BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 02:41:00
Are those barnacles on there? those are barnacles on there. barnacles on it! so this one's already been underwater. this has been in the water for about two years. this turbine does get barnacle growth on it, and then that becomes food for fish. ah—ha. during slack tide, there are fish around these turbines. which would attract these little mammals. which will attract predators. it's a little feeding ground. and the question is then as the flow increases and the turbine goes into production and the blades spin faster, do the fish remain? do the predators come back? do we have an impact on th...