Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy. Overview and Summary.

Robinson Willmott, J.; Clerc, J.; Vukovich, M.; Pembroke, A. (2021). Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy. Overview and Summary.. Report by Normandeau Associates Inc. Report for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

@techreport{Robinson Willmott-2021-2077313,
author = {Robinson Willmott, J and Clerc, J and Vukovich, M and Pembroke, A},
title = {Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy. Overview and Summary.},
institution = {Normandeau Associates Inc},
year = {2021},
month = {jan},
address = {Albany, New York},
url = {https://remote.normandeau.com/aer_docs.php?pj=6},
keywords = {Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning},
}

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TY - RPRT
TI - Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy. Overview and Summary.
AU - Robinson Willmott, J
AU - Clerc, J
AU - Vukovich, M
AU - Pembroke, A
AB - NYSERDA tasked Normandeau Associates, Inc., and their teaming partner APEM Ltd. to collect aerial digital imagery over the New York Offshore Planning Area during 12 surveys spaced seasonally over three years between 2016 and 2019. Imagery was captured at a resolution of 1.5 cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were analyzed within distance from shore and water depth zones and reference the proposed Call Areas within the surveyed planning area identified by BOEM at the time of writing. Seasonal density comparisons highlight the differences among zones for each species group. Except for turtles, densities were generally lower in the zone containing the identified BOEM Call Areas.
CY - Albany, New York
DA - 2021/01//
PY - 2021
SP - 61
PB - Normandeau Associates Inc
UR - https://remote.normandeau.com/aer_docs.php?pj=6
LA - English
KW - Birds
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Reptiles
KW - Sea Turtles
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Marine Spatial Planning
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NYSERDA tasked Normandeau Associates, Inc., and their teaming partner APEM Ltd. to collect aerial digital imagery over the New York Offshore Planning Area during 12 surveys spaced seasonally over three years between 2016 and 2019. Imagery was captured at a resolution of 1.5 cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were analyzed within distance from shore and water depth zones and reference the proposed Call Areas within the surveyed planning area identified by BOEM at the time of writing. Seasonal density comparisons highlight the differences among zones for each species group. Except for turtles, densities were generally lower in the zone containing the identified BOEM Call Areas.