Field Observations During Offshore Wind Structure Installation and Operation (Maryland Offshore Wind and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind)

Underwater acoustic monitoring was conducted under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM’s) Real-Time Opportunity for Development Environmental Observations (RODEO) Program during the construction phase of the following offshore wind power structures:
1) a meteorological tower that was proposed to be constructed in the Maryland Wind Energy Lease Area by the Maryland Offshore Wind (MOW) Project, and
2) two monopile wind turbines installed off the coast of Virginia by the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Project.
Monitoring methods, results, data analyses and interpretation, and conclusions and recommendations for future monitoring are presented in this report.