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Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2017

Dataset homepage

Citation

APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. 2019. Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2017. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1817) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/6fzwda accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-13.

Description

Original provider: NYSERDA, APEM, Normandeau Associates Dataset credits: NYSERDA, Normandeau Associates Inc., APEM Ltd. Abstract: In support of New York State’s commitment to incorporating offshore wind into its energy portfolio, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA encompasses the waters of the New York Bight from Long Island southeast to the continental shelf break. Surveys are conducted on a quarterly basis, timed to coincide with periods of abundance of avian and marine species that could be vulnerable to impacts from offshore wind activities. Each survey collected images covering at least 7% of the OPA. For each survey, approximately 300,000 images were collected within the OPA using a transect design. During the first survey year, special attention was also paid to the wind energy area (WEA) using a more detailed grid survey design, collecting around 100,000 images. Each survey collected images covering at least 10% of the WEA. WEA survey data are in a separate dataset. There was some variation in sampling effort among surveys as a different camera system that captured a larger footprint was used after the Summer 2016 survey. YR2 consists of Survey05 Summer2017, Survey06 Fall2017, Survey07 Winter2017-18, Survey08 Spring2018. Purpose: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) contracted with Normandeau Associates Inc. (Normandeau) and teaming partner APEM Inc. (APEM) to use high resolution aerial digital imagery to collect data on birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, cartilaginous fish, and other taxa encountered offshore. Surveys are conducted four times a year over three years. The surveys have been designed in light of available historical data and use the latest digital and sensor technology to provide high identification success. Survey results for birds, marine mammals, turtles, and cartilaginous fish are presented in semiannual reports, which will cumulatively provide insight into interseasonal and interannual variation in species composition, densities, and distributions. Reports are available at https://remote.normandeau.com/nys_docs.php. Supplemental information: [2022-06-06] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. SAND TIGER SHARK: Carcharhinus plumbeus => Carcharias taurus SANDERLING: Carcharias taurus => Calidris alba BLACK SCOTER: Pluvialis squatarola => Melanitta nigra BLACK TERN: Pterodroma hasitata => Chlidonias niger BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER: Rissa tridactyla => Pluvialis squatarola BLACK-CAPPED PETREL: Melanitta nigra => Pterodroma hasitata BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE: Chlidonias niger => Rissa tridactyla LOGGERHEAD TURTLE: Cheloniidae => Caretta caretta LOGGERHEAD/KEMP'S TURTLE: Caretta caretta => Cheloniidae RED PHALAROPE: Mergus serrator => Phalaropus fulicarius RED/RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: Phalaropus lobatus => Phalaropus RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Phalaropus fulicarius => Mergus serrator RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: Phalaropus => Phalaropus lobatus SANDBAR SHARK: Calidris alba => Carcharhinus plumbeus [2020-08-06] Data were updated with additional attributes. Species identification was revised. Transect area is calculated based on the planned aircraft altitude and assumed to be a consistent value. Actual coverage of the area may vary due to fluctuations in the aircraft altitude during the survey. This may result in target observation points being displayed outside the transect area. Tracklines are viewable online as a static layer. The data in 2016 is available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1817 http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1818

