Rutgers Offshore Wind Firm To Study Impact On Clams Off File in this aug. 15, 2016 file photo, three of deepwater wind’s five turbines stand in the water off block island, r.i. on june 3, 2021, atlantic shores offshore wind announced a study with rutgers university and the new jersey clam industry of how offshore wind energy projects might impact the clam industry over the next 30 years.(ap photo michael dwyer, file). Rutgers, offshore wind firm to study impact on clams off nj atlantic city — a company hoping to build a wind power farm off the coast of southern new jersey is partnering with rutgers university and the state’s clam industry to study the potential impacts of wind farms on the shellfish.
Rutgers Offshore Wind Energy Symposium Attracts Nearly 200 For Offshore Atlantic shores offshore wind, llc said thursday it is funding a $500,000 study of how new jersey’s valuable clam industry might be impacted by offshore wind farms over the next 30 years. the study also will take the possible impacts of climate change into account. Office of public outreach and communication rutgers, the state university of new jersey 88 lipman dr., new brunswick, nj 08901 8525 martin hall | 848 932 4200 webmaster: [email protected]. Offshore wind farms could reduce atlantic city’s surfclam fishery revenue up to 25%, rutgers study suggests. the atlantic surfclam industry generates ~$30m in yearly revenue. but a study shows offshore wind development planned for the jersey coast could cut that income up to 25%. a 2,000 pound crate of clams is lifted out of the mary b. Published 11:05 am pdt, march 16, 2022. atlantic city, n.j. (ap) — new jersey officials will commission studies on the environmental impact of offshore wind energy projects on animals as large as whales and small as clams. the research is designed to address a major concern raised by opponents and even some supporters of the nascent industry.
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