Ecological Baseline Studies of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Option Year 2

Original provider:
APEM, Normandeau Associates

Dataset credits:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Normandeau
Associates Inc., APEM Ltd.

Abstract:
Normandeau Associates, Inc., and APEM Inc. (Team) have been contracted
by BOEM to complete quarterly high-altitude aerial digital surveys in a 12-
month period. The Team proposes to conduct the first survey in May 2019
and complete all four surveys in the 2020 calendar year.

The South Atlantic Survey area (SASA) is defined as the area of the ocean
off the coast of North and South Carolina out to the -30-m contour line. The
approximate size of the area is 11,000 square nautical miles.

Transect surveys will cover a minimum of 5% of the SASA.In addition, 10%
of the total area within the Kitty Hawk, Wilmington East, and Wilmington
West Wind Energy Areas –as well as the South Carolina–Grand Stand Call
Area will be surveyed.

The planned image resolution of all the imagery for the project will be 1.5-
cm ground sampling distance at the surface of the ocean.

Option Year 2 includes four surveys of each these areas from May 2019 to
Feb 2020.