Purpose

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) contracted with Normandeau Associates Inc. (Normandeau) and teaming partner APEM Inc. (APEM) to use high resolution aerial digital imagery to collect data on birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, cartilaginous fish, and other taxa encountered offshore. Surveys are conducted four times a year over three years. The surveys have been designed in light of available historical data and use the latest digital and sensor technology to provide high identification success. Survey results for birds, marine mammals, turtles, and cartilaginous fish are presented in semiannual reports, which will cumulatively provide insight into interseasonal and interannual variation in species composition, densities, and distributions. Reports are available at https://remote.normandeau.com/nys_docs.php.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Thunnus thynnus
    common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
  2. Fratercula arctica
    common name: Atlantic Puffin rank: species
  3. Xiphias gladius
    common name: Atlantic swordfish rank: species
  4. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  5. Alcidae
    rank: family
  6. Cetorhinus maximus
    common name: basking shark rank: species
  7. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  8. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  9. Pluvialis squatarola
    common name: Black-bellied Plover rank: species
  10. Pterodroma hasitata
    common name: Black-capped Petrel rank: species
  11. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  12. Melanitta nigra
    common name: Black Scoter rank: species
  13. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  14. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  15. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  16. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  17. Sula leucogaster
    common name: Brown Booby rank: species
  18. Bucephala albeola
    common name: Bufflehead rank: species
  19. Myliobatis freminvillii
    common name: bullnose ray rank: species
  20. Branta canadensis
    common name: Canada Goose rank: species
  21. Carcharhinidae
    rank: family
  22. Mobula tarapacana
    common name: sicklefin devil ray rank: species
  23. Rachycentron canadum
    common name: cobia rank: species
  24. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  25. Somateria mollissima
    common name: Common Eider rank: species
  26. Gavia immer
    common name: Common Loon rank: species
  27. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  28. Chordeiles minor
    common name: Common Nighthawk rank: species
  29. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  30. Uria
    rank: genus
  31. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  32. Phalacrocoracidae
    rank: family
  33. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  34. Rhinoptera bonasus
    common name: cownose ray rank: species
  35. Myliobatiformes
    rank: order
  36. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  37. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  38. Alle alle
    common name: Dovekie rank: species
  39. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  40. Calidris alpina
    common name: Dunlin rank: species
  41. Carcharhinus obscurus
    common name: dusky shark rank: species
  42. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  43. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  44. Sterna forsteri
    common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
  45. Mobula mobular
    common name: giant devil ray rank: species
  46. Manta birostris
    common name: Atlantic manta rank: species
  47. Larus hyperboreus
    common name: Glaucous Gull rank: species
  48. Halichoerus grypus
    common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
  49. Larus marinus
    common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
  50. Ardea herodias
    common name: Great Blue Heron rank: species
  51. Sphyrna mokarran
    rank: species
  52. Puffinus gravis
    common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
  53. Stercorarius skua
    common name: Great Skua rank: species
  54. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
  55. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
  56. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
  57. Sphyrnidae
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
  58. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  59. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  60. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  61. Podiceps auritus
    common name: Horned Grebe rank: species
  62. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  63. Larus glaucoides
    common name: Iceland Gull rank: species
  64. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  65. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  66. Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
  67. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  68. Larus fuscus
    common name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
  69. Hydrocoloeus minutus
    common name: Little Gull rank: species
  70. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  71. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  72. Clangula hyemalis
    common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
  73. Gaviidae
    common name: Divers rank: family
  74. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  75. Puffinus puffinus
    common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
  76. Alcidae
    rank: family
  77. Fulmarus glacialis
    common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
  78. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  79. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  80. Pandion haliaetus
    common name: Osprey rank: species
  81. Stercorarius parasiticus
    common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
  82. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  83. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  84. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  85. Chondrichthyes
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
  86. Alca torda
    common name: Razorbill rank: species
  87. Mergus serrator
    common name: Red-breasted Merganser rank: species
  88. Phalaropus lobatus
    common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
  89. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  90. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  91. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  92. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  93. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  94. Steno bredanensis
    common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
  95. Arenaria interpres
    common name: Ruddy Turnstone rank: species
  96. Carcharhinus plumbeus
    common name: sandbar shark rank: species
  97. Calidris alba
    common name: Sanderling rank: species
  98. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  99. Sphyrna lewini
    common name: scalloped hammerhead rank: species
  100. Melanitta
    common name: Scoters rank: genus
  101. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  102. Balaenoptera borealis
    common name: Sei Whale rank: species
  103. Charadrius semipalmatus
    common name: Semipalmated Plover rank: species
  104. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  105. Masturus lanceolatus
    common name: sharptail mola rank: species
  106. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars / Petrels / Shearwaters rank: family
  107. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars / Petrels / Shearwaters rank: family
  108. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
  109. Isurus oxyrinchus
    common name: shortfin mako rank: species
  110. Globicephala macrorhynchus
    common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  111. Stercorariidae
    rank: family
  112. Sphyrna zygaena
    common name: smooth hammerhead rank: species
  113. Plectrophenax nivalis
    common name: Snow Bunting rank: species
  114. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  115. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  116. Squalus acanthias
    common name: piked dogfish rank: species
  117. Sterna
    rank: genus
  118. Oceanodroma
    common name: Dark Storm Petrels rank: genus
  119. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  120. Centrarchidae
    common name: sunfishes rank: family
  121. Melanitta perspicillata
    common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
  122. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  123. Alopias vulpinus
    rank: species
  124. Galeocerdo cuvier
    common name: tiger shark rank: species
  125. Perciformes
    rank: order
  126. Cygnus columbianus
    common name: Tundra Swan rank: species
  127. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  128. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  129. Mammalia
    common name: mammals rank: class
  130. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  131. Rhincodon typus
    common name: whale shark rank: species
  132. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  133. Carcharodon carcharias
    common name: Great white shark rank: species
  134. Melanitta fusca
    common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
  135. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic,New York Bight

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Michelle Vukovich
originator
position: Primary contact
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
email: jwillmott@normandeau.com
homepage: https://remote.normandeau.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
Michelle Vukovich
owner
position: Primary contact
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
email: jwillmott@normandeau.com
homepage: https://remote.normandeau.com
Michelle Vukovich
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
email: jwillmott@normandeau.com
homepage: https://remote.normandeau.com
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