Offshore Wind Energy Research

Fisheries Impacts from offshore wind energy development

The CFRF, in partnership with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program (Cornell CEMP), launched a project to solicit, gather, and summarize input from scientists, managers, and fishing industry members on: 1) the potential impact on fisheries resources from offshore wind energy development in the RI/MA and NY BOEM wind energy areas; and 2) recommended research approaches for impact assessment. 

South Fork Wind Farm Fisheries Monitoring Surveys

The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, in partnership with local fishermen, conducted pre-construction, construction, and post-construction fisheries monitoring surveys of the South Fork Wind Offshore Wind Farm to determine the impacts of wind farm development on fisheries resources.