Incidental Take Authorization: Vineyard Wind 1 LLC Construction of the Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project off of Massachusetts
Summary
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from Vineyard Wind LLC for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the completion of the construction of a commercial wind energy project offshore Massachusetts in the northern portion of Lease Area OCS-A 0501.
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC to take, by Level A harassment and Level B harassment, marine mammals during construction of a commercial wind energy project offshore Massachusetts.
Federal Register
Supporting Materials
- Proposed IHA for Phase 2 (pdf, 31 pages)
- Issued IHA (pdf, 25 pages)
- Phase 1 2023 Final PSO Report (pdf, 299 pages)
- Phase 1 2023 Final Sound Field Verification Report (pdf, 326 pages)
- Big Bubble Curtain Performance Memo (pdf, 3 pages)
- Phase 2 Application (pdf, 104 pages)
- Public Comments (pdf, 41 pages)
- IHA Application (pdf, 133 pages)
- Biological Opinion
- Environmental Impact Statement
- Record of Decision (pdf, 100 pages)
- USACE ROD Supplement (pdf, 5 pages)
- Phase 2 Reference List (pdf, 51 pages)
- References (pdf, 15 pages)