Offshore wind project-level monitoring in the Northeast US continental shelf ecosystem: evaluating the potential to mitigate impacts to long-term scientific surveys

ET Methratta, A Lipsky, JM Boucher - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Offshore wind will generate much needed renewable energy in the US and worldwide, but
this industry will also affect other ocean uses. In the Northeast US continental shelf (NES) …

Advancing the design and management of marine protected areas by quantifying the benefits of coastal ecosystems for communities

KK Arkema, L Field, LK Nelson, NC Ban, C Gunn… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people are at risk from a changing
climate and increasing human activities. Marine protected areas (MPAs) serve as a widely …

Forage fish species prefer habitat within designated offshore wind energy areas in the US Northeast Shelf ecosystem

KD Friedland, EM Adams, C Goetsch… - Marine and Coastal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the world develops sources of renewable energy, there is an intensifying interest in
offshore wind energy production. The Northeast US Continental Shelf (NES) ecosystem has …

European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm

J Buyse, J Reubens, K Hostens… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are expanding rapidly in the North Sea, often creating spatial
conflicts with fisheries. Managing such conflicts requires knowledge on the impact of OWFs …

Study on the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Surrounding Water Environment in the Yangtze Estuary Based on Remote Sensing

L Cai, Q Hu, Z Qiu, J Yin, Y Zhang, X Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Offshore wind farms (OWFs), built extensively in recent years, induce changes in the
surrounding water environment. The changes in the suspended sediment concentration …

American lobster Homarus americanus responses to construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in southern New England

DH Wilber, LJ Brown, M Griffin, DA Carey - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2024 - int-res.com
Construction and operation of the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) has occurred against a
background of declining American lobster Homarus americanus abundance and harvests in …

[HTML][HTML] A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing …

E Willis-Norton, T Mangin, DM Schroeder, RB Cabral… - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Offshore renewable energy, particularly wind farms, is rapidly expanding globally and has
become an essential component of many coastal nations' decarbonization plans, including …

Fish distribution in three dimensions around the Block Island Wind Farm as observed with conventional and volumetric echosounders

JM Jech, A Lipsky, P Moran, G Matte… - Marine and Coastal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Offshore wind development is expected to expand rapidly along the East Coast of
the United States within the next 10 years and will impact the biology and ecology of the …

Ecological indicators to monitor offshore wind interactions with fisheries resources

ET Methratta - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Offshore wind development (OWD) will generate much needed renewable energy, but it will
also introduce several stressors to the marine ecosystem. Therefore, there is a need to …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts

C White, YH Wang, RK Walter, BI Ruttenberg… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving a blue economy will require reconciling the value of emerging ocean uses with
their impacts on the seascape and sectors with historical access to marine resources and …