1、Passive acoustic and oceanographic moorings to support baseline data collection and modelling efforts in proposed wind energy areas off Nova Scotia Hilary Moors-Murphy,Clark Richards and Blair GreenanFisheries and Oceans Canada,Bedford Institute of Oceanography,Dartmouth,Nova Scotia,CanadaNet Zero A
2、tlantic Nova Scotia Offshore Wind R&D ForumSeptember 24th 2025Photo:H.Moors-MurphyAcknowledgementsPhoto:H.Moors-MurphyAdditional Project Team Members:Joy Stanistreet(DFO)Jinshan Xu(DFO)Doug Schillinger(DFO)Alex Normandeau(NRCan)Other Collaborators and Contributors:(DFO):Jay Barthelotte,Mat Lawson,Mi
3、ke Vining,Jen Field,Mike Adams,Pamela Emery,Nell den Heyer,Damian Lidgard,Yongsheng Wu,Catalina Gomez,Andrew Cogswell,Marc Skinner,Colleen Smith(NRCan):Jordan Eamer(OTN Dalhousie University):Sara Iverson,Rob LennoxBackground Many marine mammal species regularly occur on the Scotian Shelf and off eas
4、tern Cape Breton Broad-scale species range and distribution patterns known to overlap with designated Wind Energy Areas(WEAs)off Nova Scotia Information on fine-scale movement patterns and habitat use in the WEAs is limited Photos:H.Moors-MurphyBackground IAAC Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind De
5、velopment in Nova Scotia Final Report(published January 2025):Highlighted the need for increased efforts to collect environmental data,including on marine mammal behavior and habitat use,in potential wind development areas(Recommendation T1-6:Prioritize and expand the general collection of environme
6、ntal data,especially in the vicinity of the PDAs,within the RA Study Area)NetZero Offshore Wind R&D Priorities Roadmap(published August 2025):Specifies need to synthesize current knowledge,to develop a standardized framework and protocol for data collection and analysis,and to collect new data on ma