Habitat affinities and at-sea ranging behaviors among main Hawaiian Island seabirds: Breeding seabird telemetry, 2013–2016

Habitat affinities and at-sea ranging behaviors among main Hawaiian Island seabirds: Breeding seabird telemetry, 2013–2016
Habitat Affinities and At-Sea Ranging_BOEM_2013-2016.pdf45.87 MB

Recent Hawaiʻi state clean energy policy mandates and federal interest in developing offshore renewable energy resources have prompted unsolicited lease requests for offshore wind energy infrastructure (OWEI) to be located in ocean waters off Hawaiʻi. This study describing at-sea ranging behaviors for five seabirds was intended to provide new information on Hawaiian breeding seabird distribution at sea, habitat utilization, and ranging behaviors within near-island waters and throughout outer continental shelf (OCS) waters surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI).

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https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70209332

Facility
A lighthouse sits on a 180 foot high peninsula surrounded by the pacific ocean
Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Located on the northern most point of Kaua'i, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge has one of the largest populations of nesting seabirds in Hawai‘i.
National Wildlife Refuge
Kilauea,HI
Species
Ecosystem
Coastal