Report by Feds, Anglers Cites Offshore Wind Impacts on Fish

Report by Feds, Anglers Cites Offshore Wind Impacts on Fish

Source: Associated Press

3/31/2023

Report by Feds, Anglers Cites Offshore Wind Impacts on Fish

Credit: AP Photo/Wayne Parry

A joint study by two federal government scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine mammals, including noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and heat transfer that could alter the marine environment.

It comes as the offshore wind industry is poised to grow rapidly on the U.S. East Coast, where it is facing growing opposition from those who blame it for killing whales — something numerous scientific agencies say is not true.