PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING DEVICE DEPLOYMENT

OFFSHORE WIND MARINER UPDATE NO. 72

REVISED

STATUS: Active

The 97’ F/V ATLANTIC will be performing routine maintenance on a Passive Acoustic Monitoring device as part of the University of New Hampshire multi-year study to record ambient sound and marine mammal species vocalizations in OCS-A 501 lease area. Vessel will be standing by on VHF channel 16.

The PAM device is approximately 6.6 feet (2 meters) high and 5.6 feet (1.7 meters) wide and weighs 1,764 lbs. (800 kg) with anchor.  The device consists of the body and four arms that extend vertically to a central lift point. The device is connected via acoustic releases to the anchor, which consists of a steel triangle assembly with five 20 kg weight plates on each point of the triangle.

DATE(S): Deployment occured in early January 2023 and will remain until 2025, F/V ATLANTIC will perform routine maintenance on the PAM device throughout this period.

LOCATION(S): OCS-A 501 Latitude: 41°03.750'N Longitude: 70°28.467'W

F/V BEAST OF BURDEN

F/V ATLANTIC

Flag: USA
Length: 97’
MMSI: 366842350

Standing by on VHF channel 16

For the latest information, please contact:
VINEYARD WIND

Crista Bank, Fisheries Manager, Cell: 508-525-0421 • Email: cbank@vineyardwind.com

Jeannot Smith, Marine Liaison, Cell: 904-613-0134 • Email: jsmith@vineyardwind.com

Travis Lowery, Fisheries Liaison, Cell: 508-728-4529 • Email: tlowery@vineyardwind.com

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