At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #3: Sediment and Sound, Monique LaFrance Bartley (Marine Ecologist, National Park Service in the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch) explains whether or not mussels have the potential to damage offshore wind turbine foundations.
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How do offshore wind turbines change the seafloor? In what ways does this affect the associated marine communities?
At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #3: Sediment and Sound, Monique LaFrance Bartley (Marine Ecologist, National Park Service in the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch) explains how offshore wind turbines alter the seafloor and how this, in turn, affects the associated marine communities.
Continue reading "How do offshore wind turbines change the seafloor? In what ways does this affect the associated marine communities?"[Full Webinar] Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go — Session #3: Learning from the BIWF: Sediment and Sound (1:18:26)
Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center partnered with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Marine Benthal Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) and Venture Café & District Hall Providence to offer the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium as a web series.
Continue reading "[Full Webinar] Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go — Session #3: Learning from the BIWF: Sediment and Sound (1:18:26)"[Full Webinar] Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go — Session #2: Changes in Habitats and Ecosystems (1:21:29)
Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center partnered with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Marine Benthal Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) and Venture Café & District Hall Providence to offer the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium as a web series.
Continue reading "[Full Webinar] Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go — Session #2: Changes in Habitats and Ecosystems (1:21:29)"Why Is It Important to Consider the Benthos and Associated Fish Communities?
At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium on offshore renewable energy, Emma Sheehan (Associate Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth, UK) explained the importance behind the benthos and associated fish communities when constructing offshore wind farms.
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At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium on offshore renewable energy, Emma Sheehan (Associate Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth, UK) explained the various opportunities and challenges that are associated with offshore wind, tidal and wave energy technologies.
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At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #2: Changes in Habitats and Ecosystems, Jan Vanaverbeke (Senior Scientist, Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences) explained how offshore wind structures can affect marine ecology within benthic environments both seemingly positively and negatively.
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