Opponents and proponents of offshore wind farm development off the coast of New Jersey agree on just two things: the deaths of seven endangered whales in a recent 38-day span are tragic and must be taken seriously. 

On Jan. 17, five days after the most recent deceased juvenile humpback whale was first seen in the surf off Brigantine, environmental advocacy groups who support responsible offshore wind development held a press conference to address both the increase in whale strandings as well as…