Volume 77
Implications of Offshore Wind Development for Highly Migratory Species: Ecological, Fishery and Management Considerations
Authors
J. Read Hendon Joseph E. Serafy, John F. Walter, Andrew Lipksy, Tobey Curtis, Antonio Di Natale Tristan Rouyer, Alex Hanke, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Eric Orbesen, Matthew Lauretta, and Vanessa StelzenmullerOther Information
Date: November, 2024
Pages: 75 - 77
Event: Proceedings of the Seventy-Seven Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Gosier
Country: Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Abstract
Development of infrastructure and technologies to capture offshore wind (OSW) as a source of clean, sustainable energy continues to expand around the globe. Broad-scale reviews of the potential effects of OSW on marine biota have noted largely negative ecological consequences (e.g. Watson et al. 2024), and potential implications for U.S. fisheries have been synthesized (see Hogan et al. 2023); however, little scientific information is available on the potential effects of OSW infrastructure and operations on Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Here, we draw from recent syntheses and related scientific literature to summarize possible interactions of HMS with OSW structures and activities. Following the DPSIR (driver-pressure-state-impact-response) conceptual framework, considerations in our review were grouped among three primary topics