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These are DC lines, so the EMF consideration is a lot less than with AC.
by asdf on Wed Apr 13th, 2011 at 04:50:28 PM EST
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I just read Redmond O'Hanlon's book "Trawler". A good read and, yes, it is far from an in depth look at deep sea fishes but one point of emphasis that seems hard to dispute is that we still know very little about this environment and what lives in it. This paper only reinforces that.

While you're right about DC and EMF, there have been no actual site studies that I know that look at impacts of electrical fields on these environments.

by Jace on Wed Apr 13th, 2011 at 06:38:39 PM EST
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We are talking sea depths of 20-40m only, and some of the best known seas in the world. Cables are buried deep to avoid being torn by anchors, or to cross shipping lanes or pipelines....

So far, the biggest environmental worry is the noise when hammering steel foundations into the sea bed (think giant hammer meets gain nail...)

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Apr 14th, 2011 at 02:46:35 AM EST
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Clearly I should stick to things I know something about...
by Jace on Thu Apr 14th, 2011 at 09:58:48 AM EST
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