Maine Offshore Wind Research Consortium Advisory Board: Round 2 Research Projects Kickoff Webinar

There will be a virtual meeting of the Maine Offshore Wind Research Consortium Advisory Board on Wednesday, October 15 from 12-1pm. The Advisory Board will hear from awardees launching their projects this month through the Research Consortium’s second round of funding. These projects reflect top research priorities identified by the Consortium Advisory Board. The webinar will include updates from:

  • Gulf of Maine Research Institute
    • Research topic: assessing social, cultural, and economic impacts of floating offshore wind on fishing communities. This assessment is a follow-up to the baseline data inventory that was completed last year by Karp Strategies.
  • University of Maine
    • Research topic: evaluating marine wildlife entanglement risks and potential debris retrieval technologies.
  • Biodiversity Research Institute
    • Research topic: collecting baseline acoustic data to understand bat species' presence and abundance in the Gulf of Maine.

Agenda

Webinar Summary

Event Documents

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

Title Author Date Technology Stressor Receptor
Baseline offshore bat monitoring assessment in the Gulf of Maine Howe, M. Bats
Quantification of the Risk of Secondary Entanglement due to Derelict Fishing Gear for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Hallowell, S., Brady, D., Rzeszowski, E. Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing Social, Cultural, and Economic impacts of Floating Offshore Wind on Maine’s Fishing Communities: Baseline Offshore Wind Livelihood Impact Needs Exploration (BOWLINE) Tokunaga, K., van Damme, C. Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
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