Comment from Jason Wood, SMRU Ltd.

Document ID: BOEM-2011-0053-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, And Enforcement
Received Date: July 29 2011, at 01:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 22 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: July 12 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: August 11 2011, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80ecfbde
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This is comment on Notice

Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Characterization Activities: Atlantic Outer Continental Offshore New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

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BOEMRE propose as mitigation monitoring for pile-driving (for marine mammals and turtle) to use observers on both the construction vessel and an outer observer boat circling the area. At typical observer sighting speeds (10nm/hr), coverage of the outer circumference will take >3 hours and be limited by good sighting conditions. BOEMRE should consider the additional use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) to concurrently detect both listed baleen whales and local odontocete populations. PAM could also be employed prior to operations starting. Towed PAM could be used from the support vessel or autonomous buoys (modem-linked to the construction vessel) used to cover the area in near real-time more comprehensively.

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Public Submission Posted: 08/22/2011 ID: BOEM-2011-0053-0004