Offshore wind sparks debate over whale deaths on the East Coast
As offshore wind turbines rise from the waters off the Northeast coast, so do questions about their impact beneath the surface. In Southern New England, offshore wind turbines first went up in 2016 off Block Island. A year later, the National Marine Fisheries Service declared an Unusual Mortality Event for humpback whales along the Atlantic Coast as whale deaths surged from Maine to Florida. Numbers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, show 28 dead whales washed ashore in Rhode Island and Massachusetts combined last year, compared to 16 in 2023, two in 2022, and 18 in 2021. Video, photos, links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:45
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