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Pacific Council pauses work on cumulative‑impacts framework and will review California Energy Commission sea‑space report
Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on its marine planning agenda paused further work on a council-developed cumulative impacts framework and told staff to review a California Energy Commission draft identifying "suitable sea space" for wave and tidal energy before deciding whether to send comments.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council opened its marine planning discussion by reviewing recent federal and state actions affecting offshore renewable energy and sea‑space planning.
Council staff member Carrie (overview) and planner Mike Conroy told members the council’s Marine Planning Committee (MPC) has tracked several developments, including a presidential memorandum that "temporary[ly] withdraw[s] all areas on the [outer] Continental Shelf from offshore wind leasing" and that "forbids the issuance of new or renewed approvals, rights of way permits, leases, or loans for onshore or offshore wind projects pending the completion of a comprehensive assessment and review of federal wind leasing and permitting practices." Conroy said the memo "has no immediate impact on the leases off California."
Why it matters: the memorandum pauses any new BOEM leasing and the identification of new call areas while a Department of Interior‑led review is completed, which could slow or change the…
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