The 2024 State of the Science Workshop will be held on Long Island, New York, July 16th-19th, 2024. This biennial workshop is hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on behalf of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG).
The 2024 Workshop theme is Taking an Ecosystem Approach: Integrating Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Fisheries. The 2024 meeting is the first State of the Science Workshop that will include a focus on fisheries as well as environmental and wildlife topics. Sessions will focus on:
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Understanding wildlife and wildlife habitat: populations and distributions
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Offshore wind development effects and species/ecosystem responses
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Offshore wind development effects and fisheries: social/economic responses
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Monitoring, minimization, and mitigation approaches
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Cumulative impacts of offshore wind energy development
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Collaborative processes to improve development and conservation outcomes (including guidance, data sharing, and other collaborative efforts)
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Integration of fisheries data, marine protected species, and wildlife data to identify wind energy areas and planning areas
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Ecosystem interactions: physical and biological interactions and changes in ecosystems across trophic levels in response to offshore wind and other stressors
Past Events
- NYSERDA Workshop: State of the Science on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy - Building on Existing Knowledge and Emerging Collaborations, Tarrytown, New York & Online, 26-29 July 2022
- NYSERDA Workshop: State of the Science on Offshore Wind - Cumulative Impacts to Wildlife, Online, 16-20 November 2020
- NYSERDA Workshop: State of the Science on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy Development, Woodbury, New York, U.S.A., 13-14 November 2018