The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new report, “Offshore Wind Impact on Oceanographic Processes: North Carolina to New York.” The study, prepared by RPS Ocean Science, a Tetra Tech company, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, study sought to determine effects of offshore wind energy facilities on coastal and oceanic environmental conditions and habitats by examining how oceanic characteristics change after turbine installation, particularly for bottom stress, turbulent mixing, along and cross-shelf transport, wind-wave interactions, and larval transport. The study also assessed how such changes may affect Atlantic sea scallop, Atlantic surf clam, and black sea bass. Volume 1 of the report can be found here and Volume 2 (Appendices) can be found here.
