CONFIRMED: SMAST Seminar - DFO - November 13, 2024 - ""A Call to Science-Understanding Fisheries, Wildlife and Ecosystem Surveys in a New Era of Offshore Wind Development and Marine Industrialization" by: Andrew (Andy) Lipsky
Department of Fisheries Oceanography "A Call to Science-Understanding Fisheries, Wildlife and Ecosystem Surveys in a New Era of Offshore Wind Development and Marine Industrialization." Andrew (Andy) Lipsky Offshore Wind Ecology Branch Chief, NEFSC Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:00 - 4:00 pm SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom Abstract: To meet state and federal renewable energy targets offshore wind development is rapidly expanding in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf Of Mexico, and Pacific regions of the United States. By 2030 to meet U.S. national goal of 30 gigawatts of energy, the Northeast large marine ecosystem will be occupied by ~over 2.4 million acres of leases, 3400 turbines, and 10,000 miles of submarine cables with an additional 18.87 million acres under consideration for further development. Offshore wind development is also scheduled for the U.S. Pacific Islands and the Caribbean. At a global scale, Europe, Asia, and North and South America will add over 177 gigawatts of cumulative offshore wind development over the next five years (U.S Department of Energy, 2022). This development will consist of a 3.5 fold increase in fixed turbine technologies in waters less than 60 meters and 68 fold increase of first of its kind floating offshore wind technologies in waters over 1,000+ meters in depth. This change may likely represent the greatest single marine industrialization event across our global oceans. The pace, scale, and scope of this development creates scientific demands for regulatory and scientific missions at NOAA Fisheries and our international partners. Addressing the interaction of wind on fisheries, fishing communities, wildlife, marine habitats, and ecosystem surveys requires deepening our collaborations and for the international scientific community to urgently increase our scientific capabilities. This presentation will provide an overview of these scientific needs and how fishing communities, academic partners, managers and international scientific community can work together to meet them. ********************************************* For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
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