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\u201cThere\u2019s a lot involved when it comes to the ocean. Having other organizations with similar goals or common problems work together makes this extensive research possible,\u201d said Jim Miller, professor of ocean engineering and oceanography at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOffshore wind has the potential to fundamentally transform the state of Rhode Island by providing clean energy to all of our citizens and reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of our state,\u201d said College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese. \u201cThe College of Engineering at 溏心vlog免费B站 is pleased to partner with \u00d8rsted to ensure that environmental impact is minimized while maximizing the full potential of offshore wind.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem of \u201cghost gear\u201d isn\u2019t beholden to any one thing, so having multiple groups working to solve the problem is essential. Ghost gear is a term used for abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear. This includes traps, nets and fishing lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFishermen comment that they are unable to effectively remove and dispose of ghost gear they encounter due to regulatory, time, and safety impediments,\u201d said David Bethoney, executive director of the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. \u201cIncreasing the long-term impacts of this problem are the new, more durable materials used to produce fishing gear. More recent fishing gear is made of synthetic materials and can be a large contributor of plastic waste in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The foundation is a non-profit, private organization established by commercial fishermen to conduct collaborative fisheries research and education projects. Many fishing lines are made from the synthetic chemical polypropylene that breaks down over time releasing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Gillnets, traps, and other types of fishing gear can also continue to catch marine life for years, negatively impacting food resources as well as endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the main objectives of the project is to identify ghost gear hotspots by surveying the ocean floor around Revolution Wind. \u201cThis project and partnership is important because it will help us understand the relationship between offshore wind and ghost gear in waters off the coast of Rhode Island. Offshore turbine structures offer a new challenge in the accumulation and removal of ghost fishing gear within wind farm arrays,\u201d said Bethoney. The project includes a component for addressing future work within turbine fields and conducting ghost gear removal trips in federal waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research will assess the potential of remotely operated vehicles to monitor ghost gear around wind turbines, while optimizing suitability and design. The team will identify cost-effective, image-based tools that can effectively detect ghost gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once that is established, the team can assess the interaction of marine organisms with ghost gear to collect data on the behavior of both target and bycatch species, including marine mammals and other marine organisms. This will be conducted through site sonar, underwater acoustics, and video monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together the results from this study will provide wind farm developers with techniques for removal and monitoring of ghost gear around wind turbines and a better understanding of biodiversity impacts of ghost gear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Aug. 6, 2024 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 has received a three-year, $2.5 million grant from \u00d8rsted to monitor biodiversity and address historically lost or abandoned fishing gear surrounding \u00d8rsted and Eversource\u2019s Revolution Wind, which is currently under construction off the coast of Rhode Island and will provide clean offshore wind energy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":96692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1905],"class_list":["post-96691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-research"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96691"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96702,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96691\/revisions\/96702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}