Are Offshore Wind Farms Killing Whales? Marine Biologist REACTS
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
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Are offshore wind farms killing whales? Are whales being thrown to the wind? A marine biologist sets the record straight and explains what is really behind whales washing up on the East Coast.
00:00 - Windmills and Whales
00:48 - Unusual Mortality Event
01:19 - Windmills Killing Whales
01:58 - Ocean Noise Pollution
02:57 - Stop Offshore Wind Farms
03:32 - How Many Offshore Wind Turbines are in the US?
03:54 - Whale Necropsy
04:40 - Why Are Whales Dying?
05:09 - How Many Humpback Whales Are Left?
06:03 - North Atlantic Right Whales
06:48 - The Truth About Wind Farms and Whales
07:13 - KPassionate
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I’m a marine biologist with a decade of experience working with marine mammals. Today, we’re going to debunk some of this disinformation and hopefully shed some light on what is really behind the uptick in endangered whale deaths along East Coast.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, an unusual mortality event is defined as "a stranding that is unexpected; involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and demands immediate response."
According to the NOAA, “Understanding and investigating unusual mortality events is crucial because they can be indicators of ocean health and they can give insight into larger environmental issues which may also have implications for human health”
The increase in whale deaths has led to a debate between environmental groups over the role of offshore wind development which opponents argue poses a risk to marine life. Experts don't know what's behind the years-long trend of whale deaths. But there's no evidence connecting the deaths to offshore wind development, which is less noisy than fossil fuel exploration.
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[3] www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/us/hum...
[4] www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/us/wha...
[5] www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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[7] www.npr.org/2023/02/05/115392...
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I briefly talked about the critically endangered right whales in this video. See my video here if you'd like to learn more: ua-cam.com/video/_2f0bMCirRE/v-deo.html
As of today, the news reported 31 killed in that same area.
Thank you so much for covering this!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for debunking that dumb claim. I see so many dumbbells making that claim on Facebook I want to pull my hair out
Really interesting
Thank you for this youtube posting 🌟
I had a 40 gallon sears bladder type metal water tank for a well pump I was using with the bladder taken out to hold used veggie oil for a house heater and it could would start to make a high pitched resonating noised (kinda loud) when cars approached my house a block and a half away. At a block away I could start to hear the car it's self. This same kind of resonating oil bladder is found in many whale heads. Devoting 1/3 of your head to hear sounds means that sounds are very important to life it's self. A wind mill may actually make a high pitched sound all the time, and in a off shore wind farm, the entire area may be a noise producing disorienting death trap for whales. Has anybody with a brain that works even looked into that kind of stuff ? What under water sounds do wind farms produce ? Ultrasonic is an underwater/liquid type thing. Whales talk great distances since the density of water carries sound better/faster than compressible air. Solids transfer sounds very well like a string between to cans. I can see you, can you hear me? Magnetism is required to produce electricity & many animals use the earths magnetic field for directional travel. Does a wind farm disturb a compass ? or an animal ? Many electrical devices are grounded to the water table, are off shore wind mills grounded to the water table also creating an electrical problem for life in the area? Some fish or sharks use the slight electrical signal produced by the muscles of other animals to detect those animals. So some under water creatures are very sensitive to electricity. Humans are actually idiots to the point that they don't understand that they don't understand, so they don't even bother to try to understand what they are doing and the impact of their actions before they do the action. Like build a huge wind farm. Well, there are some thoughts to ponder anyway...
I don't understand how someone can say with a straight face "the only factor changed in the last 50 years is ocean wind farms" like for ***** sake we have boats the size of skyscrapers in the water now and it's a bunch of fans which is the more significant factor?
Right! Also there are very few wind turbines anyway
At 3:45 you can clearly see little more than "bunch of fans." I think they can make significantly more noise than any ship turbine. Also I suggest to watch documentary ‘Thrown to Wind’ . Just to see what other people think about all of this.
@@ArkadiusMaximilianus There are CURRENTLY only SEVEN turbines off the entire east coast! You saw a video of stock footage from another country and think that that is somehow reality? FFS! Not only are there ONLY SEVEN turbines, but the whale deaths have already been more than 50% accounted for in THAT SAME PERIOD! Collisions with large ships, entanglement in fishing nets. NOTHING at all to do with turbines, of which there are only SEVEN!
Offshore wind power plants have increased vessel activity as well, so it's another part of the impact on the area along with acoustic impact even ahead of the developments as they survey the ocean floor with sound, dig trenches into the ocean floor to lay cables through the seabed, electromagnetic currents, breakdown of the epoxy coating on turbines, death of sea birds esp migratory and predatory eg sea eagles....
@@broadpete5779 Actually there have been prepatory activities and the issue is the surveying that was being done to map the ocean floor and start laying the cables for large scale offshore wind developments
Thank you for your coverage of this.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you gor explaining all of this. I am going to share, share and share.
Fiddle Leaf fig is a paid actor.
