Workshop on Birds and Offshore Wind Development*

February 13-15, 2008

Overview

Agenda (17 KB PDF)
Participants (11 KB PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Background on Minerals Management Service: (all in PPT)

• Overview of Minerals Managements Service Role
• Update on Renewable Energy Program
• MMS Environmental Studies Program
• Managing Environmental Compliance

Building upon International Experience: (all in PPT)

• Value of International Experience
• Birds and Offshore Wind Development in the UK
• Changes in Water Bird Habitat Utilization in the Horns Rev and Nysted Offshore
• Offshore Wind Development in Canada, February 13-15, 2008 (for more information you may contact the presenter directly.

Discussion of State Activities/Research:

• Overview of the New Jersey Ocean Wind Power Baseline Studiest (PPT)
• State Updates and General Discussion (15 KB PDF)

Updates on Tools/Science that Could Inform Decision-making:

• Remote Sensing for Offshore Wind Developments (PPT)
• Monitoring Using Acoustic Methods (pdf)
• Artificial Lighting and Bird Behavior (pdf)
• Loons as Model for Study of Marine Mortality
• Adapting Tracking Techniques Used on Least Terns to Coastal Species (15 KB PDF)

Updates on Current Efforts to Collect Information/Inform Decision-Making:

• Terrestrial Wind Turbine Guidelines and Advisory Committee (PPT)
• Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring Partnership
• Modeling Seabird Distributions in Offshore Waters between Maine
  and Florida (PPT)

Workgroup Reports and Discussion:

• Monitoring (68 KB PDF)
• Mitigation (29 KB PDF)
• Partnerships and Data Management (PPT)

*Check back soon as additional information will be posted.