Italy is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050; to do so a significant development of renewable energy capacity is needed. As it is known, wind energy production is one of the most efficient, hence, Italy, in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Action Plan (NIECAP), intends to reach 2050 goal of carbon neutrality by setting the intermediate target of installed wind capacity of 19.3 GW (including 0.9 GW offshore) to be reached by 2030. Therefore, a steep increase of wind energy production is expected, both onshore and offshore. As to offshore wind facilities, their environmental impact is yet tobe fully understood.