What?
Omg i know. Stealing the show 😂
Thank you! Sharing!
You are so welcome!
The Los Angeles Times had an article from 1893 when the whale migrations were in the millions coming down from Washington to Baja they had to cancel shipping because there were so many whales they couldn't navigate through them without getting their propellers and rudders destroyed
I love your glasses just as much as I love your content 😳💪🏽
Can you eliminate sonar from ships and submarines?
Do ships operate nearby?
Like can ships operate without sonar? I have no idea but my guess is no. There are ships everywhere. Ship strikes are what are killing the whales as I said in the video. Regulating speeds around migration routes could help.
Of course vessels are increased in offshore wind developments to check cables and other potential faults. The sea floor is also surveyed with sound waves in order to map the ocean floor before laying the cables
I am curious to know your take on the health status of the great barrier reef.
I’d have to do some research to give an in depth take! I had heard it might be on an upswing but I’d have to look closer
@KPassionate Thanks for researching before speaking on such important issues 😘... Wouldn't it be great if everyone did 😉😆?
I'd love to hear your take on the reef after you've researched it's current situation/status.
@@KPassionatelast report was that 2/3 had increased, bleached coral had not died off, but still areas of concern, losses or vulnerability as to be expected at any time
Great to hear about this~👍
Thank you for sharing this video~
Thanks for watching!
They're supposed to stop for when spotting wildlife. but the sad reality is they do not. they want to finish for the day. these guidelines are swiftly often broken in all of the construction industry. otherwise. incredible video!
You start out telling the truth but then say the video is incredible even though it is presented in a totally biased way that promotes offshore wind
Have you considered the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater estuaries (3.4.5.) and illegal dumping of wastewater by municipalities in to tidal areas and these estuaries (6.7.) that the current takes out to sea. Not only is SARS-CoV-2 survivability in sea water (1.), SARS-CoV-2 has been recently proven to have a genetic link to psychological symptoms and central nervous system (CNS) infection. (2.) Which have been observed in the report to cause many psychological issues when it attacks the nerve cells. (2.) Is it possible this is being expressed in marine mammals exposed to these infected warm sewage wastewater as it enters currents, keeping the temperature of the salt water in the tidal current optimal for transmission to these marine mammals? Just an idea and as well, it feels like being an alarmists isn't the right corse of action but the die off is unusual. It should be as easy as a PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in the blood sample, nasal epithelial cell sample, cerebral spinal fluid sample. This should confirm or deny if SARS-CoV-2 is in fact causing the marine mammals to have severe psychological conditions, as it is currently confirmed to be observed in humans(2.). I look forward to hearing back from you possibly in a video or on this comment thread. Again, thank you so much for your valuable time and consideration reading this reply. 😁🐋🐳🐬🦭🦅🐟🦈
References
1. Survival of SARS-CoV-2 in artificial seawater and on the surface of inanimate materials pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35474579/ (2022)
2. COVID-19 patient transcriptomic and genomic profiling reveals comorbidity interactions with psychiatric disorders doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01151-3 (2021)
3. SARS-CoV-2 and wastewater: What does it mean for non-human primates? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34662463/ (2022)
4. Wastewater sequencing reveals early cryptic SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35798029/ (2022)
5. SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in water and wastewater: A critical review about presence and concern pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011225/ (2021)
6. The deadly effects of sewage pollution on nature www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/november/the-deadly-effects-of-sewage-pollution-on-nature.html (2021)
7. Lawsuit alleges Con Edison illegally dumped toxic wastewater into Hudson River estuary abc7ny.com/con-edison-illegal-dumping-toxic-waste-water-hudson-river/12160808/ (2022)
@KPassionate
THANK YOU!
"And one third part of the creatures in the sea that had life died...:" Rev 8:9
Profiteers and Environmentalists are indiscriminately killing this planet while lecturing the rest of us.
Offshore Wind is still horrendously expensive and intermittent.
The cost of global climate change will be far higher.
New favorite info channel! Love your content and I appreciate the work you put into making these!
Much appreciated! Glad you are here!
The reason wind energy is not listed as a noise pollution threat is because it is a new technology and not around when these standards were created.
Exactly, it's also well documented wind farms harm human mental health as well, they hear sounds that can't be detected. It's been happening world wide.
A voice of science and reason. Bravo. Please, don't stop!
Thanks!
"A voice of science and reason"
Hahaha. yeah that's what it is.
Were you always this gullible?
This sellout works for Mystic Aquarium, , which receives funding from, Revolution Wind to study the effects of offshore wind on marine mammals.
Absolutely no conflict of interest and biased views here. Just move along now.
You might want to check out who funds the sources she cites before you laud her too much. She's a shill, or ignorant, or both.
@@KPassionate : Please provide a study showing the sonar being used to map the ocean floor does not affect whales and dolphins.
@@marccovitz5289 that is not how the burden of proof works. You must prove something IS happening. Not the other way around.
