Dataset
OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Original provider: APEM Limited Dataset credits: APEM Inc. Abstract: Empire Offshore Wind LLC were committed to undertaking Pre-Construction Monitoring of their lease area located in the New York Bight (OCS-A 0512), now called Empire Wind. To facilitate this, 12 surveys were undertaken between July 2024 and May 2025 by APEM Inc. to provide baseline information for consideration in the assessment of potential future impacts. Additional surveys were collected between February 2019 and December 2019 and can be accessed at https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2159. Additional surveys were also collected between November 2017 and October 2018 and can be accessed at https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2067.
Citation: Arundale, M.T., Jones, B., Fogarty, M. 2026. Empire Wind Digital Aerial Wildlife Surveys for BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Empire Offshore Wind LLC, July 2024 to May 2025. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/fc2bc487.
Published: April 28, 2026 at 16:46
First registration: January 21, 2026 at 17:15
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License
URL: https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_2375
Contacts:
Matthew Arundale
APEM Ltd
Michaela Peterson
Biodiversity Research Institute
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| maximumDepthInMeters | 42,235 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 42,235 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 42,235 |
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| MARINE_UNSURE | 55 |
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| NOT_MARINE | 2 |
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