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Benthic habitat mapping and assessment in the Wilmington-East Wind Energy Call Area : final report
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2016
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Alternative Title:Wilmington-East Wind Energy Call Area
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Description:"The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for oversight and management of the development of energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In 2012, BOEM identified three Wind Energy Call Areas and later defined Wind Energy Areas on the OCS of North Carolina. Presently, sufficient uncertainty exists regarding cumulative impacts to ecosystem services such as essential fish habitat and maritime cultural resources as a result of the construction or operation of offshore energy facilities to merit preliminary studies. From rocky outcrops to shipwrecks, hardbottom habitats serve as essential fish habitat for reef fisheries off of North Carolina and along the southeast OCS. This project accomplished the primary objective of describing and delineating rocky outcrops, within the Wilmington-East Call Area. The delineation of rocky outcrops and artificial hardbottom habitats guided an intensive diver visual assessment characterizing the benthic and fish communities, the seasonal changes in communities, and influences of sand and sediment movement around hardbottom habitats. This report is the result of a collaborative effort between the University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences and NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management"--Executive summary. [doi:10.7289/V5VM499B (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5VM499B)]
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Content Notes:J. Christopher Taylor, Avery B. Paxton, Christine M. Voss, Benjamin W. Sumners, Christine A. Buckel, Jenny L. Vander Pluym, Erik E. Ebert, T. Shay Viehman, Stephen R. Fegley, Emily A. Pickering, Alyssa M. Adler, Christopher Freeman, Charles H. Peterson.
"February 2016."
doi:10.7289/V5VM499B (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5VM499B)
Prepared under Cooperative and Interagency Agreements by: National Ocean Service; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (Interagency Agreement M13PG00019); in cooperation with: University of North Carolina, Institute of Marine Sciences (Cooperative Agreement M13AC00006); and: Geodynamics Group (Under contract to UNC).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149).
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