Conditions of Construction and Operations Plan Approval
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
December 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
August 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Fisheries
National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
June 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Lighting , Noise , Vessel Strike
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
May 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds
An Eulerian perspective on habitat models of striped bass occurrence in an offshore wind development area
Rothermel, E. , O'Brien, M. , Best, J.
January 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Displacement
Fish , Pelagic Fish
Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
September 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II E1 - Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
TRC
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan
TRC
July 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Evaluation of a coastal acoustic buoy for cetacean detections, bearing accuracy and exclusion zone monitoring
Palmer, K. , Tabbutt, S. , Gillespie, D.
September 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Maryland Offshore Wind Public Scoping Report
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
July 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Recreation & Tourism
Skipjack Wind Farm (SJW02) 2021 IHA Geophysical Surveys BOEM Lease OCS-A 0519: Protected Species Observer Technical Report
Gardline Ltd.
June 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II H1 - Underwater Acoustic Assessment
Marine Acoustics, Inc.
May 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Underwater Acoustic Assessment of Pile Driving during Construction at the Maryland Offshore Wind Project
Marine Acoustics Inc
May 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II N2 - Avian Monitoring Plan
Normandeau Associates Inc
February 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II N1 - Avian Risk Assessment
ESS Group, Inc.
November 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II F2 - Fisheries Assessment Report
Sea Risk Solutions
October 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II F1 - Fisheries Communication Plan
Sea Risk Solutions
October 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Identifying and predicting occurrence and abundance of a vocal animal species based on individually specific calls
Bailey, H. , Fandel, A. , Silva, K.
August 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Identifying Important Juvenile Dusky Shark Habitat in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Using Acoustic Telemetry and Spatial Modeling
Bangley, C. , Curtis, T. , Secor, D.
October 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish
Occurrence of Commercially Important and Endangered Fishes in Delaware Wind Energy Areas Using Acoustic Telemetry
Haulsee, D. , Oliver, M. , Fox, D.
January 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II D2- Offshore Benthic Report
ESS Group, LLC
July 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Physical Environment
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II D1-Indian River Bay Benthic Report
ESS Group, LLC
July 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Physical Environment
Site Assessment Plan GSOE I, LLC Commercial Lease OCS-A 0482
Stantec Consulting
June 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Characterizing the benthic community in Maryland’s offshore wind energy areas using a towed camera sled: Developing a method to reduce the effort of image analysis and community description
Cruz-Marrero, W. , Cullen, D. , Gay, N.
May 2019
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Invertebrates
Determining Habitat Use by Marine Mammals and Ambient Noise Levels Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring Offshore of Maryland
Bailey, H. , Rice, A. , Wingfield, J.
November 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II D3- SAP Area Benthic Assessment Report
ESS Group, LLC
October 2015
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Physical Environment
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Sightings in the Vicinity of the Maryland Wind Energy Area July 2013-June 2015
Barco, S. , Burt, L. , DePerte, A.
September 2015
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Offshore Activity of Bats Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Sjollema, A. , Gates, J. , Hilderbrand, R.
June 2014
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Bats
2012 Post-Construction Monitoring Study Criterion Wind Project Garrett County, Maryland
Young, D. , Nations, C. , Lout, M.
January 2013
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Avoidance
Birds , Bats
2011 Post-Construction Monitoring Study Criterion Wind Project Garrett County, Maryland
Young, D. , Lout, M. , Courage, Z.
April 2012
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Bats
Monitoring Seasonal Bat Activity on a Coastal Barrier Island in Maryland, USA
Johnson, J. , Gates, J. , Zegre, N.
February 2011
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Habitat Change
Bats
Responses of the Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus, to an Acoustic Deterrent Device in a Lab Setting
Spanjer, G.
December 2006
Report
Bats
Bird and Bat Species and Risks to Diurnal Migrants on the Clipper Windpower Criterion Project, Backbone Mountain, Garrett County, Maryland
Gates, J. , Kerns, J. , Lott, K.
June 2006
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds , Bats
Maryland Offshore Wind (MarWin)
Project Site
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Skipjack Wind
General Electric Company
Project Site
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind