Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - WEA 2016

Michelle Vukovich

doi:10.15468/2qwtyf

Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - WEA 2016

Citation

APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. 2018. Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - WEA 2016. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1818) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/2qwtyf accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

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. During the first year, the New York WEA, including a 4-km buffer, was surveyed in a grid pattern, which covers 850.92 km2 (248.09 mi2). After the lease was awarded, survey effort over this area was reduced to the same pattern as the rest of the OPA. This dataset is for the NY WEA area. OPA survey data are in a separate dataset. YR1 consists of Survey01 Summer2016, Survey02 Fall2016, Survey03 Winter2016-17, Survey04 Spring2017. 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: [2020-08-06] Data were updated with additional attributes. Species identification was revised. https://remote.normandeau.com https://remote.normandeau.com/aer_docs.php?pj=6

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

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Sampling

NA

Method steps

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Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

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

Thunnus thynnus
common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
Fratercula arctica
common name: Atlantic Puffin rank: species
Puffinus lherminieri
common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species
Melanitta nigra
common name: Black Scoter rank: species
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Carcharhinidae
rank: family
Rachycentron canadum
common name: cobia rank: species
Gavia immer
common name: Common Loon rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Calonectris diomedea
common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
Myliobatiformes
rank: order
Rhinoptera bonasus
common name: cownose ray rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Alle alle
common name: Dovekie rank: species
Larus marinus
common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Sphyrnidae
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Morus bassanus
common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Chondrichthyes
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
Alca torda
common name: Razorbill rank: species
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Gavia stellata
common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Masturus lanceolatus
common name: sharptail mola rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Sterna
rank: genus
Oceanodroma
common name: Dark Storm Petrels rank: genus
Centrarchidae
common name: sunfishes rank: family
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family

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: http://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: http://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