Responsible Offshore Development Alliance Research Projects

RODA’s Research Recommendations

The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) was formed in 2018 to provide a unified voice regarding issues of mutual interest to the commercial fishing industry, related to the siting and operations of new and proposed offshore developments, in order to promote seafood sustainability.

RODA’s research program recognized the importance of research in understanding the impacts of offshore development and the environment.

RODA’s members identified research recommendations that fell broadly into the following categories:

  1. Business, Communities, & Socioeconomics

  2. Environmental Impacts

  3. Fishing Regulations and Management Impacts

  4. Monitoring and Review Recommendations

  5. Safety

  6. Supply Chain

  7. Transmission

Research Priorities