Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - WEA 2016

Original provider:
NYSERDA, APEM, Normandeau Associates

Dataset credits:
NYSERDA, Normandeau Associates Inc., APEM Ltd.

Abstract:
In support of New York State’s commitment to incorporating offshore wind into its energy portfolio, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. During the first year, the New York WEA, including a 4-km buffer, was surveyed in a grid pattern, which covers 850.92 km2 (248.09 mi2). After the lease was awarded, survey effort over this area was reduced to the same pattern as the rest of the OPA. This dataset is for the NY WEA area. OPA survey data are in a separate dataset.

YR1 consists of Survey01 Summer2016, Survey02 Fall2016, Survey03 Winter2016-17, Survey04 Spring2017.