This February Azura is conducting systematic line transect aerial surveys to determine the distribution and relative abundance of large whales off the coast of Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey. The primary target of these surveys is North Atlantic right, sei, humpback, fin, and minke whales. The Chesapeake Survey Area consists of 10 east-west tracklines extending […]
U.S. Atlantic Offshore Wind Facilities & Marine Protected Species
With the U.S.’ first offshore wind farm up and spinning off Block Island, Rhode Island, and many more in various stages of development, regulators, scientists, and industry leaders are hot on the heels of conservation and management off the East Coast. How do we embrace this alternative energy technology while also protecting marine animals from […]
