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2024 State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind Energy, Wildlife, and Fisheries

Workshop

Title: 2024 State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind Energy, Wildlife, and Fisheries
Date:
16-19 July 2024
Location:
Long Island, New York, USA
Venue:
Stony Brook University
Technology:
Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind

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The 2024 State of the Science Workshop will be held on Long Island, New York, July 16th-19th, 2024. This biennial workshop is hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on behalf of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG). 

The 2024 Workshop theme is Taking an Ecosystem Approach: Integrating Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Fisheries. The 2024 meeting is the first State of the Science Workshop that will include a focus on fisheries as well as environmental and wildlife topics. Sessions will focus on: 

  • Understanding wildlife and wildlife habitat: populations and distributions

  • Offshore wind development effects and species/ecosystem responses

  • Offshore wind development effects and fisheries: social/economic responses

  • Monitoring, minimization, and mitigation approaches

  • Cumulative impacts of offshore wind energy development

  • Collaborative processes to improve development and conservation outcomes (including guidance, data sharing, and other collaborative efforts)

  • Integration of fisheries data, marine protected species, and wildlife data to identify wind energy areas and planning areas

  • Ecosystem interactions: physical and biological interactions and changes in ecosystems across trophic levels ​in response to offshore wind and other stressors

Session recordings are publicly available on YouTube here.

Event Documents

The following is a list of papers and presentations produced by this event.

Session Title Author Date Technology Stressor Receptor
Mini TechSurge Report: Advancing Collaboration and Inspiring Innovation for Offshore Wind Monitoring and Mitigation Bladow, C. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Session 26 Compensatory Mitigation & Biodiversity Positive Approaches in the Marine Environment Goyert, H., Jedele, T. Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Session 24 Oral Presentations: New Technologies Gallagher, K., Adolf, J., Landolt, K. Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Session 25 State of the Science: Compensatory Mitigation and Voluntary Conservation for Birds Goyert, H., Ellis, A., Wilson, D. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Session 22 Mitigation Approaches for Wildlife and Fisheries Newhall, A., Laan, S., Booth, C. Wind Energy Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Session 23 State of the Policy: Building an Enabling Environment to Support the Delivery of Biodiversity Positive Outcomes Requires the Interface of Science and Policy Jedele, T., Steingard, S., Press, K Wind Energy
Session 21 Progression Towards an Integrated Ecosystem-based Approach to Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Energy Development Levenson, J., Lipsky, A., Townsend, H. Wind Energy Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Session 17 Plenary: Best Practices Regarding Indigenous Engagement Within the Offshore Wind Industry Shumaker, L., Leonard, K. Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Session 19 Building Sustainable Offshore Wind Futures Through Collaborative Research Programs Savitsky, I., Shumchenia, E., Bland, K. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Session 18 Wildlife Survey Design and Analysis Palka, D., Macleod, K., Sigourney, D. Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Session 20 Changes to Fisheries and Ecosystems Sun, M., Foley, C., Kinnell, J. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Session 12 Bats and Offshore Wind: Addressing Three Critical Needs for Effective Management Fuller, N., Dempsey, L., Whitby, M. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats
Session 9 Ecosystem Linkages and Forecasting Orphanides, C., Adams, E., Hirtle, N. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Session 15 Lightning Talks Rosenberg, Y., Yanos, C., Courbis, S. Wind Energy Collision Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Session 11 The Interface Between Science & Offshore Wind Policy in a Dynamic Ecosystem Rosenbaum, H., Rekdahl, M., King-Nolan, C. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Session 7 Hydrodynamics and Ecosystem Linkages Raghukumar, K., van Duren, L., Booth, C. Wind Energy Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Session 14 Perspectives on Collison Risk Cook, A., Miller, J., Vail-Muse, S. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Session 10 The Use of Acoustic Telemetry for Monitoring the Effects of Offshore Wind Development Along the U.S. East Coast Sarro, C., DeCelles, G., Peterson, B. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Session 8 Role of Acoustics in Marine Life Monitoring and Mitigation for the Offshore Wind Industry Kohut, J., Warren, J., Premus, V. Wind Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Session 13 Lightning Talks Cook-Ohryn, C., Hofstede, R., Bingham, M. Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Session 16 Implementing a Bird and Bat Tracking Research Framework with the RWSC Loring, P., Fuller, N., Harrison, A. Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Session 5 Lessons Learned from Efforts to Develop Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plans Wilber, D., Murphy, A., Borsetti, S. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Session 4 Plenary Presentation: Engaging the Fishing Community to Improve Marine Science Bethoney, D. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Session 6 Birds and Bats - Key Research Needs and Ongoing Activities Lamb, J., Forcey, G., Lyons, D. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Bats, Birds
Session 1 Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative Science Plan Implementation in 2024 and Beyond Shumchenia, E., Brill, D., Barco, S. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Session 3 Project WOW: Update on Project Results and Plans Nowacek, D. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals
Session 2 Offshore Wind Fisheries Monitoring Plan Development, Implementation, and Evolution Reilly, R. , Pol, M., Boekle, D. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Side Meeting: Monday July 15 Offshore Wind Energy Development and Compensatory Mitigation in the Northeast Region Vail-Muse, S. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Side Meeting: Monday July 15 Resource Equivalency Analysis: Quantifying Mitigation for Offshore Wind Projects Grigelis, P., Phillips-Hagedorn, M. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Side Meeting: Monday July 15th Compensatory Mitigation for Offshore Wind Baker, K. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy

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