Researcher Chat: Maha Haji on Sharing Ocean Spaces and Technologies

How might different ocean users share the waters? These researchers evaluated different offshore technologies in search of opportunities for different people to come together, share resources, and maybe even benefit from one another.Additional Resources:"Sheltering effect of various wave energy converter archetypes for offshore wind turbines" (2025) — http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.13898"Marine spatial planning techniques with a case study on wave-powered offshore aquaculture farms" (2025) — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121791"Design and Optimization of a Wave-Powered Aquaculture Farm with a Case Study on Atlantic Salmon Farm in the Northeast US" (in prep.)"The potential for co-located offshore wind energy and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in the Northeast U.S." (in prep.)Sea Grant plays a unique role in bridging science and community engagement. To do so, we are a neutral entity. We value our non-partisan approach to our work, because it allows us to work with all communities, facilitate sometimes tough conversations, and bring people together to find solutions to difficult challenges. However, we’ll be vulnerable with you, and say that navigating some complex topics while remaining neutral can be hard. So please have some grace with us, and grace with each other as we listen and learn together. As we go, we might come up with more questions to pursue, and you might have some as well. Please reach out, we’d love to hear from you!  -  Feedback Form