area. Therefore, this area R
represents a 10-km buffer from the
140-meter line of bathymetry
Concord
Manchester
New Hampshire
Nashua
Lowell
Massachusetts
Worcester
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SHOALE
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Cachas Logs
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NOTH
Gulf of Maine Call for
Information and Nominations
Area (Call Area)
Request for Interest (RFI) Area
Call Area
Request for Competitive
Interest (RFCI) Area
Maine Research Array
Requested Lease Area
Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary
Traffic Separation Scheme
Existing BOEM Leases
Areas for Additional Analysis¹
Lobster Management Area
(LMA) 1
Platts Bank'
2
LMA1 Restricted Area
Massachusetts Restricted
Area
Great South Channel
Restricted Area
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70°0'0"W
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68°0'0"W
67°0'0"W
Georges Bank
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100 km
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15
30
60 nm
BOEM
BUREAU OF OCEAN Estar MT
Map Date: 04/12/2023
OREP-2023-1026View entire presentation