https://doi.org/10.82144/c5cf8caa https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2271 Andrew Gilbert Biodiversity Research Institute Primary contact andrew.gilbert@briwildlife.org briwildlife.org Evan Adams Biodiversity Research Institute Secondary contact evan.adams@briwildlife.org OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Andrew Gilbert Biodiversity Research Institute Primary contact andrew.gilbert@briwildlife.org briwildlife.org owner Evan Adams Biodiversity Research Institute Secondary contact evan.adams@briwildlife.org originator 2025-09-11 eng Original provider: Biodiversity Research Institute Dataset credits: Evan Adams, Biodiversity Research Institute Abstract: The goal of the Mid-Atlantic Baseline Studies (MABS) Project was to provide comprehensive baseline ecological data and associated predictive models and maps to regulators, developers, and other stakeholders for offshore wind energy. This knowledge on wildlife distributions, movements, and habitat use will help inform the siting and permitting of offshore wind facilities on the mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Marine Animal Survey Seabirds Marine mammals Sea turtles Visual Sighting Aircraft N/A The study report is available at https://briwildlife.org/mabs/reports/ The records for the following IDs were removed (record numbers in the parentheses). Duplicate (21,811) error (38,097) ID Impossible (7,441) Not Applicable (705,217) Nothing (11,231) unknown (231,816) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2271 Oceans,Atlantic -75.951605 -74.398254 38.854057 36.562108 2012-03-26 2014-05-23 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Alca torda Razorbill family Alcidae Murres species Alle alle Dovekie family Alopiidae thresher sharks subspecies Anser caerulescens atlanticus order Anseriformes Ducks species Ardea herodias Great blue heron class Aves Birds genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale species Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing species Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern species Branta bernicla Brant species Calonectris diomedea Cory's shearwater species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle superfamily Chelonioidea species Chlidonias niger Black tern class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fishes species Chordeiles minor Common nighthawk species Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull order Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes species Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed duck species Coragyps atratus Black Vulture genus Dasyatis Stingrays family Delphinidae Dolphins species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle species Egretta thula Snowy egret subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes species Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle species Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic right whale species Fratercula arctica Atlantic puffin species Fulmarus glacialis Northern fulmar species Gavia immer Common loon species Gavia stellata Red-throated loon family Gaviidae Divers species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle species Hirundo rustica Barn swallow species Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern species Icterus galbula Northern Oriole family Laridae Gulls species Larus argentatus Herring gull species Larus delawarensis Ring-billed gull species Larus fuscus Lesser black-backed gull species Larus marinus Great black-backed gull species Lasiurus blossevillii Red Bat species Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull genus Limnodromus Dowitchers class Mammalia Mammals species Manta birostris Atlantic manta species Megaceryle torquata Ringed kingfisher species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale genus Melanitta Scoters species Melanitta fusca Velvet scoter species Melanitta nigra Black scoter species Melanitta perspicillata Surf scoter species Mergus serrator Red-breasted merganser family Mobulidae Devil rays species Mola mola Ocean sunfish species Morus bassanus Northern gannet species Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm petrel superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Pandion haliaetus Osprey order Passeriformes Perching birds species Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican species Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested cormorant genus Phalaropus Phalaropes species Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise species Podiceps auritus Horned grebe species Podiceps grisegena Red-necked grebe family Podicipedidae Grebes family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Puffinus gravis Great shearwater species Puffinus griseus Sooty shearwater species Puffinus puffinus Manx shearwater species Rhinoptera bonasus Cownose ray class Scyphozoa Jellyfish species Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead family Sphyrnidae Bonnethead sharks genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic jaeger species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger species Sterna hirundo Common tern species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern species Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates species Xema sabini Sabine's gull notPlanned Andrew Gilbert Biodiversity Research Institute Primary contact andrew.gilbert@briwildlife.org briwildlife.org NA NA NA Andrew Gilbert owner Evan Adams originator NA zd_2271 2025-09-11T16:01:17-04:00 dataset Adams, E. 2023. Aerial digital survey of ecological studies for offshore wind energy development in Mid-Atlantic Bight. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/c5cf8caa. Williams, K.; Connelly, E.; Johnson, S.; Stenhouse, J. 2015. Wildlife Densities and Habitat Use Across Temporal and Spatial Scales on the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (2012-2014). DOE Report No. BRI2015-11 OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2271 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2271/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2271/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2271 zd_2271