Information for Mariners

Mariners Briefings

Mariners Briefings are issued to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the Fisheries Liaison, and posted here.

The briefings include details of current operational activities at the wind farm, where we are working, information about the vessels being used, as well as future outlooks. The briefings are issued as needed.

View the most recent Mariners Briefings here:

Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Ørsted contracted vessels will be performing offshore activities along the cable route and within the lease area. During those times, all mariners transiting or fishing in the survey area are requested to provide a wide berth to these vessels as they will be limited in their ability to maneuver (VRAM) and may be towing gear out to 300 meters behind the vessel.

Vessels in the vicinity of the these Ørsted contracted vessels should operate in a manner that will not endanger the vessel or associated equipment.

Communications

At Ørsted, we understand the importance of remaining available to the maritime and fishing community.  Ørsted is now hosting virtual port hours every Monday and Wednesday in addition our in-person outreach.

Learn more about virtual port hours

Learn more about joint developer outreach events

Learn more about the South Fork Wind Seabed Prep Meeting

Learn more about the Revolution Wind UXO survey

Marine Affairs Spotlights are used to provide in-depth information on topics of interest to our maritime stakeholder:

Read the latest Marine Affairs Spotlight newsletter

Fisheries Monitoring

Ørsted is conducting fisheries monitoring surveys in our lease areas and along our cable routes in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.  Below are the Mariners Briefings for all our scientific monitoring:

Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind Acoustic Monitoring Study

South Fork Wind Fish Pot Survey

South Fork Wind Ventless Trap Survey

South Fork Wind Gillnet Survey

South Fork Wind Beam Trawl Survey

South Fork Wind Export Cable Route Telemetry Study 

South Fork Wind Export Cable Route Trawl Survey

Sunrise Wind Export Cable Route Telemetry Study 

Sunrise Wind Export Cable Route Telemetry Study Fact Sheet 

Sunrise Wind HabCam Monitoring Study

Ocean Wind 1 eDNA, Acoustic Telemetry, and Towed Camera Surveys

 Ocean Wind 1 Surf Clam Survey

We want to hear from you 

At Ørsted we realize the importance of stakeholder outreach to better understand how our lease areas are utilized.  We also recognize the necessity of being available to address questions, comments, and concerns. A large part of our outreach is done via face-to-face, meetings and out on the docks, but we are continually finding ways to speak with new people, especially in this time of social distancing. Therefore, we have created a new online stakeholder survey which may be completed at any time and is applicable to our projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The survey can be taken anonymously and all answers will remain confidential. 

Complete the survey here