1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The New England fishing industry has been an integral part of the history, culture, and economy of the region for over 400 years. (2) In 2021, New England commercial fisheries landed an estimated 501,143,142 pounds of catch, valued at $1,968,086,375, which supports thousands of fishermen, their families, and communities that depend on these ocean resources. (3) The United States lobster fishery, with Maine and Massachusetts producing 93 percent of the lobster harvest, is one of the most valuable fisheries in the country with commercial landings totaling 134,700,000 pounds valued at $925,000,000. (4) Lobster Management Area 1 in the Gulf of Maine is a critical and highly productive fishing ground for halibut, tuna, flounder, redfish, black sea bass, monkfish, mackerel, rock and sand crab, mussels, hardshell and softshell clams, oysters, scallops, conchs, squid, and lobster. (5) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management recently published Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)–Call for Information and Nominations (88 Fed. Reg. 25427