Floating wind farm off Portugal becomes marine haven for 270+ species in eight years
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A floating offshore wind farm off Portugal's coast, WindFloat Atlantic, has become a thriving marine ecosystem hosting over 270 species including octopuses, sharks, rays, and marine mammals after just eight years of operation. The environmental monitoring data challenges the assumption that energy infrastructure and ocean life cannot coexist, suggesting floating wind farms can serve as artificial reefs and marine havens.
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· 3 pulledA few miles off Portugal's northern coast, a wind farm built to make clean electricity has started telling a second story.
More than 270 species have been identified around the floating wind farm, including octopuses, sharks, rays, fish, birds, bats, and marine mammals.
Now, after eight years of environmental monitoring, researchers say the site is also hosting a busy underwater community.
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