ROSA Regional Request for Proposals

The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) is seeking proposals to advance understanding of regional and cumulative effects of offshore wind on fish and fisheries and support meaningful solutions to the challenges surrounding responsible ocean co-use through regional research and publicly-available data and data products.

Through this RFP, ROSA is soliciting research totaling $3,442,500 under the following categories, addressing key regional research questions identified as high priority by the ROSA organizational structure and the broader fisheries and offshore wind community. Research needs were considered and prioritized from those included in ROSA’s Fish and Fisheries OffshoRe Wind Research Database (FishFORWRD). More information can be found on ROSA’s website here.

1. Supporting fisheries access by enhancing our understanding of the ability of existing fisheries to operate within or near offshore wind farms and to foster the development of industry-supported innovations in gear technology, fisheries and stock enhancement, and other non-compensatory mitigation strategies.
2. Advancing the current state of knowledge on the potential of offshore wind development to impact the survival, transport, settlement, and distribution of commercially important fish and invertebrate larvae.
3. Exploring the use of available data and/or conceptual frameworks to inform regional fisheries monitoring and cumulative assessments through data integration, evaluation, and analysis.