The Use of eDNA to Monitor Pelagic Fish in Offshore Floating Wind Farms

• DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2023.s1.30
• Publication Date: 2023-01-20T20:53:48Z
• Authors: Thomas Dahlgren; Jon Hestetun; Jessica Ray
• Keywords: Marine ecosystem

After nearly 30 years of experience with offshore wind energy (OWE), the industry is moving past initial learning phase and into large-scale development. One strongest motivations for OWE that projects are large enough to replace fossil-fueled electricity production we know a primary contributor ongoing climate crisis. Environmental concerns therefore also at core development, environmental research impact monitoring have been central parts since its inception. A volume science-based knowledge available about impacts on marine ecosystems, from effects seafloor sediment infauna beneath turbines those mammals roam developed seas.