Offshore wind energy is on the way to becoming a significant U.S. renewable energy source. Recently, Anna-Katharina von Krauland co-authored the US offshore wind energy atlas. “The ProtectedSeas dataset provides an intuitive and integrated resource for understanding...
Go To Article Highlights Direct MPA regulations or management plans rarely address the complete set of fishing and activity restrictions in place. Regulation-based MPA evaluation systems can reliably identify fully and highly protected areas, even with unknown...
Go To Article Highlights Accurate estimates of ocean conservation progress require accessible regulatory data. Fishing restrictions within MPAs and MMAs inform marine protection coverage. U.S. MPAs and MMAs are most protective nearshore and in low population areas...
Abstract Vessel traffic management systems can be employed for environmental management where vessel activity may be of concern. One such location is in San Francisco Bay where a variety of vessel types transit a highly developed urban estuary. We analyzed vessel...
Abstract There is growing evidence that smaller vessels not required to broadcast data via the Automatic Identification System (AIS) contribute significant noise to urbanized coastal areas. The Marine Monitor (M2), a vessel tracking system that integrates AIS data...
