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Forage Fish Species Prefer Habitat within Designated Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the U.S. Northeast Shelf Ecosystem
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2023
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Source: Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 15(2)
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Journal Title:Marine and Coastal Fisheries
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Description:As the world develops sources of renewable energy, there is an intensifying interest in offshore wind energy produc- tion. The Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf (NES) ecosystem has favorable wind dynamics, with active developmentof wind energy. In this study, we present species distribution models that consider both occupancy and biomass responses for a broad spectrum of fish and macroinvertebrate taxa ( n=177). Building upon prior analyses, habitat was differentiated into overall and core habitats based on statistical distributions of habitat scores. Overall habitatwas used to show each species 'regional distribution based on fishery-independent survey captures between 1976 and 2019, whereas core habitat represented where the focus of the species 'abundance was located as a subset of overall habitat. Wind energy developments may modify the water column in ways that impact lower-trophic-level productivity;therefore, added attention was given to the response of forage species. Over 20% of species showed preferential use ofputative and potential wind development areas, including a disproportionate number of forage taxa. Principal usage
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Source:Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 15(2)
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ISSN:1942-5120;1942-5120;
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