The UK does not have many whale migration population in comparison to the US
They're not windmills! 😂. Windmill: a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour.
Yes but windmills is the most searched for term so people find the video easier lol. It was not the original title 😂
. . . I knew it. Thanks.
You're welcome
Do you think offshore wind farms could double as protected artificial reef/ecosystems to replenish ocean life?
That could be a good option!
You rock! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
🐋🐋❤️👍
OK explain why jersey has a new wind farm and all the sudden whales are washing up on shore...another one today in delaware
There are no wind farms on the west coast of the US and yet whales wash up there just as often as they do on the east coast.
[1] abc7news.com/gray-whale-sf-bay-climate-change-unusual-mortality-event/14579641/
Investigation into the unusually high number of whales washing up on the west coast found that the preliminary cause was a number of changes in the local ecosystem, including changes to the sea ice cover and the decline of small organisms that the whales consume.
[1] www.columbian.com/news/2024/mar/20/the-gray-whale-die-off-on-west-coast-is-over-noaa-declares/
Wind farms affect birds more as birds dont see the blades turning in the same way as humans usually fly through the area the spinning blades are. For this they are usually killed.
Pretty rare that birds fly into these
Windows kill more birds than wind farms.
The biggest threat to birds anywhere in the world is the introduction of domestic cats to their respective ecosystems. Nothing kills more birds a year than house cats.
Actually ROBERT... Wind turbines that are land-based (which is what you're addressing, rather than the ocean wind farms she's addressing), now watch out electronically 24/7 for approaching protected migratory species that instinctively use the same wind corridors to migrate as where the turbine farms logically are located... and the turbines where approaching species are spotted, far off in the distance, are selectively turned off in anticipation, until the animals have safely passed through. Before that, humans stood watch in towers and performed the same tasks, but the new automated system is even more specific and accurate, can see their approach even earlier than the naked human eye, and never gets tired or sleepy. ;)
Looks like you might need to do a little more scientific reading, brush up on facts, your comment was as ill-informed as the ocean turbine alarmists who are anti-wind turbine but lack a foundation in actual scientific data. They're being led by their noses by oil, gas, and lobbied politicians. You can do better, as a concerned citizen. Start by paying attention to this entire video, which is only 8 minutes long and won't tax your attention span, wherein a real authority tells you what the real, proven, biggest culprits of whale beachings are. Trauma from ships, and entanglements. Then there's the ingestion of oir ubiquitous plastics, present from the bottom of the food chain and becoming more concentrated as it travels up the food chain. This isn't the place, isn't the time, to lecture about the rising temperatures and changing pH of the oceans, the bleaching of corals, the invasive proliferation of taxifolia, or how devastating rubbish and plastic ocean pollution already are. You might look into Sea Shepherd, Ocean Conservation Namibia, and Greenpeace, as basic resources for current info about our oceans' human-caused hazards. Become an educational ambassador! That's how you change people's minds. ;)
I'm a longtime wildlife rehabilitator, not just a sidewalk supervisor. She's right on target, and isn't paid by vested interests like oil and gas who would love for alternate sources of energy, oil's competition, to disappear. There are more protected species dying from window strikes, plastic pollution in the oceans and on land, and other major human activity too numerous to mention, than all the beached whales put together... every day.
If would be great if you could continue to be an activist, but chose a different tac, and the way one educates citizens is by presenting them with hard data. For example, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050. We've got one-tenth the fish than we used to have, due to human activities. Or that commercial fishing vessels are responsible for countless entanglements because they dump or lose so many lines at sea, people dump their rubbish into the sea at an unimaginable daily rate, as do recreational fishermen. Or use your energy to help stop the use of illegal gillnets which are designed to kill everything they catch, indiscriminately... and then kill and kill again after the bodies rot and free up the gillnets and longlines to kill again. Gillnets are so cruel that even the commercial fishing vessels won't use them... but others still illegally do. Or be an activist about the vertical lines used as part of traditional lobster fishing, which entangle balleen whale species. Illegal fishing ships that lie about their identities and locations, and fish in protected waters, use purse seine nets that closs up like drawstring purses, they not only catch the endangered subspecies of tuna they want, but catch and kill the whales as well, because they know tunas follow the whales. The law also finds hundreds of shark fins on board: these men cut off the fins of sharks and toss the sharks back into the ocean, unable to swim or breathe, and they drown a slow, agonizing death. Only a few of the illegal ships get busted. Or support activist efforts to stop the whale and dolphin yearly roundup and slaughter that still takes place yearly by Japanese ships under the guise of "scientific research:" Kidnapping still-nursing babies and selling them to circuses, selling their flesh for food, neither are "scientific."' Russians and Chinese ships are also responsible for the slaughter of not just cetaceans, but a lot of other ocean species, some of which are endangered.
So as you can see, a little science will go a long way in sharpening facts so you can speak with some authority, instead of simply quoting misperceptions.
