Groups seek probe of whale deaths in New Jersey, New York amid wind power prep

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Environmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation into the deaths of six whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month.

Orsted, the Danish wind power developer that will build two of those three approved projects, said its current work off the New Jersey coast does not involve using sounds or other actions that could disturb whales.

The groups' demands came after a 30-foot humpback whale washed ashore Saturday in Atlantic City. Another young humpback whale washed up a few blocks away on Dec. 23, and a third 30-foot-long humpback was found on a beach in Strathmere, New Jersey on Dec. 10. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, located just north of Atlantic City in Brigantine, responded to the city's two recent whale deaths. Sheila Dean, the center's director, said it is not yet known what caused the deaths, pending post-mortem tests. But she noted that many variables could be in play, including underwater sonar use by the military, the prevalence of plastic pollution in the ocean, and the ever-present danger of collisions with ships.

NOAA said it has been studying what it calls "unusual mortality events" involving 174 humpback whales along the entire U.S. East Coast since January 2016. Agency spokesperson Lauren Gaches said that period pre-dates offshore wind preparation activities in the region.

 

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