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Benjamins et al.
… The global marine renewable energy (MRE) industry (including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy) is … concerns have been raised over potential environmental impacts. One such potential impact of marine renewable energy development is the risk of whales, basking sharks and other large animals … and within Environmental Statements. Further investigations are needed to clarify the distribution and abundance of derelict fishing gear in Scottish waters, and the extent to which …
- Journal Article:
Nabe-Nielsen et al.
… Ships and wind turbines generate noise, which can have a negative impact on marine mammal populations by scaring animals away. Effective modelling of how this affects the … using established principles of physiological ecology. Data are lacking on the spatial distribution of food which is instead inferred from knowledge of time-varying porpoise …
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APEM Ltd
… 2) was surveyed with the same frequency over the same period, to meet the requirements of the Marine Licence. Surveys were conducted on a systematic grid of 500 m separation, with images at 3 … Reasons for this variation could include effects of weather, natural variation, diurnal distribution, effects of construction in Phase 1 in the London Array OWF, etc. Distribution of … during 2011 / 12. In Zone 2 numbers also peaked in February during both survey years. Marine mammal abundance was relatively low across all other survey months during 2010 / 11 and 2011 / 12 …
- Journal Article:
Slingsby et al.
… seconds). There is now global recognition of the importance of tidal stream environments for marine megafauna. Such areas are also key to the development of marine renewable energy due to the reliable and predictable nature of tidally driven flows. … collected within the Pentland Firth, UK. Resulting imagery was used to quantify the density distribution of pursuit-diving seabirds, called auks (of the family Alcidae), distribution in …
- Journal Article:
Lieber et al.
… Whilst the development of the tidal stream industry will help meet marine renewable energy (MRE) targets, the potential impacts on mobile marine predators using … of marine predators. Therefore, understanding how fine-scale hydrodynamics influence animal distribution patterns could inform the placing of devices to reduce collision and displacement … vessel-mounted ADCP (Acoustic Doppler current profiler) transects in combination with marine mammal surveys to collect high-resolution and concurrent hydrodynamic data in relation to …
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Arundale et al.
… through December 2019. The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0512 over the course of … NM) buffer surrounding it. The data in this report represent the total number of birds, other marine megafauna, and incidental occurrences recorded across all collected images. Images were …
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Arundale et al.
… (Sterna dougallii). The aims and objectives of the work were to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of … impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM, 2017; …
- Journal Article:
Brown and Simmonds
… There is currently an unprecedented expansion of marine renewable-energy developments, particularly in UK waters. Marine renewable-energy plants are also being developed in many other countries across Europe and … information, including inferences drawn from the impact of other human activities in the marine environment, indicates a significant risk of negative consequences, with the noise from …
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Scott-Hayward et al.
… Examines animal survey data for signs of changes in animal abundance and distribution following marine renewables development. The functions of this package can be used … Environmental Modelling (CREEM) at the University of St. Andrews, performed under contract for Marine Scotland … 2013-10-04 …
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Camphuysen and Garthe
… European waters, collected using standard methods. The emphasis has always been on mapping distribution patterns and variations in relative abundance, from which seabird abundance … surface pollutants. Later studies put more emphasis on ecological aspects underlying seabird distribution and from this work a growing need for more adequate, but still standardised, coding … manual, a coding system is introduced that allows specific coding of associations of birds and marine mammals with certain surface phenomena (including land), coding of multi-species feeding …
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Brandt et al.
… are driven into the seafloor, are expected to cause temporal avoidance of the area by marine mammals and even have the potential to inflict physical damage to their sensory system … ) is the only regularly occurring cetacean species in the German North Sea. Due to its wide distribution, all wind farm constructions in the North Sea inevitably affect this species to a …
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Geo-Marine Inc
… coastal boat and offshore ship surveys are to determine diurnal avian species occurrence, distribution, abundance, and altitude distribution. Species occurrence data are needed to … volume. Volume 1: Overview, Summary, and Application Volume 2: Avian Studies Volume 3: Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Studies Volume 4: Fish and Fisheries Studies … 2010-07-01 …
- Journal Article:
Götz and Janik
… emitting band‐limited noise pulses with sharp onset times. Seal predation was monitored at a marine salmon farm (test site) over a full production cycle (19 month) with a multi‐transducer … in the number of fish lost due to seal damage at a short‐term test site. Visual monitoring of marine mammals around the long‐term test site showed that the number of seal surfacings within … the loudspeakers was only slightly lower during sound exposure. Harbour porpoise and otter distribution around the farm was not affected by sound exposure. By adjusting the frequency …
- Book Chapter:
Skov et al.
… project aims to synthesise the data by long-term analysis and modelling of harbour porpoise distribution in the German Bight, i.e. the alpha ventus area and adjacent waters. This study uses predictive distribution models – a recent development in habitat modelling – to estimate harbour porpoise …
- Journal Article:
Mclean et al.
… before permission for development can be granted by any Determining Authority. The effects on marine top predators from displacement from important habitat are key concerns during offshore … operational phases of the development. Changes in guillemot and harbor porpoise abundance and distribution in response to offshore wind farm construction and operation were estimated using … regarding the magnitude of effect is needed. The empirical data presented here for two marine top predators provide a valuable addition to the evidence base, allowing future decision …
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Macaulay et al.
… seek to reduce their reliance on energy from fossil fuels, developers are turning to the marine environment as a potential source of low carbon energy. This is leading to new types of … collision risk. These include: the density of animals in the area of interest, their depth distribution and underwater movements and the extent to which they can detect and avoid the … cetaceans in tidal rapid habitats. Harbour porpoises are the most commonly encountered marine mammal species in Northern European shelf waters (Hammond et al. 2013). They are listed under …
- Journal Article:
Russell et al.
… The installation and operation of these devices can result in conflicts with wildlife. In the marine environment, mammals may avoid wind farms that are under construction or operating. Such … spent travelling or displacement from key habitats. A paucity of data on at-sea movements of marine mammals around wind farms limits our understanding of the nature of their potential …
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Piet et al.
… and effect components that can be quantified using known ecological information, e.g. spatial distribution of pressures or species, pressure-state relationships and population dynamics models … and how they impact the ecosystem and its components, i.e. seabirds, seabed habitats and marine mammals through various pressures. The results provide a “proof of concept” for this …
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Arundale et al.
… tern (Sterna dougallii). The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, turtles, sharks, and rays present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of … impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM 2017 and …
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Northeast Fisheries Science Center
… We conduct surveys and develop abundance and distribution models to better understand how protected species such as whales, dolphins, and sea …
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