Reduce your use of plastics! Recycle all of it. Cut loops on single-use plastic bags, cut open the rings at the tops of ziploc bags, cut loops of discarded dental floss, cut every hole in sixpack rings. Find ways to stop using plastic. Companies may boast that their plastic containers are recyclable, but its greenwashing: almost all of it isn't recycled. Yet. Never discard fishing lines and hooks into our rivers, ponds or seas, take time to remove them, and pick up rubbish whenever you see some.
And one other thing you can do, the most important thing... is to stop eating fish and shellfish! It starts at your own doorstep, Robert. No alternate energy source is entirely safe, and they're all going to have to work together. But meanwhile... you can do these simple green things right now! Tell people. Become an educational ambassador. :)
@@MarySanchez-qk3hp ACTUALLY she should have made it clear in the video title that she's talking exclusively about the ocean based ones then... but noooo "Are wind farms killing whales?" Not "Are ocean based wind farms killing whales?" Writing a thesis paper as a youtube comment, classic. No one is going to read that....
If not wind turbines then something else humans have done.
Oh for sure!
but 100 perc not green energy related, because klaus swaub said@@KPassionate
The scale of ‘international shipping’ is a massive disrupter to the ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is a long way from the UK, where do whales travel, I bet when calculating the deaths of whales in the UK migration patterns wasn't even considered.
Big wind is owned by big oil. In the area I’m from fishermen have known for decades that the fishing grounds here have oil pockets in the ocean floor. The oceanic wind farms must do seismic testing to anchor the turbines. This seismic testing is not only useful in anchoring turbines but it can also detect oil pockets, something to think about. Unfortunately on the downside seismic testing can rupture the ear drums of marine mammals damaging their sonar abilities causing them beach themselves. It’s sad that the universities endowments come from the same elite class that own big oil and big wind. With those endowments they sit on boards and are able to dictate what is taught to university students. That’s a fact most would like to ignore. I’m exercising my first amendment right
To be absolutely clear, the argument is not about the 7 turbines, it's about the underwater surveying for the planned offshore developments. The data on the magnitude of the negative effects of large scale offshore wind developments is not yet in. And the vulnerability of the species eg Southern Right Whale is important. So the fact that it's localised in this coastal area while the UK is not reporting a similar phenomenon, is not evidence one way or another. .
As I mentioned in the video, the noise pollution generated by offshore wind exploration is significantly less than oil and gas exploration.
Great quick video and fairly informative. Although, You say there are louder noises and this doesn't necessarily mean anything. The frequency of noise is obviously more critical. We don't have to be scientists to understand this. But, You do bring up a compelling argument when you compare the European wind farm comparison in numbers. I will take that info and research further to get some accuracy myself. Good enough information tho for the lame man trying to understand the real truth. Thanks!
the Ocean is just too polluted, toxic, crowded and hazardous. The ocean is one giant sewage pond now. Coastlines are overdeveloped and noise pollution is at an all time high. And the research… I remember healthy coral reef systems and Life in the remote Bahamas that are now entirely gone. Not all but the majority of the Coral Reefs I saw recently in the Caribbean in South America were completely gone. We’re well into the collapse. But this is old news. Most ocean waters should have a bluish tint and not sewage pond green tint. And pollution is only one factor. We humans got worse not better with all this over the years. Many heroes here but overall the USA was certainly no help. Just the truth. Time ran out 20 yrs ago. Even then we were in overtime. Human stewards: F - - / U.S: F - -
and get the damn wind turbines out of the water.
4:25 Perhaps wind turbines have disrupted whale routes, causing whales to move to areas with more ships. Another possibility is that shipping routes had to change due to wind turbines causing the same effect.
This could be! I’d love to see some data on it soon
There are only 7 turbines along the entire Atlantic coast .... 2 off Virginia and 5 off Block Island.
Understand there are more sea vessels in offshore wind areas because they have to check on the cables which are regularly faulty
@@KPassionateas you should know there is increased vessel activity around offshore wind developments to check cables and in this area the issue is the surveying that was being done to map the ocean floor and start laying the cables for large scale offshore wind developments
@@robertkenney3597 the issue is the surveying that was being done to map the ocean floor and start laying the cables for large scale offshore wind developments, not just the pilot program.
Is that sound measurement for 1 turbine are 100. I bet you think all the polar bears are dying too.
Uhhh yes polar bears are struggling. If you aren’t in to science and facts then this channel won’t be for you. Thanks for stopping by
As a fellow marine biologist….. THANK YOU! I can’t believe how many times I have to tell guests this at work. I work at an Aquarium in New York so we get asked a lot
I used to work at Mystic in your neck of the woods!
