The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released a draft joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of North Atlantic right whales as part of responsible offshore wind development.
The draft strategy, which is now put up for consultation, provides a clear path forward to expand upon existing efforts to understand, mitigate and monitor potential impacts, and identifies areas where the agencies will work together to improve upon the necessary science, information and Indigenous knowledge to support the development of 30 GW of offshore wind in the US by 2030.