APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2021 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.Please contact data provider[2022-06-07] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. BLACK SCOTER: Melanitta nigra americana => Melanitta nigra GREAT SHEARWATER: Aythya marila => Puffinus gravis GREAT SKUA: Puffinus gravis => Stercorarius skua GREATER SCAUP: Stercorarius skua => Aythya marila The areas defined for survey were the South Atlantic Survey Area (SASA), Kitty Hawk (KH) Wind Energy Area (WEA), Wilmington East (WE) WEA, Wilmington West (WW) WEA, Grand Stand Call Area (GSCA), Charleston Call Area (CCA), and fish spawning areas SMZ 51 (A51) and SMZ 53 (A53). SASA surveys are linear transects flown in a saw tooth pattern out to the -30-m contour line along the entire South Carolina and North Carolina coasts. These surveys included the CCA, A51 and A53 areas. The overlap portion of SASA and CCA is designated "SASA,CCA"; the overlap portion of SASA and A51 is designated "SASA,A51"; and the overlap portion of SASA and A53 is designated "SASA,A53".The WEAs and GSCA areas are grid surveys through the area plus a 1NM buffer. GSCA and WW share survey overlap and that overlap portion is designated as "GSCA,WW".The SASA survey area overlaps portions of CCA, A51 and A53 areas and overlapped areas are designated by the area name "SASA,CCA"; "SASA,A51"; or "SASA,A53". GSCA and WW also share survey overlap and that area is designated by "GSCA,WW".DISCLAIMERStudy concept, oversight, and funding were provided by the US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC, under Contract Number M17PC00010; Order M17PD00063. This report has been technically reviewed by BOEM, and it has been approved for publication. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the US Government, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.2019051820200212ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-80.7646-74.982736.545831.7983 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologySeabirdsMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth AtlanticNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTaxon coveredMarine mammalsseabirdsSea turtlesRays and sharksIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderMyliobatiformesFamilyMyliobatidaeSpeciesAetobatus narinariFamilyMobulidaeGenusMantaSpeciesManta birostrisGenusMobulaSpeciesMobula hypostomaSpeciesMobula mobularFamilyRhinopteridaeGenusRhinopteraSpeciesRhinoptera bonasusOrderCarcharhiniformesFamilyCarcharhinidaeGenusCarcharhinusSpeciesCarcharhinus obscurusGenusGaleocerdoSpeciesGaleocerdo cuvierGenusPrionaceSpeciesPrionace glaucaFamilySphyrnidaeGenusSphyrnaSpeciesSphyrna lewiniSpeciesSphyrna mokarranSpeciesSphyrna zygaenaOrderLamniformesFamilyLamnidaeGenusCarcharodonSpeciesCarcharodon carchariasOrderOrectolobiformesFamilyRhincodontidaeGenusRhincodonSpeciesRhincodon typusClassAvesOrderCharadriiformesFamilyAlcidaeGenusAlcaSpeciesAlca tordaGenusAlleSpeciesAlle alleGenusFraterculaSpeciesFratercula arcticaGenusUriaFamilyLaridaeGenusChlidoniasSpeciesChlidonias nigerGenusChroicocephalusSpeciesChroicocephalus philadelphiaSpeciesGelochelidon niloticaSpeciesHydrocoloeus minutusSpeciesHydroprogne caspiaGenusLarusSpeciesLarus argentatusSpeciesLarus delawarensisSpeciesLarus fuscusSpeciesLarus marinusGenusLeucophaeusSpeciesLeucophaeus atricillaGenusOnychoprionSpeciesOnychoprion anaethetusSpeciesOnychoprion fuscatusGenusRissaSpeciesRissa tridactylaGenusSternaSpeciesSterna forsteriSpeciesSterna hirundoSpeciesSternula antillarumGenusThalasseusSpeciesThalasseus maximusSpeciesThalasseus sandvicensisFamilyStercorariidaeGenusStercorariusSpeciesStercorarius longicaudusSpeciesStercorarius parasiticusSpeciesStercorarius pomarinusSpeciesStercorarius skuaOrderProcellariiformesFamilyProcellariidaeGenusCalonectrisSpeciesCalonectris diomedeaGenusFulmarusSpeciesFulmarus glacialisGenusPterodromaSpeciesPterodroma arminjonianaSpeciesPterodroma hasitataGenusPuffinusSpeciesPuffinus gravisSpeciesPuffinus griseusSpeciesPuffinus lherminieriSpeciesPuffinus puffinusOrderAnseriformesFamilyAnatidaeSubfamilyAnatinaeGenusMelanittaSpeciesMelanitta fuscaSpeciesMelanitta nigraSpeciesMelanitta perspicillataOrderSuliformesFamilySulidaeGenusMorusSpeciesMorus bassanusFamilyPhalacrocoracidaeGenusPhalacrocoraxSpeciesPhalacrocorax auritusFamilyPelecanidaeGenusPelecanusSpeciesPelecanus occidentalisClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCarnivoraSuborderCaniformiaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella attenuataSpeciesStenella clymeneSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusStenoSpeciesSteno bredanensisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyPhocoenidaeGenusPhocoenaSpeciesPhocoena phocoenaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusLepidochelysSpeciesLepidochelys kempiiSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriacea Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). 2021. Ecological Baseline Studies of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Option Year 2. . Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS- SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Michelle VukovichNormandeau Associates, Inc. mailing and physical address