Sounds like trump logic. An oxymoron,btw
Indeed hahaha
Trump is a real estate tycoon, he is well aware of climate change but, proceeds to carry the narrative of it being a hoax to profit from which, is correct when it comes to "green energy," solar, wind and biomass burning can never compensate for the annual growth of energy consumption let alone as a whole. What the hoax actually is, is that we believe we can offset or, have any positive effect on the climate which is ridiculous, the inertia of climate change will continue even if we somehow managed to stop all greenhouse gas emissions. Feedback loops place us in the terminal phase.
it does seem as though people want to discredit green solutions, it gets tiresome. what an excellent video - when you read out near the beginning - "the scope and magnitude" bit, as you read that out i shouted BS -unedited!!! then you made me laugh with the "lies" - that was brilliant.
another well researched, well put to together video, Thank you for sharing such information, and trying to drown out the misinformation.
I am saddened by the amount of people who want to discredit green solutions.
Thanks for watching! It is amazing how many people will listen to clear misinformation
@@KPassionate i completely agree with you, i'm glad i found your channel, i am always open to learning, and i have a thirst for knowledge.
did you get the word 'disinformation' from WEF, or was it a common word you used in your vocab? wait misinformation or dis, oh wait up 'dis' is the one. its way more powerful. why dont you contruct a video which is based off the agendas of both theories, then you will naturally form a less bias video. rather than forming one of your own life filled of leftist media brainwashing
@@KPassionate
Moron Trump brought me here today... thanks for what seems to be the accurate version of what's happening - backed by data.
You are welcome 😂
Thank you for addressing this issue. It’s all about politics and big oil in politicians pockets.
For sure!
Offshore wind is equally about politics and profit
couldnt be about anything else could it, when you go to sleep at night remind yourself how fake and full of it you r@@KPassionate
This is a really clear, accessible, complete presentation - many thanks for posting
When people get it in their head that something can do no wrong it is almost impossible to change their minds. BOTH SIDES.
I agree one hundred percent! Anytime certain people speak authoritatively, I know it's propaganda. Thank you for these facts.
Science is not fact. (just an FYI) well correction....It's not usually fact. Science is ongoing.
So by your own reasoning, this video is propaganda
If your lights turn on , if you have a car..the camera you are using, the phone you have..your TV , the car you drive ...anything you have to a degree of 99.99 is is a product of natural resources..it's shipped, trucked , sold on the internet, all fuled by petrol products.. you can not escape the fact that you are a portion of the problem...as am I. We all are. The idea that you drive an electric car to save the world is stupifyingly ridiculous.. The energy comes from oil.. wind energy is dependant on oil...fucking amazing that people don't know this
What's really fucking amazing is that trolls don't know that wind energy uses far less oil than burning oil! FFS! Because a new factor is at play. THE WIND!
I always count on KP for giving me the real answers, thank you!
You are most welcome!
dat shoulder.
I have a theory but wouldn’t a infrasonic sound wave travel further underwater? I believe that’s how baleen whale’s communicate. Would that not affect the whales in anyway ?
Yes and the issue is the surveying that was being done to map the ocean floor and start laying the cables for large scale offshore wind developments
Sorry but wind turbines operate 24/7 and creates high decibal noises that disorient the whales and dolphins. These wind farms also spans across the huge area. Shipping and drilling noises are temporary and localized. Big difference.
The sound generated by wind turbines do not disorient whales at all. Contrary to what some people think, toothed whales do not use echolocation for navigation. They use it to hunt. And, more importantly, baleen whales like humpback whales do not echolocate at all. While there is still a lot that is unknown about baleen whale migration, current studies show that they use a combination of sun orientation, topography of the ocean floor, water temperature, and chemical changes in the water to navigate long distances. Wind farms have zero effect on these things.
The sound generated by the Block Island turbines is not detectable above background noise more than 50 meters from the turbine .... the opposite of "high decibal [sic] noises."
I would think a marine biologist knows more about this then your average person. 😂
What are your credentials and qualifications in this field? Or are you just talking shite?
I'll take a crack at this: What do you think about Whale Plumes? What do you think about the Global Community knowing for half a century how much Whales contribute to positively battling climate change? What do you think about Japan and the Netherlands continuing Whale hunting unabated? Who are your sponsors - not your contributors but your sponsors? Are you a non-profit?
I don’t have any sponsors. I’m just a marine biologist and not an organization so no, I’m not non-profit. I’m a youtuber 😂. As for the other topics, perhaps I’ll make a video about them one day!
There is increased vessel activity around offshore wind and that is one of the causes of increased whale deaths.
We have wind turbines in the Midwest, and I can tell you every few days I find 1-2 dead whales in the streets and fields.
😂
Just pointing out at 3:35 she said the UK and the US have the same number of whale strandings despite the UK having many more wind turbines. She doesn’t mention that the US has significantly more miles of coastline…
I wasn't clear, and that is my fault. I should have said that the ratio is roughly the same. The numbers are a bit hard to calculate since each country measures them differently. The UK sees around 600 cetacean strandings every year. According to the NOAA, the US sees 7,000 but their numbers also include seals and sea lions which account for over half the strandings. If we eliminate the pinnipeds, that is still 600 cetacean strandings in the UK compared to at least 3,000 in the US. Alaska alone sees 80-100 cetacean strandings that we know of (a lot of the strandings in Alaska are unaccounted for due to the sheer size and remoteness of the state) and Alaska doesn't have any offshore wind farms.
