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Resource monitoring for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind development site
Rudders, David Mann, Roger L. Boresetti, Sarah Munroe, Daphne McCarty, Alexandra Aponte, Reece Sheehan, Ailey Piper, Sophia Tanaka, Hails Dameron, Tom
Rudders, David
Mann, Roger L.
Boresetti, Sarah
Munroe, Daphne
McCarty, Alexandra
Aponte, Reece
Sheehan, Ailey
Piper, Sophia
Tanaka, Hails
Dameron, Tom
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Excerpt from publication: "Development of offshore wind capacity along the East Coast of the United States continues to progress with plans for more than one thousand turbines planned coastwide over the next decade (BOEM 2022). In many instances, the construction and operation of turbines spatially overlap with other ocean uses, such as commercial fishing. While the impact on fishing is likely variable across regions and species, it is imperative to characterize these impacts across the spatiotemporal scale associated with the life cycle of the development. Located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) 3,000-megawatt project will be built in water depths ranging from 18 to 42 meters (m), and the seafloor is primarily sandy benthic habitat. These bottom habitats are potentially suitable for Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima solidissima) and have historically supported a commercial fishery in the area. Until recently, fishery efforts off the coast of Virginia along the southern edge of the surfclam range were low. However, commercial surfclam fishing efforts off Virginia resumed in 2021 with the fishery harvesting surfclams to the east of the CVOW site..."
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2024-06-18
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Research and Technical Reports
Marine Advisory Program (MAP)
Marine Resource Advisory Reports
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.25773/dv7y-j464