The
area
on
the
outer
continental
shelf
is
826,241
acres
(3,343
sq
km)
and
contains
132
whole
lease
blocks
and
19
partial
ones.
It
is
located
12
nautical
miles
(22.2km)
south
of
Martha’s
Vineyard
and
13
nautical
miles
southwest
of
Nantucket
Island.
Water
depth
there
is
a
maximum
60-meters.
BOEM
and
state
authorities
have
initiated
the
process
for
leasing
blocks
there
to
private
interests.
Ten
developers
have
expressed
preliminary
interest
in
potential
leases.
The
EA
done
by
BOEM
considers
potential
environmental
impacts
and
socioeconomic
effects
from
issuing
renewable
energy
leases
and…
