10.82144/2972b82d 0dcd258f-e5fc-4495-ae38-5f02fd910987 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1994 ca78b5b9-d4e4-4ab0-bbe1-9f75659769e2 zd_1994 MichelleVukovichNormandeau Associates, Inc.Primary contact jwillmott@normandeau.com https://remote.normandeau.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor MichelleVukovichNormandeau Associates, Inc.Primary contact jwillmott@normandeau.com https://remote.normandeau.comowner 2026-04-28 eng 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. The OPA encompasses the waters of the New York Bight from Long Island southeast to the continental shelf break. Surveys are conducted on a quarterly basis, timed to coincide with periods of abundance of avian and marine species that could be vulnerable to impacts from offshore wind activities. Each survey collected images covering at least 7% of the OPA. For each survey, approximately 300,000 images were collected within the OPA using a transect design. During the first survey year, special attention was also paid to the wind energy area (WEA) using a more detailed grid survey design, collecting around 100,000 images. Each survey collected images covering at least 10% of the WEA. WEA survey data are in a separate dataset. There was some variation in sampling effort among surveys as a different camera system that captured a larger footprint was used after the Summer 2016 survey. YR2 consists of Survey05 Summer2017, Survey06 Fall2017, Survey07 Winter2017-18, Survey08 Spring2018. OccurrenceGBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xmlObservationGBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine BiologyVisual sightingMarine Animal SurveySeabirdsMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraft N/A [2022-06-06] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. SAND TIGER SHARK: Carcharhinus plumbeus => Carcharias taurus SANDERLING: Carcharias taurus => Calidris alba BLACK SCOTER: Pluvialis squatarola => Melanitta nigra BLACK TERN: Pterodroma hasitata => Chlidonias niger BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER: Rissa tridactyla => Pluvialis squatarola BLACK-CAPPED PETREL: Melanitta nigra => Pterodroma hasitata BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE: Chlidonias niger => Rissa tridactyla LOGGERHEAD TURTLE: Cheloniidae => Caretta caretta LOGGERHEAD/KEMP'S TURTLE: Caretta caretta => Cheloniidae RED PHALAROPE: Mergus serrator => Phalaropus fulicarius RED/RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: Phalaropus lobatus => Phalaropus RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Phalaropus fulicarius => Mergus serrator RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: Phalaropus => Phalaropus lobatus SANDBAR SHARK: Calidris alba => Carcharhinus plumbeus [2020-08-06] Data were updated with additional attributes. Species identification was revised. Transect area is calculated based on the planned aircraft altitude and assumed to be a consistent value. Actual coverage of the area may vary due to fluctuations in the aircraft altitude during the survey. This may result in target observation points being displayed outside the transect area. Tracklines are viewable online as a static layer. The data in 2016 is available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1817 http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1818 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1994 North Atlantic,New York Bight -73.8907 41.0079 41.0079 38.4576 2017-08-06 2018-04-26 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). speciesAlca tordaRazorbill familyAlcidaeMurres speciesAlle alleDovekie speciesAlopias vulpinusthresher shark familyAnatidaeDucks speciesArdea herodiasGreat blue heron speciesArenaria interpresRuddy turnstone speciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataCommon minke whale speciesBalaenoptera borealisSei whale speciesBalaenoptera physalusFin whale speciesBranta canadensisCanada goose speciesBucephala albeolaBufflehead speciesCalidris albaSanderling speciesCalidris alpinaDunlin speciesCalonectris diomedeaCory's shearwater suborderCaniformiaPinnipeds familyCarcharhinidaerequiem sharks speciesCarcharhinus obscurusDusky shark speciesCarcharhinus plumbeusSandbar shark speciesCarcharodon carchariasGreat white shark speciesCaretta carettaLoggerhead sea turtle familyCentrarchidaeSunfishes orderCetaceaCetaceans speciesCetorhinus maximusBasking shark speciesCharadrius semipalmatusSemipalmated plover familyCheloniidaeSea turtles speciesChlidonias nigerBlack tern classChondrichthyesCartilaginous fishes speciesChordeiles minorCommon nighthawk speciesChroicocephalus philadelphiaBonaparte's gull orderCiconiiformesCiconiiformes speciesClangula hyemalisLong-tailed duck speciesCoryphaena hippurusDolphinfish speciesCygnus columbianusTundra swan familyDelphinidaeDolphins speciesDelphinus delphisShort-beaked common dolphin speciesDermochelys coriaceaLeatherback