Assessing Biological and Oceanographic Processes that Drive Fisheries Productivity on New England Sand Shoals and the Potential for Dredging Related Disruption

Description
Connectivity between forage species dependent on sand habitat and protected species which forage on those species are not well understood. This study integrated opportunistic observational, fisheries independent and dependent data featuring these species movements to hone model accuracy. This provides a comparison of traditional ecological modeling versus trade-off scenario development. The result is an improved model for use in environmental impact assessments for understanding the impacts to species which forage largely on sand lance in the MidAtlantic North to Cape Cod.
Award Amount
USD: $421,080
Funding
Type
award
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
2019-08-05 → 2021-02-04
Award Number
M0119C0013
DOI / Resource
DOI
https://doi.org/10.67297/9A1E79
Resource
https://boem.gov/awardpages/100345
Field Xml File
100345.xml (2.42 KB)

  • ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25
    Series Title:BOEM Environmental Studies
    ISSN:3071-6349
    Report Title:Productivity and ecology of sand shoals system modeling
    Authors:L Kaufman, S Gopal, R Boumans, J Pitts, E Klein
    Publication Year:2024
    Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program
    Place:Sterling (VA)
    Report Number:BOEM 2024-033
    Contract #:M0119C0013
    Award DOI:10.67297/9A1E79
    Report DOI:10.67297/01B293
    Field Xml File
    111251.xml (2.71 KB)