Renewable energy development in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off California and Oregon requires research to understand the potential impacts of proposed activities on protected species in the Pacific; these data will inform environmental analyses and the decision-making process. BOEM and NOAA partnered to deploy drifting acoustic recording buoys to collect acoustic data from cetacean species and ocean noise in these offshore waters. In addition to successful deployment of 90 buoys in and near the proposed Wind Energy Areas (WEAs), NOAA analyzed archived drifting acoustic data from two previous surveys (CCES 2018, PASCAL 2016) for soundscape and the presence of marine mammal species.

USD: $1,365,410

2020-06-04 → 2024-06-08