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

Laura Jervis; Dave Phillips

doi:10.15468/4kd37z

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

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

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Anas rubripes
common name: American Black Duck rank: species
Thunnus thynnus
common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
Alcidae
rank: family
Pterodroma hasitata
common name: Black-capped Petrel rank: species
Rissa tridactyla
common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
Melanitta nigra
common name: Black Scoter rank: species
Prionace glauca
common name: blue shark rank: species
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Carcharhinidae
rank: family
Rachycentron canadum
common name: cobia rank: species
Sterna
rank: genus
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Gavia immer
common name: Common Loon rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Phalacrocoracidae
rank: family
Calonectris diomedea
common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
Rhinoptera bonasus
common name: cownose ray rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Alle alle
common name: Dovekie rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Sterna forsteri
common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
Larus marinus
common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
Ardea herodias
common name: Great Blue Heron rank: species
Puffinus gravis
common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
Carcharodon carcharias
common name: Great white shark rank: species
Podicipedidae
rank: family
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Sphyrnidae
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Larus fuscus
common name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Clangula hyemalis
common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
Gaviidae
common name: Divers rank: family
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Anas platyrhynchos
common name: Mallard rank: species
Puffinus puffinus
common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
Alcidae
rank: family
Fulmarus glacialis
common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
Morus bassanus
common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Phalaropus fulicarius
common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Gavia stellata
common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Sphyrna lewini
common name: scalloped hammerhead rank: species
Melanitta
common name: Scoters rank: genus
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Puffinus griseus
common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
Sterna
rank: genus
Oceanodroma
common name: Dark Storm Petrels rank: genus
Centrarchidae
common name: sunfishes rank: family
Melanitta perspicillata
common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Galeocerdo cuvier
common name: tiger shark rank: species
Perciformes
rank: order
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Mammalia
common name: mammals rank: class
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