BOEM-Oregon Science Exchange Webinar 3

Renewable Energy in situ Power Cable Observations

BOEM Pacific Region Environmental Sciences Chief Dr. Ann Bull will present findings from studies by BOEM and the University of California, Santa Barbara in which researchers are measuring the strength and variability of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) along subsea power-transmission cables in the Santa Barbara Channel and Puget Sound. She will compare the fish communities in cable versus natural habitats and examine the potential effectiveness of cable burial as a mitigation measure to decrease EMFs. In addition she will provide preliminary results from ocean experiments where rock and dungeness crabs are given a choice to decide if they will cross a power cable in response to a baited commercial fishing trap

Please join the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the next BOEM-Oregon Science Exchange webinar from 10:00-10:30am PDT (17:00-17:30 UTC) on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.  This will be the third in the series of webinars on BOEM-funded studies related to renewable energy off the Oregon coast.