sea turtle subclassElasmobranchiiCartilaginous fishes speciesFratercula arcticaAtlantic puffin speciesFulmarus glacialisNorthern fulmar speciesGaleocerdo cuvierTiger shark speciesGavia immerCommon loon speciesGavia stellataRed-throated loon familyGaviidaeDivers genusGlobicephalaPilot whales speciesGlobicephala macrorhynchusShort-finned pilot whale speciesGrampus griseusRisso's dolphin speciesHalichoerus grypusAtlantic gray seal speciesHydrocoloeus minutusLittle gull familyIstiophoridaeBillfishes speciesIsurus oxyrinchusShortfin mako speciesKogia brevicepsPygmy sperm whale speciesKogia simaDwarf sperm whale speciesLagenorhynchus acutusAtlantic white-sided dolphin familyLaridaeGulls speciesLarus argentatusHerring gull speciesLarus delawarensisRing-billed gull speciesLarus fuscusLesser black-backed gull speciesLarus glaucoidesIceland gull speciesLarus hyperboreusGlaucous gull speciesLarus marinusGreat black-backed gull speciesLepidochelys kempiiKemp's ridley speciesLeucophaeus atricillaLaughing gull classMammaliaMammals speciesManta birostrisAtlantic manta speciesMasturus lanceolatusSharptail mola speciesMegaptera novaeangliaeHumpback whale genusMelanittaScoters speciesMelanitta fuscaVelvet scoter speciesMelanitta nigraBlack scoter speciesMelanitta perspicillataSurf scoter speciesMergus serratorRed-breasted merganser genusMesoplodonBeaked whales speciesMobula mobularGiant Devil Ray speciesMobula tarapacanaSicklefin devil ray speciesMola molaOcean sunfish speciesMorus bassanusNorthern gannet orderMyliobatiformesstingrays speciesMyliobatis freminvilliiBullnose ray speciesOceanites oceanicusWilson's storm petrel speciesOceanodroma leucorhoaLeach's storm petrel superclassOsteichthyesBony fishes speciesPandion haliaetusOsprey orderPerciformesperch-like fishes familyPhalacrocoracidaeCormorants genusPhalaropusPhalaropes speciesPhalaropus fulicariusRed phalarope speciesPhalaropus lobatusRed-necked phalarope speciesPhoca vitulinaHarbor seal speciesPhocoena phocoenaHarbor porpoise speciesPhyseter macrocephalusSperm whale speciesPlectrophenax nivalisSnow bunting speciesPluvialis squatarolaBlack-bellied plover speciesPodiceps auritusHorned grebe speciesPrionace glaucaBlue shark familyProcellariidaeFulmars / petrels / shearwaters orderProcellariiformesTube-nosed Swimmers speciesPterodroma hasitataBlack-capped petrel speciesPuffinus gravisGreat shearwater speciesPuffinus griseusSooty shearwater speciesPuffinus puffinusManx shearwater speciesRachycentron canadumCobia speciesRhincodon typusWhale shark speciesRhinoptera bonasusCownose ray speciesSomateria mollissimaCommon eider speciesSphyrna lewiniScalloped hammerhead speciesSphyrna mokarrangreat hammerhead speciesSphyrna zygaenaSmooth hammerhead familySphyrnidaeBonnethead sharks speciesSqualus acanthiasPiked dogfish speciesStenella coeruleoalbaStriped dolphin speciesSteno bredanensisRough-toothed dolphin familyStercorariidaeSkuas speciesStercorarius parasiticusParasitic jaeger speciesStercorarius skuaGreat skua genusSternaTypical Terns speciesSterna forsteriForster's tern speciesSterna hirundoCommon tern speciesSula leucogasterBrown booby speciesThunnus thynnusAtlantic bluefin tuna speciesTursiops truncatusCommon bottlenose dolphin genusUriaMurres speciesXiphias gladiusAtlantic swordfish The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) contracted with Normandeau Associates Inc. (Normandeau) and teaming partner APEM Inc. (APEM) to use high resolution aerial digital imagery to collect data on birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, cartilaginous fish, and other taxa encountered offshore. Surveys are conducted four times a year over three years. The surveys have been designed in light of available historical data and use the latest digital and sensor technology to provide high identification success. Survey results for birds, marine mammals, turtles, and cartilaginous fish are presented in semiannual reports, which will cumulatively provide insight into interseasonal and interannual variation in species composition, densities, and distributions. Reports are available at https://remote.normandeau.com/nys_docs.php. notPlanned MichelleVukovichNormandeau Associates, Inc.Primary contact jwillmott@normandeau.com https://remote.normandeau.com NA NA NA MichelleVukovichowner NA 2026-04-28T11:42:16-04:00 dataset Vukovich, M. 2022. Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2017. Version 1.3.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/2972b82d. APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. 2019. Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy - OPA 2017. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1817) on yyyy-mm-dd OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1994 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1994/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1994/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1994 zd_1994