As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
By Erin L. Meyer-Gutbrod, Assistant Professor of Earth, Ocean & Environment, University of South Carolina
Douglas Nowacek, Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering, Duke University
Eileen E. Hofmann, Professor of Oceanography, Old Dominion University
Josh Kohut, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023