Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the New York Wind Energy Area: implications of future development in an offshore wind energy site.

ABSTRACT: Imminent development of offshore wind farms on the outer continental shelf of the United States has led to significant concerns for marine wildlife. The scarcity of empirical data regarding fish species that may utilize development sites, further compounded by the novelty of the technology and inherent difficulty of conducting offshore research, make identification and assessment of potential stressors to species of concern problematic. However, there is broad potential to mitigate putatively negative impacts to seasonal migrants during the exploration and construction phases. The goal of this study was to establish baseline information on endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the New York Wind Energy Area (NY WEA), a future offshore development site. Passive acoustic transceivers equipped with

SUBMITTER: Ingram EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6711969 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature