The Atlantic Coast announces the second phase of the Red Knot migration study with the Audubon Society of New Jersey, the Wildlife Recovery Partnership, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

On the basis of the first phase completed in 2020, the second phase will draw 60 red knots during the migration stopover in the Delaware Bay.

Nowadays, Atlantic coast sea wind (Atlantic Shores) and partners announced the second phase of the successful red knot migration study last year Wildlife Recovery Partnership (WRP) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The second stage of this expansion includes double-marked red knots (now 60 birds) and a new partner, namely Audubon, New Jersey, Is one of the state’s oldest, largest, and most respected environmental organizations.

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The red knot that migrates from the south to the southern Tierra del Fuego of Argentina to the Canadian Arctic every year. This is a water bird that is endangered and threatened by the Federation. When traveling north, they stopped in Delaware Bay to taste horseshoe crab eggs and then went to the Canadian Arctic to breed, just as they stopped on their way across New Jersey in the winter.

In the second phase of the project, WRP will attach satellite tags to red knots migrating southward. These red knots will stop at the Brigantine Natural Area in Atlantic County, New Jersey, and Stone Harbor Point in Cape May County, and Lago, Brazil. On the birds of Speyside, they migrated north. These tags will allow the satellite to collect up to 60 points of information, including the precise location of each bird, flight path and changing altitude. The data collected will be related to meteorological conditions (ie wind speed, wind direction, visibility and precipitation). The data will be collected in near real time and will be analyzed more comprehensively by researchers and Atlantic Shores.

The Atlantic Coast will use these data to address the risks to these birds and the surrounding environment because they have developed offshore wind energy projects in lease areas 10-20 miles from the coast of New Jersey. Atlantic Shores promised to share their findings publicly to inform other researchers and offshore work.

“The Atlantic Coast is very pleased to continue this important immigration study, and now the valuable partnership with Audubon, New Jersey will do it,” he said. Jennifer Daniels, Director of Atlantic Coast Development. “The second phase of the red knot research allows us to develop our leased area responsibly, while helping to provide cutting-edge data to scientists in various fields.”

“The results of this study will provide cooperative protection for this amazing long-distance traveller, whose migration route from the Canadian Arctic to southern Argentina spans 18,000 miles a year,” he said. Wendi Weber, U.S. Regional Director, North Atlantic-Appalachian Fish and Wildlife Conservation Service. “This effort exemplifies how much we can achieve for wildlife and humans when industry and nature conservation organizations unite.”

Eric Stiles, President and CEO of Audubon, New Jersey Added: “Audubon, New Jersey is pleased to participate in such an important study that emphasizes the need for science-based protection and protection of waterbirds in order to provide information for responsible offshore wind power installations. We look forward to cooperating with leading companies. The continued cooperation of conservation organizations. Enter the second phase.”

“The first study gave us an unprecedented and in-depth understanding of the complex migration path of the red knot, which will help protect all the places that birds depend on during their life cycle,” he said. Larry Niles (Larry Niles) Wildlife Recovery Partnership. “The second phase of the red knot study will provide us with decisive information about the possible impact of offshore wind direction development on the red knots along the coast of New Jersey. AtlanticShores’ commitment to this research underscores their commitment to environmental responsibility and wildlife protection ”

About Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC:

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC is a 50/50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America. The joint venture was established in December 2018 to jointly develop a 183,353 acre leasehold located approximately 10-20 miles off the coast of New Jersey between Atlantic City and Barnegat Light. The Atlantic Coast’s strategic positioning is to meet the growing demand for renewable energy targets in New York, New Jersey and other regions, and to have stable and stable wind energy resources near populated population centers, as well as related power needs. Once our lease area is fully developed, it is possible to generate more than 3,000 megawatts (3 gigawatts) of wind energy and provide electricity to nearly 1.5 million homes, accounting for about 40% of all homes in New Jersey. The funds and expertise required to develop such a large area are very important. Shell and EDF Renewables have joint investment capabilities and industry experience to enable the project to scale up safely, efficiently and economically. For more information: www.atlanticshoreswind.com

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