Sources:
www.newscientist.com/article/2075274-all-you-need-to-know-about-whale-strandings-in-the-uk-and-europe/
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/2018-report-marine-mammal-strandings-united-states
The wales are hit by boats after they are already dead silly
Just like with a human autopsy, it is possible to tell if a wound or injury happened post mortem...
I could have gone without knowing about this !!!!!!😢
but is IT/she vaccinated? ten to 1 she is
I do understand science so yes that’s an easy bet. And this is a science channel so if you are anti-facts you won’t find anything useful here. Thanks for stopping by!
The fact that you began with calling this travesty ‘Republican lead’ shows just how biased you are. You are leaving out alotbof critical information that doesn’t fit your narrative. Do better or don’t post.
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If true (to stop when wales are near) it will take many decades to build the windfarms. And windfarms are proved to be not so 'green' with infrasound, fibers coming off, oil used for turning parts, etc. Also need to be replacd so at some point work on farms will be continuous with replacing, repairing, etc. And of course the CO2 story is fabrication and will destroy a lot.
Waat a complete heap of unmitigated bull-kerrap!.Fibres? Infrasound? Lubrication? Are you for real? They will last decades and if the cost did not provide a return then they would not be built.
You ever hear what a vibratory hammer (pile driver) sounds like? Now imagine that on a larger scale under water. Of course the Gov will tell you what they want you to believe. Contracts = Budgets = Corruption = Taxes
Liar who paid you off.
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as someone who works in a large utility, there are only two forms of Green energy, hydroelectric facilities & nuke power. The rest is just misdirection. BP coined the phrase Green energy. They're not very Green, even though green is one of their colors.
All energy investment has ties to gas and oil, including green energy.
In equal amounts though?
@@doubleagentxv120Money is a fungible resource. The oil industry is a direct investor in these wind farms but other investors who invested are using funds from the profits of oil and gas.
Yea but how are groups of dolphins shoring themselves? I can see one or to but 7? Idk
This is a good question! I have a video that looks at studies that suggest that it’s possible the leader of some pods might have suffered from Alzheimer’s leading them to strand. Check it out!
@@KPassionate Watching now. I live in Jersey and we have had more mammals on our shores than ever.
@@KPassionate Clean energy is not clean- it's toxic to our oceans and marine life. You (the narrator)reminded me of a bio teacher I once knew that enjoyed hearing herself speak---come to the Jersey shore & see whats happening yourself.
@@coreenonnembo8071 I do greatly enjoy m’y own company 😂. Thanks for stopping by.
@@coreenonnembo8071 Clean energy is multiple TIMES cleaner than the alternative: fossil fuels.
Are you still believing that after the "thrown to the wind" documentary?
Let's have a discussion about it.
I haven’t seen it. Documentaries are just movies with agendas, designed to make you feel a certain way. I am interested in the new studies they talk about and would love to read those papers if you have links to them! Thanks
@@KPassionate sory i wrote my original comment too fast. Sure they have a agenda but maybe they also have good points. I haven't seen the documentary either (because i couldn't find it anywhere) i saw only the trailer.
It would be nice to have a scientific discussion after we saw the movie. Maybe they lie but maybe... they are right.
Anyways i subscribed to your chanel. Nice content!
a documentary cant have facts? wow thats a new line. @@KPassionate
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This is based on disruption of their echo location. Wind mills will do this due to EMF
As I said in my response to your other comment, echolocation is based on sound and soundwaves are unaffected by electromagnetic fields.
See this is your problem. You are probably all in on clean and green energy. Right? High EMF fields is not good on any body. In order to move the electricity from each windmill so where are the lines? On the ocean floor? There was a reason why no one used to build houses within a certain distance from high tension power lines.
So with that said. High EMF effects on a human is paranoia, hallucinations, rashes and so on depending on the levels. Water amplifies the effects I would think.
So what has changed to cause this event? Wind mills.
OK. So why not halt it until we know for sure? Is a green agenda so important and urgent that you can't even consider the fact that High tension lines on the ocean floor may be killing these majestic mammals?
Do your own little experiment. Find some high tension power lines and camp under the for a week or two.
But. With the whales and now dolphins if it was pollution or too much of the evil carbon in the water or heat or whatever else, it would have been gradual not as many in a short time.
You supposedly are a marine biologist and for whatever reason not automatically assume it is not the Green Deal Windmills and try and save these animals. Do you really believe the corporation that erected them and owns them really gives two rats craps about them? You should. You are a scientist supposedly. But I forget education now is more or less political crap. Who knows? If you put in the work you may actually discover something about marine mammals that isn't in a book? But automatically instead of doing research you assume that it can't be the Green Energy because I will bet money you are all in on your own political views. Right? You are not even willing to consider the idea that Green may be killing these creatures.
