Beacon Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0520, Equinor Wind US LLC, March 2021 – October 2021
Citation
Fair, D. 2022. Beacon Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0520, Equinor Wind US LLC, March 2021 – October 2021. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2187) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/k3dahc accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
Original provider: APEM Inc. Dataset credits: APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates Inc. Abstract: Equinor Wind US, LLC were committed to undertaking a Construction and Operation Plan (COP) of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS-A) 0520, now called Beacon Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) between March 2021 and October 2021 to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Additional surveys were collected between December 2019 and November 2020 and can be accessed . Purpose: Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the Massachusetts Lease Area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery. The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of the spring to fall period. The surveys will provide the baseline information required for conducting impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM 2017 and 2019). The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from March 2021 to October 2021 (12 surveys in total) APEM analyzed the images to enumerate birds to species level, and to enumerate any other non-avian marine fauna. Normandeau provided quality assurance (QA) of the data. Supplemental information: [2022-06-06] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. BILLFISH SPECIES: Alcidae => Istiophoridae LARGE GULL SPECIES: Leucophaeus atricilla => Ciconiiformes SEAL SPECIES: Otariidae => Caniformia SANDBAR SHARK: Calidris alba => Carcharhinus plumbeusPurpose
Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the Massachusetts Lease Area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery. The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of the spring to fall period. The surveys will provide the baseline information required for conducting impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM 2017 and 2019). The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from March 2021 to October 2021 (12 surveys in total) APEM analyzed the images to enumerate birds to species level, and to enumerate any other non-avian marine fauna. Normandeau provided quality assurance (QA) of the data.
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marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
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Thunnus thynnuscommon name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
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Fratercula arcticacommon name: Atlantic Puffin rank: species
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Alcidaerank: family
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Cetorhinus maximuscommon name: basking shark rank: species
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Istiophoridaecommon name: billfishes rank: family
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Chlidonias nigercommon name: Black Tern rank: species
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Prionace glaucacommon name: blue shark rank: species
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Chroicocephalus philadelphiacommon name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Carcharhinidaerank: family
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Carcharhinidaerank: family
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Sternarank: genus
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Gavia immercommon name: Common Loon rank: species
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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Minke Whale rank: species
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Sterna hirundocommon name: Common Tern rank: species
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Uriarank: genus
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Calonectris diomedeacommon name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Anatidaecommon name: Ducks rank: family
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Carcharhinus obscuruscommon name: dusky shark rank: species
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Halichoerus grypuscommon name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
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Larus marinuscommon name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
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Puffinus graviscommon name: Great Shearwater rank: species
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Stercorarius skuacommon name: Great Skua rank: species
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Ciconiiformescommon name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
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Sphyrnidaecommon name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
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Phocoena phocoenacommon name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
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Larus argentatuscommon name: Herring Gull rank: species
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Lepidochelys kempiicommon name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
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Ciconiiformescommon name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
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Procellariidaecommon name: Fulmars / Petrels / Shearwaters rank: family
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Leucophaeus atricillacommon name: Laughing Gull rank: species
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Dermochelys coriaceacommon name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
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Larus fuscuscommon name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Clangula hyemaliscommon name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
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Gaviidaecommon name: Divers rank: family
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Coryphaena hippuruscommon name: dolphinfish rank: species
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Coryphaena hippuruscommon name: dolphinfish rank: species
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Puffinus puffinuscommon name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
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Mammaliacommon name: mammals rank: class
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Alcidaerank: family
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Fulmarus glacialiscommon name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
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Morus bassanuscommon name: Northern Gannet rank: species
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Mola molacommon name: ocean sunfish rank: species
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Alca tordacommon name: Razorbill rank: species
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Phalaropus fulicariuscommon name: Red Phalarope rank: species
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Phalaropusrank: genus
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Gavia stellatacommon name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
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Sterna dougalliicommon name: Roseate Tern rank: species
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Carcharhinus plumbeuscommon name: sandbar shark rank: species
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Sphyrna lewinicommon name: scalloped hammerhead rank: species
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Melanittacommon name: Scoters rank: genus
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Caniformiacommon name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
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Elasmobranchiicommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
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Masturus lanceolatuscommon name: sharptail mola rank: species
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Procellariidaecommon name: Fulmars / Petrels / Shearwaters rank: family
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Isurus oxyrinchuscommon name: shortfin mako rank: species
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Carcharhinus falciformiscommon name: silky shark rank: species
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Ciconiiformescommon name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
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Procellariidaecommon name: Fulmars / Petrels / Shearwaters rank: family
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Puffinus griseuscommon name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
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Stercorarius maccormickicommon name: South Polar Skua rank: species
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Sternarank: genus
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Oceanodromacommon name: Dark Storm Petrels rank: genus
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Centrarchidaecommon name: sunfishes rank: family
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Laridaecommon name: Gulls rank: family
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Alopias vulpinusrank: species
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Galeocerdo cuviercommon name: tiger shark rank: species
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Perciformesrank: order
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Avescommon name: Birds rank: class
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Rhincodon typuscommon name: whale shark rank: species
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Carcharodon carchariascommon name: Great white shark rank: species
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Melanitta fuscacommon name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Derek Fairoriginator
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: D.Fair@apemltd.co.uk
Michelle Fogarty
originator
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@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
Derek Fair
owner
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: D.Fair@apemltd.co.uk
Michelle Fogarty
owner
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@equinor.com
Derek Fair
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: D.Fair@apemltd.co.uk
Michelle Fogarty
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@equinor.com