Offshore Wind, Fish, and Fisheries – Emerging Knowledge and Applications

U.S. offshore wind development is expected to create 30 gigawatts of generation capacity by 2030, requiring more than 2,000 turbines on fixed or floating foundations. Commercial-scale leasing activity in U.S. waters has included 23 lease areas in the Atlantic and five in the Pacific, with two projects currently under construction. Lease areas are expected to be auctioned in the Gulf of Mexico by 2024, with additional Wind Energy Areas to be established throughout the U.S. in future years. Feasibility for offshore wind development in the Great Lakes is also underway. This symposium will broadly address interactions of offshore wind with fish, and commercial/recreational fisheries. Presentations may address but are not limited to: emerging ecological and socioeconomic research, oceanographic and meteorological interactions, innovative methods for assessment, scale considerations, current regulatory processes, cooperative research, management practices, empirical studies, laboratory investigations, modeling, monitoring design, human dimensions, or survey recommendations. Of particular interest is lessons learned that can inform coexistence of wind and fisheries.

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