Abstract
This report provides results of the first year of pre-construction fisheries monitoring via BRUV/eDNA surveys which began July 2023 in the Empire Wind Lease Area. The goals of the pre-construction surveys were to collect baseline information on the community composition and relative abundance of fish species for direct comparison with survey results from the construction and post-construction phases. The Empire Wind fisheries monitoring plan was conducted in accordance with the FBMP as well as guidance from NYSERDA and the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA 2021).
This document is related to the Empire Wind Project Site.