Dynamic changes in American lobster suitable habitat distribution on the Northeast US Shelf linked to oceanographic conditions

MD Mazur, KD Friedland, MC McManus… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports one of the most valuable regional
fisheries in the United States, with its abundance and distribution profoundly influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping Seafloor Sediment Distributions Using Public Geospatial Data and Machine Learning to Support Regional Offshore Renewable Energy …

CW Capizzano, AC Rhoads, JA Croteau, BG Taylor… - Geosciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Given the rapid expansion of offshore wind development in the United States (US), the
accurate mapping of benthic habitats, specifically surficial sediments, is essential for …

Spatial and seasonal variation in polychaete communities according to their trophic categories in Southwest Tobago, West Indies

A Kanhai - Neotropical Biodiversity, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Bon Accord Lagoon (BAL), Tobago is home to a Thalassia testudinum (KD
Koenig, 1805) dominated seagrass community and polychaetes usually show an affinity to …

Using CMECS to create benthic habitat maps for Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

A Mittermayr, BJ Legare, CG Kennedy, SE Fox… - Northeastern …, 2020 - BioOne
Benthic habitat maps are an important part of ecosystem-based management as they
document biotic and abiotic resources. Integrating multiple ecosystem and environmental …

Identification of Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards within Mid-Atlantic Bight For The Purpose of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Recommendations

OP Christoph, J Madsen - Wind Energy Science Discussions, 2024 - wes.copernicus.org
The development of offshore wind energy in the Mid-Atlantic Bight is significantly influenced
by the complex interplay of seabed topography, sediment characteristics, and human-made …

Ecological structure in benthic habitats of offshore waters

M Gogina, ML Zettler - Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis, 2023 - Springer
Mapping the structure of benthic macrofauna communities is essential for assessing and
monitoring the state of the seafloor habitats. The presence and dominance of species and …

[PDF][PDF] Golden Tilefish Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile

S Salois, S Owen, A Molina, A Jones, K Hyde - 2024 - mafmc.org
Ecosystem and socioeconomic profiles (ESP) are a standardized framework for compiling
and evaluating relevant stock-specific ecosystem and socioeconomic indicators in order to …

[PDF][PDF] Productivity and ecology of sand shoals system modeling. Sterling (VA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 91 p. Report No …

L Kaufman, S Gopal, R Boumans, J Pitts, E Klein - Contract, 2024 - espis.boem.gov
Study concept, oversight, and funding were provided by the US Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Environmental Studies Program …

DATE ISSUED: March 29, 2024

J Anderson - repository.library.noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Biological
Opinion Department of Energy's proposed funding to the Coonamessett Farm Foundation to …