So do your own research. Who knows? You may be famous or become a nonperson.
Wait I forgot. 9 years ago predictions were made the world would end due to Climate Change in 12 years. We have 3 years left bit somehow it is still 12 years. Oh yeah and since life as we know it is carbon based and we hate carbon so much and CO2 would not be a freakin problem if not for our love for gray and black is so ironic. But hey? At least you can live in a subdivision and shop at a mall when a 3rd grade student should know green life trees and other vegetation scrubs CO2 out of the air and produces Oxygen. I do not see a moratorium on "development". Just idiotic parks going in.
No need to do my own experiments when the research has been done and the science is clear. There is absolutely zero evidence to back any claims you have made and I think you know that. Thanks for stopping by!
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Is there evidence to prove that entanglements from the Maine lobster gear are causing right whale deaths? You see how that works, wind shill.? Lol.
@@KPassionate Yeah but you are not doing your own research. You are just taking for granted someone else's word that the actual Science is correct. Remember Galileo, Einstein and even Christpher Columbus and many others. Everyone was told they were wrong but proved to be right? None of them took "consensus" as fact. You are way too young to accept facts spoon fed to you by folks with agendas. Unless you are afraid of them of course. High EMFs affect mammals and I can only imagine what it does to marine mammals.
But hey. No one cares. As long as we save our sorry asses and the planet and praise Space X for blowing up. We are all good or too stupid to realize how dumb we really are. Dolphins have been known to save people from sharks but as long as the energy source is green a few of them can die right? Same with whales. With bigger brains than what we have. They don't need electricity to keep the lights on in primate houses and we are supposed to be the most intelligent species on this planet.
But hey your indoctrination that you paid for or the rest of us did or do. What should you care? These glorious animals so at home where you can not survive are just animals right?
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> "since life as we know it is carbon based and we hate carbon so much and CO2 would not be a freakin problem if not for our love for gray and black".
I think you need to lay off that weed! What has carbon based life have to do with climate change? Answer: ZERO.
> "or too much of the evil carbon in the water or heat or whatever else, it would have been gradual not as many in a short time."
Ah! So this is YOUR REAl AGENDA. You are a climate change denier. Evil carbon my ass. Says exactly who you are and what YOUR REAL AGENDA is here.
> "So do your own r3s3aRch. Who knows?"
says every anti-climate change IDIOT spewing disinformation.
> "Wait I forgot. 9 years ago predictions were made the world would end due to Climate Change in 12 years."
Really? Care to show that prediction? Another piece of made up climate chanhe denying bull-kerrap. by Dave the Weed.
? "You supposedly are a marine biologist and for whatever reason not automatically assume it is not...."
So now you try ad-hominem attacks on the qualified marine biologist! What a scumbag.
Unfortunately you demonstrated your lack of knowledge on wind turbines and the energy grid immediately. The preference and the design for modern off shore wind farms is to use high voltage direct current trunk lines back to the shore. Unlike AC this doesn't generate a changing field that can induce current. Not that standing near high voltage AC lines is a problem, we have tested this rigorously over decades. "But automatically instead of doing research", bit ironic considering you clearly haven't done your own research and instead made assumptions about energy infrastructure.
I have read several papers involving the impact on wind farms off the coast of Wales. Would you mind sharing published research you have read? Considering your supposition that wind advocates are all in with their political views, you must have a load of peer reviewed research to back up such strong views. I'd love if you'd share a few, not blog posts or videos of course, links to actual papers.
Mmmmm not sure the likes Green Peace is a good source of information.
Sure thing honey, TEAM ORCA 2024!!!
Lies and wind energy is the biggest waste of resources.
You say commercial ships use sonar as well. And you say whales being hit by ships is one of the big causes of death.
Don't you see the connection?
A whale that is able to hear a ship for miles and miles is being hit by it? Why?
Probably because the sonar of that ship or of even multiple ships on a route is confusing these animals and they lose orientation. Then they try to escape the sound and surface, which is where they are hit by the ships.
Those 230 decibel can cause severe damage to organs, especially lungs and brains. May not be instant kill but the animals are being hurt severely and in for a long suffering.
And then why do people think Orcas attack smaller Yachts so frequently all of a sudden?
May be related to them using Sonar more frequently to find fishes for those who like to go fishing. Since it's been getting harder to find fish schools, these boats and tourist boats are using sonar as well.
I would not underestimate the impact sonar has, directly & indirectly.
Maybe wind farms don't cause the sonar noise, but there are more and more sources for that noise polution. Including science ships checking the ocean floors for wind farm construction.
And no, it's not enough to check for whales and other animals from a boat with magnifying glasses. Those sound waves are very powerful and reach 100s of kilometers. Also: You can't see underwater with a magnifying glass from a boat. Maybe a psychological aid, but you'd have to evacuate the area if you really wanted to protect wildlife. Which is impossible, I get it. Still, it would be time to look for alternative technologies that are less harmfull.
waves from EMF cause INTERFERENCE with other sound waves in the air and under water.
