Attenuator. Surge Converter. Point Absorber. Oscillating water Column. Overtopper

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1 Catching Fishermen, Engaging g g Coastal Communities in Ocean Energy Development Kaety Hildenbrand Marine Fisheries Extension Faculty Oregon Sea Grant Extension Oregon State University

2 A Few Wave Energy Technologies Point Absorber b Surge Converter Attenuator Oscillating water Column Overtopper

3 Coastal Communities of Place and Interest Place Interest Brookings, Oregon Commercial crab vessels transitioning to sea in Newport.

4 Even within a Interest Group, engagement is not the same.

5 Oregon Sea Grant Fishermen and researchers discuss the design of a domed anchor, as part of a collaborative research effort. Researchers and Students at the OSU Wave Energy Linear test bed A watershed program on h d education d the Central Oregon Coast. The university did the right thing by bringing the industry into the project on the ground floor," Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, 2005

6 Newport- Ocean Power Technologies Energetech - Florence Douglas County Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Coos Bay Ocean Power Technologies Finavera Renewables - Bandon

7 Comments from fishermen and communities from 6-06 to I don t speak Hydrokinetic FERC speak If you get to veto locations that aren t economically profitable to you, then we should get to veto locations that are economically profitable to us There is this irony we are interested in development of wave energy, but are afraid of success

8 Fishermen Involved in Natural Energy FINE members interviewing with CNN International FINE members listen to wave energy researchers at Oregon State University. Lincoln County Commissioners create the FINE committee. Commercial and recreational fishing are critically important to Lincoln County s economy. However, Lincoln County does not oppose the development of ocean energy. Just the opposite: we believe that renewable fisheries and renewable energy can co-exist and be mutually supportive.

9 FINE Activities Wave energy test area created by FINE.

10 Fishermen s Advisory Committee for Tillamook Concerns from FACT: FACT shall have input regarding siting. Limits shall be put in place to ensure that wave plant sprawl will not be an unending issue. Fishermen know that a very small electrical field surrounding our boats can Overall, the FACT group has have a profound effect on the concerns about the lack of science behavior of salmon, how does and knowledge and the potential leaking electricity and EMF s catastrophic impacts that wave effect marine life? energy plants would have on the ocean as a whole, and the coastal communities in Tillamook County.

11 Southern Oregon Ocean Resource Coalition Size, and Scope of the Proposed Facility The License application for the proposed p 200-buoy commercial scale build- out at the Coos Bay site, is both inconsistent with the Governor s vision for wave energy development along Oregon s coastline and contrary to FERC s own advice to the developer Location of Proposed Facility The proposed Coos Bay Wave Energy Facility is located in the middle of prime commercial fishing grounds adjacent to the most economically significant port on the Southern Oregon Coast. Identifying Optimum Uses of the Territorial Sea

12 Themes in Fishing Community Perspectives and Comments Site and site use Economic Environmental Pace Involvement Cautious support All fishing group meeting in Newport, November 2008.

13 So What? Working collaboratively with communities DOES work. Organizing communities of interests allows them to have a unified voice. Offshore energy and fishing can co-exist. Collaboration between interests is important to get buoys in the water.and to get them out.

14 Emerging Issues Changes in design with the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center. Nearshore technology is entering the picture, which means a potential ti shift in ocean user groups to engage. Oregon Sea Grant trying to broaden our education expanse to include a more general public audience. New political leaders coming into office, policies could change.?? Issue of the day??