As the future of offshore wind energy remains up in the air, proponents and opponents of offshore wind have found common ground in the need to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
ENDANGERED: With fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales remaining, protecting the marine mammals is a priority on both sides of the energy issue.
“In October 2024, NOAA Fisheries estimated that there were 372 (+11/-12) individual North Atlantic right whales alive during 2023,” according to NOAA Fisheries, which also notes, “The number of new calves born in recent years has been below average.”
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