Offshore Wind Power Projects in the Great Lakes - Ministry of ...
Offshore Wind Power Projects in the Great Lakes - Ministry of ...
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<strong>Offshore</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d power projects <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong>: Background <strong>in</strong>formation and science considerations for fish and fish habitat<br />
Source Type <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation that may be available<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Transportation<br />
• Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems studies<br />
• Environmental Guide for Fish and Fish Habitat<br />
• O<strong>the</strong>r consultant reports and <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Commission<br />
• <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Information Network (GLIN)<br />
• Environmental Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Inventory for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
• <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Coastal Data Model<br />
• Habitat Priority Planner tool<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Fishery Commission (GLFC)<br />
• Consultation with Lake Committees<br />
• Annual reports<br />
• Fact sheets<br />
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Science Center (GLSC)<br />
• Atlas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spawn<strong>in</strong>g and nursery areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> fishes<br />
• Summary reports <strong>of</strong> fish community surveys<br />
• Restoration plans<br />
• <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Aquatic GAP program databases and reports<br />
• Fisheries and habitat<br />
• Geotechnical, water body and contam<strong>in</strong>ant<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation<br />
• GLIN maps and GIS, geospatial data for <strong>Great</strong><br />
<strong>Lakes</strong>, lake topography and o<strong>the</strong>r data layers<br />
• Information on ongo<strong>in</strong>g monitor<strong>in</strong>g programs<br />
with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
• Datasets related to <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> geomorphology,<br />
transportation features, biologic observations<br />
• Spatial decision support tool to help planners<br />
prioritize habitat sites and conservation measures<br />
• Areas <strong>of</strong> Concern<br />
• <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> fish and fish habitat<br />
o Distribution and abundance data for<br />
fish communities <strong>in</strong> each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
o Population status and trends for various<br />
species<br />
o Plans for and results <strong>of</strong> fish population<br />
restoration or rehabilitation efforts<br />
Fish and fish habitat <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
o Known spawn<strong>in</strong>g and nursery habitat areas<br />
and characteristics for various species<br />
o Annual abundance data for various<br />
demersal, pelagic and prey or forage fish<br />
species<br />
o Coastal habitat classifications<br />
• Aquatic biodiversity and habitat quality, <strong>in</strong>vasive<br />
species population monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Aquatic <strong>in</strong>vertebrate distributions, identification<br />
keys<br />
Aquatic Research and Development Section 104
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