batch_auto_20260713 202607131256465730 BOEM ESP geoESPIS ESPIS@boem.gov Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Behavioral Effects of Sound Sources from Offshore Renewable Energy Construction on the Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) and Longfin Inshore Squid (Doryteuthis pealeii): A Field Study Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Field studies were conducted in Woods Hole, Massachusetts to evaluate the behavioral effects of sound sources from offshore renewable energy construction on the black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii). The results showed rapid habituation of squid to pile driving sound, and an apparent resilience to this intense sound stimuli, ultimately showing minimal effects on this ecologically and commercially key taxon. Similarly, for black sea bass, both tank and field studies observed animals moving to the bottom and exhibiting crypsis and vigilance (in response to an apparent threat). This suggests that, at least for some taxa, tank-based studies can provide valuable information addressing how animals may be adversely affected by anthropogenic sound. 763550 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475 M20AC10009 10.67297/9A1E73 https://boem.gov/awardpages/100339