Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is 'no evidence' that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states.
. That was also the suspected cause of death for another humpback that washed ashore in neighboring Atlantic City a week earlier.
Clean Ocean Action, which was not at Tuesday's press conference, issued a statement afterward defending its concern and reiterating its call for a temporary halt in surveying. The latest press conference came as Orsted, which will build two of the three offshore wind farms approved so far in New Jersey, described its current work in more detail. In a statement to The Associated Press, the Danish wind energy company said its survey vessels have not struck any whales, and said the sampling methods do not disturb whales or other marine mammals.
She said a vessel named Regulus conducted geotechnical site investigation activities from Jan. 4 to 10, and has since left the area. Another vessel, NorthStar Voyager, will conduct similar work over the next few days.
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