10.82144/179b838e c536c5eb-0b96-4cba-98dc-b232355f2fe3 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159 60984932-a0bf-4838-9134-6ff99143c165 zd_2159 MichelleFogartyEquinorPrimary contact MFOG@equinor.com BethGoddardAPEM LimitedPrimary contact B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk LauraJervisAPEM LimitedPrimary contact L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor MichelleFogartyEquinorPrimary contact MFOG@equinor.com ownerBethGoddardAPEM LimitedPrimary contact B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk ownerLauraJervisAPEM LimitedPrimary contact L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk owner 2026-04-28 eng Original provider: APEM Limited Dataset credits: APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates Inc. Abstract: Equinor Wind US, LLC were committed to undertaking a Construction and Operation Plan (COP) of their lease area located in the New York Bight (OCS-A 0512), now called Empire Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken between February 2019 and December 2019 by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Additional surveys were collected between November 2017 and October 2018 and can be accessed https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2067. 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 Each record represents 1 individual (except for Fish Shoals which is one entry per 1 shoal encompassing uncounted number of fish). Locations of digital snapshots are available as a static point layer. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159 North Atlantic,New York Bight -73.646204 40.417991 40.417991 40.158564 2019-02-02 2019-12-20 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). speciesAlca tordaRazorbill familyAlcidaeMurres speciesAlle alleDovekie familyAnatidaeDucks classAvesBirds speciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataCommon minke whale familyCarcharhinidaerequiem sharks speciesCarcharhinus limbatusBlacktip shark speciesCarcharodon carchariasGreat white shark speciesCaretta carettaLoggerhead sea turtle familyCentrarchidaeSunfishes speciesCepphus grylleBlack guillemot orderCetaceaCetaceans speciesCetorhinus maximusBasking shark familyCheloniidaeSea turtles speciesChroicocephalus philadelphiaBonaparte's gull orderCiconiiformesCiconiiformes speciesCoryphaena hippurusDolphinfish familyDelphinidaeDolphins speciesDelphinus delphisShort-beaked common dolphin subclassElasmobranchiiCartilaginous fishes superorderEuselachii speciesFratercula arcticaAtlantic puffin speciesGavia immerCommon loon speciesGavia stellataRed-throated loon familyGaviidaeDivers familyIstiophoridaeBillfishes speciesIsurus oxyrinchusShortfin mako familyLaridaeGulls speciesLarus argentatusHerring gull speciesLarus delawarensisRing-billed gull speciesLarus fuscusLesser black-backed gull speciesLarus marinusGreat black-backed gull speciesLepidochelys kempiiKemp's ridley speciesLeucophaeus atricillaLaughing gull classMammaliaMammals genusMelanittaScoters speciesMelanitta fuscaVelvet scoter speciesMelanitta nigraBlack scoter speciesMelanitta perspicillataSurf scoter speciesMobula tarapacanaSicklefin devil ray speciesMola molaOcean sunfish speciesMorus bassanusNorthern gannet superclassOsteichthyesBony fishes familyOtariidaeEared seals orderPerciformesperch-like fishes genusPhalaropusPhalaropes speciesPhalaropus fulicariusRed phalarope speciesPhocoena phocoenaHarbor porpoise speciesPluvialis squatarolaBlack-bellied plover speciesPrionace glaucaBlue shark orderProcellariiformesTube-nosed Swimmers speciesPuffinus gravisGreat shearwater speciesPuffinus puffinusManx shearwater speciesRhinoptera bonasusCownose ray speciesRissa tridactylaBlack-legged kittiwake speciesSphyrna lewiniScalloped hammerhead familySphyrnidaeBonnethead sharks genusSternaTypical Terns speciesSterna forsteriForster's tern speciesSterna hirundoCommon tern speciesSterna paradisaeaArctic tern speciesSternula antillarumLeast tern speciesThunnus thynnusAtlantic bluefin tuna speciesTursiops truncatusCommon bottlenose dolphin genusUriaMurres Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the New York Bight offshore wind lease area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery to characterize birds present in the lease area and gather additional information on other marine fauna. These surveys provided the baseline information on the abundance and distribution of birds and other marine fauna over the course of a year, as required for conducting impact assessments. The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from February 2019 to December 2019 inclusive (12 surveys in total). notPlanned MichelleFogartyEquinorPrimary contact MFOG@equinor.com BethGoddardAPEM LimitedPrimary contact B.Goddard@apemltd.co.uk LauraJervisAPEM LimitedPrimary contact L.Jervis@apemltd.co.uk NA NA NA MichelleFogartyownerBethGoddardownerLauraJervisowner NA 2026-04-28T11:45:38-04:00 dataset Jervis, L., B. Goddard and M. Fogarty. 2022. Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Equinor Wind US LLC, February - December 2019. Version 1.2.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/179b838e. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2159 zd_2159