Description
The objective of this study is to characterize the risk of a strike on large whales or sea turtles by the vessel types operating in support of offshore wind energy through the development a model that can account for geospatial, temporal, and species-specific parameters for any wind energy area on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Atlantic. The model was used to create a Vessel Risk Calculator (Calculator) to assess the likelihood of vessel encounters with marine mammals and sea turtles in Atlantic wind energy areas.
Award Amount
USD: $293,020
Funding
Type
contract
Funder
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program
Funder ID
https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475
Award Dates
2019-08-29 → 2021-02-28
Award Number
M0119F0033
DOI / Resource
Field Xml File
100267.xml
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- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Risk assessment to model encounter rates between large whales and vessel traffic from offshore wind energy on the Atlantic OCSAuthors:MJ Barkaszi, M Fonseca, T Foster, A Malhotra, K OlsenPublication Year:2021Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Washington D.C.Report Number:BOEM 2021-034Contract #:M0119F0033Award DOI:10.67297/9A1E2BReport DOI:10.67297/01B0A9Field Xml File110761.xml (3.17 KB)
- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Vessel risk calculator: graphical user interface user's manualAuthors:A Malhotra, M Fonseca, MJ Barkaszi, K OlsenPublication Year:2021Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Washington D.C.Report Number:BOEM 2021-035Contract #:M0119F0033Award DOI:10.67297/9A1E2BReport DOI:10.67297/01B0AAField Xml File110762.xml (2.6 KB)