Responsible Offshore Development Alliance - RODA

01/08/2026

Trump’s offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers

Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.

12/22/2025

Impacts to radar has been a concern for RODA's members for years! Navigational safety for fishermen and national security cannot be compromised.

Large-scale offshore wind projects are being paused due to national security concerns, the Interior Department announced Monday.

12/18/2025

BOEM has received an unsolicited lease sale request for mineral exploration off Virginia. https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/boem-initiates-process-potential-mineral-lease-sale-offshore-virginia

If you’d like help navigating BOEM’s leasing and permitting process, join RODA! Visit rodafisheries.org/join-us to learn more.

To advance the Presidents national strategy for securing America’s critical mineral supply, BOEM announced it has initiated the process for a potential mineral lease sale in federal waters off the coast of Virginia.

12/09/2025

RODA continues to support the President’s Memorandum to pause the identification of new areas for offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. A measured pause provides a crucial opportunity to improve scientific baseline data, evaluate the pace and scale of offshore wind development, and ensure robust and transparent engagement with the fishing communities who are most directly affected.

Although we are disappointed in the Court’s ruling, we urge federal and state decision-makers to move forward with meaningful dialogue and collaboration. The fishing industry and coastal communities must have a substantive role in evaluating the cumulative impacts of offshore wind development and determining whether projects are compatible with local priorities.

RODA remains committed to working constructively with this Administration and state partners to ensure that offshore wind development proceeds only in ways that safeguard U.S. sustainable seafood production.

Seventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban.

11/24/2025

Dive into our inaugural episode of RODA's Mini Series, featuring Board Member Katie Almeida from The Town Dock.

Hear her story, get an inside look at the squid industry, and learn about the biggest challenges facing commercial fishing. https://youtu.be/wXHdwu42UoA?si=BJVq-ZvuawYYn1D8

Let's us know your thoughts and if you would like to be featured in RODA's next episode.

RODA's Acting Executive Director sits down with Katie Almeida from the Town Dock to discuss the squid industry and emerging pressures on the commercial fishi...

11/06/2025

Standardization of OSW monitoring activities is necessary to understand cumulative impacts!
NEFSC published draft standards for monitoring offshore wind impacts to fisheries, protected species, habitat, and socio-economic conditions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England regions.

Read RODA's comments in response: https://bit.ly/4otHgYR

04/25/2025

RODA wil be hosting part 2 of our Synthesis of the Science workshop on May 1st - focusing on floating offshore wind development. The one day workshop will be an opportunity to share information and identify research needs important to the fishing industry.
Register at: https://rodafisheries.org/portfolio/sos-2/

04/18/2025

The President's Executive Order "Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness" will benefit U.S. fisheries by bolstering domestic seafood supply chains.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

03/10/2025

RODA Brings Fight Against Vineyard Wind to the Supreme Court - RODA filed a petition with SCOTUS requesting guidance on the interpretation of OCSLA for offshore wind development. Read our full statement:

On October 18th, 2022, the Bureau of OceanEnergy Management (BOEM) published a Final Sale Notice (FSN) for two areas encompassing582 square miles off the California coast. The lease sites included in the FSN, when developed,will be populated by floating offshore wind energy facilities. At present, t...

01/21/2025

Check out RODA's Statement in Response to President Trump's Executive Order on Offshore Wind Leasing and Permitting -

On October 18th, 2022, the Bureau of OceanEnergy Management (BOEM) published a Final Sale Notice (FSN) for two areas encompassing582 square miles off the California coast. The lease sites included in the FSN, when developed,will be populated by floating offshore wind energy facilities. At present, t...

01/13/2025

Check out this article from the NJ Spotlight News "Van Drew drives offshore wind freeze" https://njspotlightnews.org/2025/01/nj-rep-jeff-van-drew-drafts-trump-executive-order-freezing-offshore-wind-development/

"The executive order would halt offshore wind activities for six months as the federal government reviewed the industry, Van Drew said."

Rep. Jeff Van Drew has drafted an executive order that would halt offshore wind activities for six months.

01/06/2025

BSEE and Nantucket Select Board will be hosting a public info session on the Vineyard Wind turbine failure on February 3rd, 2025 at 5pm. Listen on their YouTube channel:

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Nantucket Select Board will be hosting a public information Zoom webinar on Tuesday, Januar...