Fair, D2022vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP2187https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2187OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/e86c3513Version 1.1.0 Equinor Wind US, LLC were committed to undertaking a Construction and Operation Plan (COP) of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS-A) 0520, now called Beacon Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken by APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates, Inc. (Normandeau-APEM Team) between March 2021 and October 2021 to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential impacts. Additional surveys were collected between December 2019 and November 2020 and can be accessed at https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2192.Equinor initiated monthly offshore high resolution aerial surveys of marine mega-fauna in the Massachusetts Lease Area plus a 4 km (2.5 mile) buffer. The surveys used APEM Inc.'s ultra-high resolution aerial digital still imagery. The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of the spring to fall period. The surveys will provide the baseline information required for conducting impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM 2017 and 2019). The dataset is comprised of observations and survey track line information collected from March 2021 to October 2021 (12 surveys in total) APEM analyzed the images to enumerate birds to species level, and to enumerate any other non-avian marine fauna. Normandeau provided quality assurance (QA) of the data.[2022-06-06] The following recorded species names got their assigned scientific names corrected. BILLFISH SPECIES: Alcidae => Istiophoridae LARGE GULL SPECIES: Leucophaeus atricilla => Ciconiiformes SEAL SPECIES: Otariidae => Caniformia SANDBAR SHARK: Calidris alba => Carcharhinus plumbeus2021030320211014ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-70.738611-70.25140841.05418940.631084 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologySeabirdsMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth AtlanticTaxon 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassAvesOrderCharadriiformesFamilyAlcidaeGenusAlcaSpeciesAlca tordaGenusFraterculaSpeciesFratercula arcticaGenusUriaFamilyLaridaeGenusChlidoniasSpeciesChlidonias nigerSpeciesChroicocephalus philadelphiaGenusLarusSpeciesLarus argentatusSpeciesLarus fuscusSpeciesLarus marinusSpeciesLeucophaeus atricillaGenusSternaSpeciesSterna dougalliiSpeciesSterna hirundoFamilyStercorariidaeGenusStercorariusSpeciesStercorarius maccormickiSpeciesStercorarius skuaOrderProcellariiformesFamilyProcellariidaeGenusCalonectrisSpeciesCalonectris diomedeaGenusFulmarusSpeciesFulmarus glacialisGenusPuffinusSpeciesPuffinus gravisSpeciesPuffinus griseusSpeciesPuffinus puffinusFamilyHydrobatidaeSubfamilyHydrobatinaeGenusOceanodromaOrderSuliformesFamilySulidaeGenusMorusSpeciesMorus bassanusClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderLamniformesFamilyAlopiidaeGenusAlopiasSpeciesAlopias vulpinusFamilyLamnidaeGenusCarcharodonSpeciesCarcharodon carchariasGenusIsurusSpeciesIsurus oxyrinchusFamilyCetorhinidaeGenusCetorhinusSpeciesCetorhinus maximusOrderCarcharhiniformesFamilyCarcharhinidaeSpeciesCarcharhinus falciformisSpeciesCarcharhinus obscurusSpeciesCarcharhinus plumbeusSpeciesGaleocerdo cuvierGenusPrionaceSpeciesPrionace glaucaFamilySphyrnidaeOrderOrectolobiformesFamilyRhincodontidaeGenusRhincodonSpeciesRhincodon typusClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyPhocoenidaeGenusPhocoenaSpeciesPhocoena phocoenaOrderCarnivoraSuborderCaniformiaFamilyPhocidaeGenusHalichoerusSpeciesHalichoerus grypusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusLepidochelysSpeciesLepidochelys kempiiFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys 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: Fair, D. 2022. Beacon Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0520, Equinor Wind US LLC, March 2021 – October 2021. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2187) on yyyy-mm-dd. 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. Derek Fair; Michelle FogartyAPEM Limited; Equinor mailing and physical address

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Midlothian; n/aEH26 0PJ; n/an/a; n/an/a; n/a n/a; n/aD.Fair@apemltd.co.uk; MFOG@equinor.com APEM Inc. and Normandeau Associates Inc. Relational database 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. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle 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.20220606Point 1e-061e-06Decimal 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)fidField IDData provider02996bird_noBird NoData provider1590eastingEastingData provider353243.58060394653.37380northingNorthingData provider4499101.09204545663.3210behaviorBehaviorData providerBehaviorbodylengthBody lengthData provider7.609112290681.310000000carapacelecarapace lengthData provider21.110290540194.521708500wingspanWing spanData provider0.000000000181.413154300headingHeadingData provider0.1257876890359.9973967000groupingGroupingData providerGroupingcommonnameSpecies common nameData providerSpecies common namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider0824079obs_countNumber of animals (always 1)Data provider11sourceSource imageData providerSource imageuidUIDData providerUIDageAgeData providerAgesexSexData providerSexdateddmmyySighting date (dd/mm/yy)Data providerSighting date (dd/mm/yy)obs_dateSighting date (mm/dd/yy)Data provider2021-03-032021-10-14obs_timeSighting time at local time zoneData provider08:40:4117:05:06utctimehhmSighting time at UTCData provider12:40:4120:55:25longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-70.7386110-70.2514080latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider40.631084041.0541890geomGeometry 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 Inc. 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 2187Not 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. 2025011720250117 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