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OCEAN CITY – Just days after six individuals were arrested in Ocean City for obstructing Ørsted’s testing of its transmission cable route, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an authorization to the Danish wind farm developer that set final rules for the safety of marine mammals.

These rules were promulgated even though three different federal agencies have asserted that there is no evidence connecting a recent spate of marine mammal fatalities to preconstruction activities associated with the New Jersey offshore wind initiative. The establishment of rules for the protection of marine mammals during construction is required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act.