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GainesvilleFL32609USA 352-505-1828jwillmott@normandeau.com Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Normandeau Associates Inc., APEM Ltd. Relational database APEM and Normandeau Associates prepared for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2021vector digital dataVukovich, M2022Version 1.1.0vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP2161https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2161OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/f367ffcbHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20260428Point 0.00010.0001Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)snag_idUnique ID for target Each entry is 1 individual (except for Fish Shoals which is one entry per 1 shoal encompassing uncounted number of fish)Data providerUnique ID for target Each entry is 1 individual (except for Fish Shoals which is one entry per 1 shoal encompassing uncounted number of fish)snag_uniqueData providersurveySurvey nameData providerSurvey namedatetakenDate image taken, in local time (EST)Data provider2019-05-182020-02-12timetakenTime image taken, in local time (EST)Data provider06:59:0818:03:19id_type1st level of identificationData provider1st level of identificationid_subtype2nd level of identification Target group type if identified Needs id = Target has not been reviewed for ID Unid. Type = Target has been reviewed and cannot be identified to a subtypeData provider2nd level of identification Target group type if identified Needs id = Target has not been reviewed for ID Unid. Type = Target has been reviewed and cannot be identified to a subtypeid_species3rd level of identification Common Name if identified Needs id = Target has not been reviewed for ID species unknown = Target has been reviewed and cannot be identified to speciesData provider3rd level of identification Common Name if identified Needs id = Target has not been reviewed for ID species unknown = Target has been reviewed and cannot be identified to speciessp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial NumberIntegrated Taxonomic Information Systemid_confidConfidence level of ID: Definite Probable Possible blank = not ratedData providerConfidence level of ID: Definite Probable Possible blank = not ratedlengthcmGenerally, head-to-tail length in cm. This is NOT turtle carapace. Ignored for non-animal & fish shoal. NULL = not determinedData provider-999.0002530881.000wingspancmWing span tip to tip in cm. 0 = wings are folded up/bird is sitting on surface. Applies to avian onlyData provider-999.000404.950ageData provideraltitudemData provider-999.0000000000211.0400000000alterrorData provider-999.000260.450surfaceDepth rating. blank = not ratedData providerDepth rating. blank = not ratedheadingdegDirection of target (in degrees)Data provider-999360listedYes = Species/Species Group status is listed (as of 2016)Data providerYes = Species/Species Group status is listed (as of 2016)parentimgImage name where target is locatedData providerImage name where target is locatedlatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)Data provider31.7983036.54580longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)Data provider-80.76460-74.98270sargassumSargassum is present in image with target. 1 = present; 0 = not present; blank = not evaluatedData provider01areaArea - specificData providerArea - specificgenareaArea - generalData providerArea - generalscientificnameData providerfamilyFamily if species is identifiedData providerFamily if species is identifiedtransectidData providerlineData providershoalidData provider-99918196shlareasqmData provider-9991721shlextendData providervisibilityVisibility (greater than, km)Data provider7.00010.000seastateSea State (mean values) 0 Calm (Glass) 1 Calm (Rippled) 2 Smooth 3 Slight 4 ModerateData provider0.0004.000glintGlint Percentage (highest %)Data provider0.00060.000turbidityTurbidity visual estimation (mean values) 0 Clear 1 Slightly Turbid 2 Moderately Turbid 3 Highly TurbidData provider0.0003.000precipduraPrecipitation duration in time (minutes)Data provider0.0002.000cloudClound Cover Percentage (highest %) 0-10% Clear 11-15% Scattered 51-94% Broken 95-100% OvercastData provider0.000100.000airtemp_cAir Temperature (°Celsius)Data provider-2.22028.890pressurePressure (inHg)Data provider2978.0003996.000windspeedWind Speed (kts)Data provider0.00035.000winddirectWind Direction (degrees)Data providerWind Direction (degrees)geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPThis section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.APEM, Normandeau Associates Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 2161Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2026042820260428 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile