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Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0520, Equinor Wind US LLC, November 2017-October 2018

Dataset homepage

Citation

Phillips, D. 2020. Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0520, Equinor Wind US LLC, November 2017-October 2018. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2067) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/4kd37z accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

Original provider: APEM Limited Dataset credits: APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates Inc. Abstract: Equinor Wind US, LLC were committed to undertaking a Construction and Operation Plan (COP) of their lease area located in the New York Bight (OCS-A 0520). To facilitate this, surveys were undertaken by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Purpose: Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the New York Bight offshore wind lease area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery to characterize birds present in the lease area and gather additional information on other marine fauna. These surveys provided the baseline information required for conducting impact assessments. The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from one survey per month from November 2017 until October 2018 inclusive (12 surveys in total). APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau–APEM team) extracted and identified avian and other marine species and provided quality control (QC) of the results. Supplemental information: [2021-08-23] No-animal objects (e.g. boats) were given species names and codes. These wrong assignments are corrected. Each record represents 1 individual (except for Fish Shoals which is one entry per 1 shoal encompassing uncounted number of fish). Locations of digital snapshots are available as a static point layer.

Purpose

Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the New York Bight offshore wind lease area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery to characterize birds present in the lease area and gather additional information on other marine fauna. These surveys provided the baseline information required for conducting impact assessments. The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from one survey per month from November 2017 until October 2018 inclusive (12 surveys in total). APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau–APEM team) extracted and identified avian and other marine species and provided quality control (QC) of the results.

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. Anas rubripes
    common name: American Black Duck rank: species
  2. Thunnus thynnus
    common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
  3. Alcidae
    rank: family
  4. Pterodroma hasitata
    common name: Black-capped Petrel rank: species
  5. Rissa tridactyla
    common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
  6. Melanitta nigra
    common name: Black Scoter rank: species
  7. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  8. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  9. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  10. Carcharhinidae
    rank: family
  11. Rachycentron canadum
    common name: cobia rank: species
  12. Sterna
    rank: genus
  13. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  14. Gavia immer
    common name: Common Loon rank: species
  15. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  16. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  17. Phalacrocoracidae
    rank: family
  18. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  19. Rhinoptera bonasus
    common name: cownose ray rank: species
  20. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  21. Alle alle
    common name: Dovekie rank: species
  22. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  23. Sterna forsteri
    common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
  24. Larus marinus
    common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
  25. Ardea herodias
    common name: Great Blue Heron rank: species
  26. Puffinus gravis
    common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
  27. Carcharodon carcharias
    common name: Great white shark rank: species
  28. Podicipedidae
    rank: family
  29. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  30. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  31. Sphyrnidae
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
  32. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  33. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  34. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  35. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  36. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  37. Sternula antillarum
    common name: Least Tern rank: species
  38. Larus fuscus
    common name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
  39. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  40. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  41. Clangula hyemalis
    common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
  42. Gaviidae
    common name: Divers rank: family
  43. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  44. Anas platyrhynchos
    common name: Mallard rank: species
  45. Puffinus puffinus
    common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
  46. Alcidae
    rank: family
  47. Fulmarus glacialis
    common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
  48. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  49. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  50. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  51. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  52. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  53. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  54. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  55. Sphyrna lewini
    common name: scalloped hammerhead rank: species
  56. Melanitta
    common name: Scoters rank: genus
  57. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  58. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  59. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  60. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  61. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  62. Sterna
    rank: genus
  63. Oceanodroma
    common name: Dark Storm Petrels rank: genus
  64. Centrarchidae
    common name: sunfishes rank: family
  65. Melanitta perspicillata
    common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
  66. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  67. Galeocerdo cuvier
    common name: tiger shark rank: species
  68. Perciformes
    rank: order
  69. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  70. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  71. Mammalia
    common name: mammals rank: class
  72. Melanitta fusca
    common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Laura Jervis
originator
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk
Dave Phillips
originator
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: DPHI@equinor.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
Laura Jervis
owner
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk
Dave Phillips
owner
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: DPHI@equinor.com
Laura Jervis
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk
Dave Phillips
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: DPHI@equinor.com
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