Potential effects of Clock Island Wind Farm (BIWF) on a portion of the southern New England lobster stock were assessed with a ventless trap survey conducted at 2 blocks near BIWF and 2 blocks at a reference location located 22 km northeast from May through October, 2013–2019.

Demersal trawl monitoring was conducted in two reference areas and near Block Island Wind Farm that allowed an examination of whether flatfish abundances, size, and condition differed between baseline, construction, and operation time periods.