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Offshore wind power projects in the Great Lakes: Background information and science considerations for fish and fish habitat Appendix B. Quick reference guide of existing environmental assessment methods, survey standards, and mitigation options. Selected examples of recorded guidelines and standards for assessing the environmental impacts of offshore wind power projects, methods and standards for Great Lakes fish community inventories and habitat assessments, and technical guidance and recommendations for mitigation options, habitat enhancement strategies and assessing cumulative impacts. This list is not exhaustive. It is intended to highlight a number of existing, open access and relevant references for offshore wind developers or regulatory agencies, reflecting wherever possible the most recent guidelines or requirements at the time of publication. Subject area Source title Institution Type of information Link Environmental assessments for offshore wind power projects Fish and fish habitat assessment requirements • An Assessment of the Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Farms • Offshore Wind Farms: Guidance Note for Environmental Impact Assessment in Respect of FEPA and CPA Requirements • Standard: Investigation of the Impacts of Offshore Wind Turbines in the Marine Environment • Report to Congress on the Potential Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies • Eastern Conservation Authorities Fish and Fish Habitat Review Guidelines • Ministry of Transportation Environmental Guide for Fish and Fish Habitat • UK Department of Trade and Industry, Report (2000) • UK Marine Consents and Environment Unit, Guidance Note (2004) • German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Standard (2007) • US Department of Energy, Report (2009) • Ontario Eastern Conservation Authorities, Guidelines (2008) • Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Guidance Document (2009) • Environmental assessment requirements, obligations for developers, key issues/ research needs • Requirements for baseline and impact assessments, design and conduct of surveys, reporting • Minimum technical requirements and procedures for implementation of baseline/effects monitoring, project assessment/reference areas, technical instructions for different survey types, sampling design, duration • Environmental impact assessment approaches, environmental monitoring for specific effects, the role of adaptive management, mitigation • Minimum requirements under Fisheries Act for fish habitat assessments and mapping, fish community inventories, impact assessments, determining HADD • Fish community inventories, habitat assessments, baseline data collection, timing considerations for monitoring, impact assessments and mitigation http://www.offshorewindenergy. org/reports/report_003.pdf http://www.cefas.co.uk/publicati ons/files/windfarm-guidance.pdf http://www.bsh.de/en/Products/B ooks/Standard/7003eng.pdf http://www1.eere.energy.gov/win dandhydro/pdfs/doe_eisa_633b.p df http://www.dsao.net/Resources/E asternCAMinStandardsFishFish HabitatGuideline_Draft%20Marc h2008.pdf http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/t echpubs/eps.nsf/8cec129ccb7092 9b852572950068f16b/8d35d8cff 877c2bb852572d7005a2a39?Ope nDocument Aquatic Research and Development Section 106
Offshore wind power projects in the Great Lakes: Background information and science considerations for fish and fish habitat Subject area Source title Institution Type of information Link Fish and fish habitat assessment requirements Fish community survey methods or standards • Habitat Alteration and Assessment Tool • Manual of Instructions - Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) • Manual of Instructions - Nearshore Community Index Netting (NCIN) • Manual of Instructions and Provincial Biodiversity Benchmark Values: NORDIC Index Netting • Standard Operating Procedures for Fisheries Acoustic Surveys in the Great Lakes • Manual of Instructions for Broad-scale Fish Community Monitoring using Large Mesh Gillnets & Small Mesh Gillnets • Protocol for the Detection of Fish Species at Risk in Ontario Great Lakes Area (OGLA) • Fisheries and Oceans Canada, HAAT Modeling Program (2001) • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Manual (2002) • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Manual (1999) • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Manual (2005) • Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Special Publication (2009) • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Manual (2011) • Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Research Document (2008) • Environmental assessment tool to assess impacts of large infills on fish and fish habitat, determine compensation, evaluate pre- and postconstruction scenarios and changes in productive capacity of habitat, assess adequacy of habitat compensation • Standards for survey design and methods (overnight sets), gear descriptions (multi-mesh gill nets), field procedures, data management • Standards for survey design and methods (live-release trap netting), gear descriptions, field procedures, data management • Standards for survey design and methods, gear descriptions (multimesh gill nets), field procedures, data management • Description of equipment, survey designs and protocols, system calibration, data collection, management and analysis • Description of gear types, duration of sets, instructions for processing catch, data recording • Protocols and methods for documenting and addressing fish SAR within project area, guidance on sampling gear, effort requirements http://www.biosoftware.com/hsm2/ (access password available from DFO) http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdpro dconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@lets fish/documents/document/22686 8.pdf http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdpro dconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@lets fish/documents/document/22686 9.pdf http://www.laurentian.ca/NR/rdo nlyres/F97A585D-7C9D-453C- ADCD- 8920B293E47F/0/Nordic.pdf http://www.glfc.org/pubs/Special Pubs/Sp09_1.pdf http://mnronline.mnr.gov.on.ca/D ocument/View.asp?Document_I D=17629&Attachment_ID=3797 1 http://www.dfompo.gc.ca/CSAS/Csas/Publicatio ns/ResDocs- DocRech/2008/2008_026_e.pdf Aquatic Research and Development Section 107
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