Abstract
This report provides results of the second year of pre-construction BRUV/eDNA fisheries monitoring at the Empire Wind Lease Area. Pre-construction survey goals include the collection of baseline information on fish community composition and relative abundance for comparison to results from construction and post-construction time periods. 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).