The Nature Conservatory has created and recently released a new mapping tool to display the impacts of offshore wind turbines on marine life along the East Coast.
This announcement comes as “President Biden aims to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030. That would amount to about 2,000 turbines along the East Coast.”
While this announcement has created tension between renewable energy companies and commercial fishing groups, the tool itself may be utilized to resolve conflict about how offshore wind actually impacts marine life.