Abstract
On behalf of Vineyard Wind, LLC (the Client), ESS Group, Inc. (ESS) analyzed four samples collected from benthic habitats within the Offshore Lease Area OCS-A 0501. Benthic macroinvertebrates were the primary target of the analysis and are defined as organisms greater than 500 microns (μm) in length that either live on or in aquatic sediments, including mollusks, primitive (unsegmented) worms, annelids (segmented worms), crustaceans, and echinoderms.