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Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms
Date:
May 5, 2017
Source:
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Summary:
A new study is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be impacted by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland. The new research offers insight into previously unknown habits of harbor porpoises in the Maryland Wind Energy Area, a 125-square-mile area off the coast of Ocean City that may be the nation's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170505151617.htm