Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Equinor Wind US LLC, February - December 2019
Citation
Jervis, L. and D. Phillips. 2021. Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Equinor Wind US LLC, February - December 2019. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/jbqaen accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-24.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 0512), now called Empire Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken between February 2019 and December 2019 by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Additional surveys were collected between November 2017 and October 2018 and can be accessed https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2067. 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 on the abundance and distribution of birds and other marine fauna over the course of a year, as required for conducting impact assessments. The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from February 2019 to December 2019 inclusive (12 surveys in total). Supplemental information: [2022-06-07] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. PASSERINE SPECIES UNID.: Aves => Passeriformes RAY SPECIES UNID.: Euselachii => Chondrichthyes SEAL SPECIES UNID.: Otariidae => Caniformia 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 on the abundance and distribution of birds and other marine fauna over the course of a year, as required for conducting impact assessments. The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from February 2019 to December 2019 inclusive (12 surveys in total).Sampling Description
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Sterna paradisaeacommon name: Arctic Tern rank: species
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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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Pluvialis squatarolacommon name: Black-bellied Plover rank: species
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Cepphus gryllecommon name: Black Guillemot rank: species
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Rissa tridactylacommon name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
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Melanitta nigracommon name: Black Scoter rank: species
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Carcharhinus limbatuscommon name: blacktip shark 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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Mobula tarapacanacommon name: sicklefin devil ray rank: species
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Sternarank: genus
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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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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Rhinoptera bonasuscommon name: cownose ray rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Alle allecommon name: Dovekie rank: species
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Anatidaecommon name: Ducks rank: family
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Osteichthyescommon name: bony fishes rank: superclass
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Sterna forstericommon name: Forster's Tern 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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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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Leucophaeus atricillacommon name: Laughing Gull rank: species
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Sternula antillarumcommon name: Least Tern rank: species
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Larus fuscuscommon name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle 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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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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Morus bassanuscommon name: Northern Gannet rank: species
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Mola molacommon name: ocean sunfish rank: species
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Passeriformescommon name: Perching Birds rank: order
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Chondrichthyescommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
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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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Larus delawarensiscommon name: Ring-billed Gull 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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Ciconiiformescommon name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
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Isurus oxyrinchuscommon name: shortfin mako rank: species
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Ciconiiformescommon name: Ciconiiformes rank: order
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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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Melanitta perspicillatacommon name: Surf Scoter rank: species
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Laridaecommon name: Gulls rank: family
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Perciformesrank: order
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
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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
North Atlantic,New York Bight
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Michelle Fogartyoriginator
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@equinor.com
Beth Goddard
originator
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk
Laura Jervis
originator
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk
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 Fogarty
owner
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@equinor.com
Beth Goddard
owner
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk
Laura Jervis
owner
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk
Michelle Fogarty
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Equinor
email: MFOG@equinor.com
Beth Goddard
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk
Laura Jervis
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
APEM Limited
email: L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk