MATOS - Mid-Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

Project Title: Investigating potential risks to large-bodied, low-trophic level marine species from renewable offshore wind energy development on the Northeast US OCS.

MATOS Project Code: MABASKMOLA

Data Type: Data

Project Duration: June 2022 - December 2024

Project Description: This study considers the ecological role of large-bodied, low-tropic level marine species (i.e., basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus; ocean sunfish, Mola mola) and potential risks to the species from renewable offshore wind energy development. Broad and fine scale data are gathered using a variety of technologies (acoustic tags, camera tags); acoustic receivers are deployed by commercial fishing partners on the Northeast OCS.

Objectives:

Understand how ecological and behavioral drivers influence risk to species under consideration
Quantify the amount of time species under consideration spend within BOEM activity areas
Describe fine scale behavior of species under consideration
Collaborate with local commercial fishing partners for data collection

Principal Investigator:	Sarah Driscoll (Blue World Research Institute) (Mid - Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System)
Email:	sarah.driscoll@bwri.org

Point of Contact:	Sarah Driscoll
Email:	sarah.driscoll@bwri.org

Collaborators:

Eric Reyier (BOEM)
Jamison Smith (BWRI)
Bonnie Ahr (BWRI)
Dave Cade (BWRI)
Alasdair Davies (Arribada Initiative)
Jake Levenson (BOEM)
Mike Rasser (BOEM)

Participating Organizations:

Blue World Research Institute (BWRI)

External URL: https://www.boem.gov/environmental-studies

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