Some activists claim renewable energy projects are responsible for whale deaths, but NOAA can't find evidence to support the link.
So far in 2023, at least 23 humpback whales have died, including five off the coast of New York and seven in New Jersey.
But with only 40% of the strandings having evidence of human interaction, scientists say discussions over the causes of the deaths have turned political. In January, NOAA and the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said there was no evidence linking the demise of whales to the wind farms.But in early April, NOAA determined at least one project off the coast of New Jersey"is likely to adversely affect, but is not likely to jeopardize, the continued existence of any species."U.S. Representatives Jeff Van Drew and Christopher Smith, both New Jersey Republicans, introduced legislation in Congress to halt all offshore wind power projects.
"There are technologies that exist that are called on-demand gear, where instead of having the buoys sitting at the surface all the time with a line connecting the gear to the surface ... you only release the buoy when the fisherman wants to retrieve it," said Wiley. NOAA Fisheries announced a proposed rule to modify boat and ship speed regulations, expanding mandatory speed restrictions to 10 knots or less in designated areas of the ocean for most vessels 35 to 65 feet in length.
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