Sound waves are pressure waves. Which simply means they are the compression/expansion of the medium (air, water, steel, etc). Electromagnetic fields only affect charged particles. Electromagnetic fields have zero effect on sound waves in a neutral fluid such as water. Even IF they did... baleen whales do not use sound to navigate or echolocate.
Are you saying that all WAVES are the same? By this logic, Seahawk fans doing the WAVE at a football game are interfering with radio WAVES and that is why the sound WAVES are not working so good for whales in the Puget Sound. Who knew.
EMF DOES NOT CAUSE interference with sound waves. Period.
@@broadpete5779 technically RF can resonate with a dipole (say the wind turbine height is the wavelength) and will induce a vibration that would interfere with sound waves. But the amplitude is miniscule, a bird having a crap plopping on the ocean would sound like a fighter jet taking off in comparison. The person you are replying to was probably referencing 5G which everyone know uses magical waves passing through the aether that can control even Whales, there is no denying it.
If the trunk line to the substation on shore used AC then it would probably create a low level 60Hz hum. But from my understanding with UK wind farms they use high voltage DC lines.
So your position is that there is no need for further investigation?
Each and every whale death is investigated. The leading causes of death in whales are ship strikes and entanglements from vertical fishing lines. My position is that we should use evidence as the basis for our conclusions and currently there is no evidence that wind farms are to blame. In fact, this year there have been more whales that have washed up on the WEST coast of the US where there are no offshore wind farms.
@@KPassionate Agreed but lets stay open minded enough to recognize they haven't proven they dont impact the whales either. Writing off the possibility isn't helpful either.
@@shaunaleeboyle6002 when new evidence arises it should of course be regarded. But the way science works is the need to prove that something IS true. Not that it isn’t
@@shaunaleeboyle6002 300 whale deaths with only seven turbines shows that turbines are not causing deaths. Plus they have already determind the cause of deaths for the majority of them, collisions and nets. 2652 turbines in the UK and only 600 whale deaths, and the same in other countries.
With respect to all of that data, your "Let's stay open-minded enough to..." is your build up to misinformation. Tthen your "...to recognize that...". To recognise? Recognise what? The data says the exact opposite, so why are you challenging it. Another climate denying shill.
can u post the actual stats or you just making vague unsubstantuated claims@@KPassionate
They haven’t done any studies, so no one can say they are or are not the cause. There is no evidence because they have not looked into it. How many whales are in the uk compared to US? The number of whales in a matter of months is not all running into ships or fishing lines. More animals - they are endangered. There should be an ecological report on the wind farms as they would with anything else. We also need to do more about the fishing lines.
They have done necropsies and found ship strikes to be the cause largely
Put down your "critical thinking". Compare SEVEN turbines with 2652! Realise that they have already found why the majority of these deaths occur. It IS NOT a mystery. Collisions with ships and fishing net entanglement. 3000 whale deaths caused by SEVEN turbines? Are you for real?
Saying "lies" seriously undercuts your credibility. As does citing that only 8 whales died in 2023, using a study from February of that year. According to this documentary (ua-cam.com/video/km78wMHt9d8/v-deo.html) 40 died in the first six months of the year and there's been a massive uptick since 2016. Considering how threatened the North Atlantic Right Whale is and how little this has actually been studied it is astounding that a marine biologist wouldn't emphasize more of the precautionary principle here instead of saying, "Don't worry about it, it's a conspiracy!".
The on shore windmills are LOUD all the animals go away even the insects.
Animals tend to avoid all man made structures. And the loudest and most disruptive anthropogenic ocean sounds come from military sonar, oil exploration and industrial shipping.
@@KPassionate You are just another brainwashed American from this evil generation of the most stupid people in all of history
Lol these people wont learn till they take the stupid windfarms down. The amount of electricity produced from them isnt enough to power my neighborhood from a year
Offshore wind power stations cover very large areas and are considered areas of acoustic impact by experts in the collection of underwater noise data. The magnitude of the impacts is not yet known so this woman is clearly paid by the wind energy industry investors to do a PR campaign
Can you imagine 😂. Wind energy paying a small UA-cam channel to get a couple thousand views. Omg sign me up! Unfortunately no. Just science.
you didnt respond to what she said. @@KPassionate
Try to seem less biased next time. I almost closed the video with how obvious your bias came out.
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BS. Windmills have a ton of EMF energy. They disrupt their sonar location. Why are you not defending animals if you are for animals?
Resource please
Baleen whales do not use echolocation or sonar. You're thinking of toothed whales like dolphins, who use this ability to hunt not to navigate. Also... please elaborate on why you think electromagnetism affects sound. Because those are VERY different things that have nothing to do with each other.
EMF DOES NOT AFFECT SOUND WAVES INCLUDING SONAR. Period.
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