scholarly journals Assessing the exposure of three diving bird species to offshore wind areas on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf using satellite telemetry

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1703-1714
Author(s):  
Iain J. Stenhouse ◽  
Alicia M. Berlin ◽  
Andrew T. Gilbert ◽  
M. Wing Goodale ◽  
Carrie E. Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Satellite Telemetry ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Diving Bird ◽  
The U.S

Case Studies From Implementation of the First Commercial Leasing Processes for Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Under the U.S. Renewable Energy Regulations, 30 CFR 585

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin C. Trager
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Regulatory Process ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Ocean Energy ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Ocean Wind ◽  
The U.S

President Barack Obama announced on April 22, 2009 that the U.S. Interior Department (USDOI) had completed the Final Renewable Energy Framework or rulemaking process (i.e., regulations) to govern management of the Renewable Energy Program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) within USDOI is responsible for overseeing the implementation of this framework. It establishes a program to grant leases, easements, and rights-of-way for orderly, safe, and environmentally responsible renewable energy development activities, such as the siting and construction of offshore wind generating facilities on the OCS, as well as other forms of renewable energy such as wave, current, and solar. To date, five commercial wind energy leases have been issued for areas on the U.S. OCS and several other areas are at various stages in the process leading to leasing. The leases issued for two states in particular — Delaware and Virginia — help serve as case studies for how the U.S. regulatory process for ocean wind leasing operates. This paper will discuss the process by which these leases were issued and next steps, which will illustrate the implementation and best practices of the U.S. regulatory process for offshore wind leasing.

An empirical analysis of the determinants of high bonus bids for petroleum leases in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omowumi O. Iledare ◽  
Allan G. Pulsipher ◽  
Williams O. Olatubi ◽  
Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
The U.S

Minimal COVID-19 quieting measured in the deep, offshore waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. A51-A52
Author(s):  
Jennifer Miksis-Olds ◽  
S. B. Martin ◽  
Kim Lowell ◽  
Christopher Verlinden ◽  
Kevin D. Heaney
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Supportive wind conditions influence offshore movements of Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers during fall migration

The Condor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela H Loring ◽  
James D McLaren ◽  
Holly F Goyert ◽  
Peter W C Paton
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
New England ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Charadrius Melodus ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Southern New England ◽  
Piping Plovers ◽  
The U.S

Abstract In advance of large-scale development of offshore wind energy facilities throughout the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), information on the migratory ecology and routes of federally threatened Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus melodus) is needed to conduct risk assessments pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. We tagged adult Piping Plovers (n = 150) with digitally coded VHF transmitters at 2 breeding areas within the southern New England region of the U.S. Atlantic coast from 2015 to 2017. We tracked their migratory departure flights using a regional automated telemetry network (n = 30 stations) extending across a portion of the U.S. Atlantic Bight region, a section of the U.S. Atlantic coast, and adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean extending from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Most adults departed within a 10-day window from July 19 to July 29, migrated nocturnally, and over 75% of individuals departed within 3 hr of local sunset on evenings with supportive winds. Piping Plovers migrated offshore directly across the mid-Atlantic Bight, from breeding areas in southern New England to stopover sites spanning from New York to North Carolina, USA, over 800 km away. During offshore migratory flights, Piping Plovers flew at estimated mean speeds of 42 km hr−1 and altitudes of 288 m (range of model uncertainty: 36–1,031 m). This study provides new information on the timing, weather conditions, routes, and altitudes of Piping Plovers during fall migration. This information can be used in estimations of collision risk that could potentially result from the construction of offshore wind turbines under consideration across large areas of the U.S. Atlantic OCS.

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