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Birds and Offshore Wind: Studying and Assessing Effects

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Title: Birds and Offshore Wind: Studying and Assessing Effects
Author:
Pereksta, D.
Publication Date:
Pages:
1-24
Affiliation
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Department of the Interior (DOI)
Technology:
Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Receptor:
Birds
Language:
English

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Pereksta, D. (2013). Birds and Offshore Wind: Studying and Assessing Effects [Presentation]
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author = {Pereksta, D},
title = {Birds and Offshore Wind: Studying and Assessing Effects},
year = {2013},
month = {jul},
pages = {1--24},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Birds},
}
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AB - Surveys have identified a diversity of species or species groups on the California OCSNearshore and shoreline speciesSea ducks, loons, grebes, shorebirds, gulls, ternsWestern Snowy Plover, California Least Tern and Marbled Murrelet – ESA listedPelagic species primarily in deep offshore waters50+ species including tubenoses, skuas, alcidsPelagic shorebirds, terns, gullsChanging statusShort-tailed Albatross and Hawaiian Petrel – ESA listedRare but increasingKnowledge of distribution changing… regularly occurring off California
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PY - 2013
SP - 1
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LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
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Abstract

  • Surveys have identified a diversity of species or species groups on the California OCS
  • Nearshore and shoreline species
    • Sea ducks, loons, grebes, shorebirds, gulls, terns
    • Western Snowy Plover, California Least Tern and Marbled Murrelet – ESA listed
  • Pelagic species primarily in deep offshore waters
    • 50+ species including tubenoses, skuas, alcids
    • Pelagic shorebirds, terns, gulls
  • Changing status
    • Short-tailed Albatross and Hawaiian Petrel – ESA listed
    • Rare but increasing
    • Knowledge of distribution changing… regularly occurring off California