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- Journal Article:
Onoufriou et al.
… first commercial sized tidal turbine array on the movements of an acoustically sensitive marine mammal; the harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ). No significant change in at sea distribution was detected between pre and post installation of the 4 turbine array. However, …
- Presentation:
Marine Scotland
… The 5th Symposium of the Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme (ScotMER), organized by Marine Scotland, presented recent research on seabirds, fish and fisheries, marine mammals, … Energy Budgets of Marine Mammals (Cormac Booth, SMRU Consulting) Habitat Preference and Distribution of Seals (Debbie Russell, University of St Andrews) Tracking Seals Around Tidal …
- Report:
Gordon et al.
… The Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework for Wales (MRESF) provides for the sustainable development of marine renewable energy in Welsh waters. Phase 2 of the Assessment of Risk to Marine Mammals … that suggest that these can be important areas for them. However, our understanding of marine mammal distributions and behaviours within high tidal energy areas is actually very poor for two …
- Presentation:
Wilson et al.
… The potential risks of marine mammals being injured by being hit by tidal-stream turbines, or of vacating significant … family of technologies. Unfortunately, due to the inherent difficulties of studying marine mammal distribution and behaviour underwater, as well as the novelty of the machines themselves, …
- Report:
Robbins
… The purpose of this report is to provide a review of the bird and marine mammal observation data for the EMEC Fall of Warness tidal test site from 2005 to 2011. The aims … and environmental variables. This report can assist in understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of wildlife at the test site, and specifically enable identification of where and …
- Report:
Sparling et al.
… and developers and their environmental consultants that a 'one size fits all' approach to marine mammal site characterisation survey to inform consenting processes for wave and tidal stream … tagging studies for species where this is possible. The options for understanding animal depth distribution are also discussed. For disturbance related impacts, a quantification of animal …
- Book Chapter:
Benjamins et al.
… containing ephemeral flow structures that change across multiple spatiotemporal scales. Marine mammals and seabirds (marine megafauna) often frequent such sites but increasingly these locations are targeted for … tidal phases, current strengths and flow structures, likely in response to tidally-forced prey distribution and behaviours. Occupancy patterns, distributions and foraging behaviours are …
- Journal Article:
Benjamins et al.
… Marine habitat heterogeneity underpins species distribution and can be generated through interactions between physical and biological drivers at … scales. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is used worldwide to study potential impacts of marine industrial activities on cetaceans, but understanding of animals’ site use at small …
- Report:
Murray et al.
… a programme of Mapping of Environmental Considerations to support the spatial approach to marine planning. The aim of the work is to compile and present environmental evidence to support … in exploring potential future opportunities for sustainable use and management of the Welsh marine area. The objective of this initial phase of work was to produce maps of environmental … score, and potential impact score. To date, this work has brought together evidence on the distribution of around 170 habitats, species, and protected sites in Welsh waters. The evidence …
- Report:
Polagye et al.
… uncertainties is the effect that the noise generated by tidal turbines might have on fish and marine mammals. Consequently, it is desirable to better understand these interactions through … noise to evaluate the effectiveness of studies to characterize turbine noise and the marine mammal response to this noise. Because both turbine noise and ambient noise vary in time, the description is probabilistic. The time distribution of turbine noise is derived from measurements of a similar tidal turbine and …
- Report:
International Whaling Commission
… research programmes and workshops on environmental subjects. Recently it started to consider marine renewable energy developments noting that they are increasing rapidly worldwide and that … of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. The main recommendations from the workshop are: 1. Strategy to minimise risk … International collaboration will be required to determine population structure, status, distribution and procedures for assessing impacts. The Committee can assist with design and …
- Conference Paper:
Long
… There is a regulatory need to understand the potential for marine renewable energy developments to significantly impact the marine environment and a site’s integrity. To increase certainty, it is necessary to identify whether marine renewable energy devices have any impact on the abundance and distribution on wildlife in the vicinity. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in Orkney, …
- Journal Article:
Wilson et al.
… acoustic detectors (e.g. C-PODs) are widely used to study harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution and relative abundance, but their use in tidal-stream habitats is complicated by the … the use of a new method aimed at tidal-stream habitats, which are of increasing interest for marine renewable energy generation. Porpoise detectors (C-PODs) were attached to multiple … behaviour in tidal-stream habitats, and should be considered as part of a comprehensive marine mammal monitoring approach of these energetic environments in the context of marine renewable …
- Report:
Wilson et al.
… renewable energy from the sea is an attractive alternative to burning fossil fuels. Like any marine industry, obtaining energy from wind, waves or tidal-streams could have impacts on the … drogue systems. These proved highly successful and rapidly revealed patterns of porpoise distribution similar to the more intensive boat-based surveys. That said, because the recorders … to be substantially rarer than if turbines had been deployed in other habitats. Other marine mammal species were seen on the surveys. Most abundant were harbour and grey seals which were …
- Report:
Worthington
… and realized effects of the physical presence and sound footprint of tidal turbines on the distribution, relative abundance, and behavior of Cook Inlet beluga whales. ORPC Alaska, working … (P-13821). The Project collected baseline data to characterize pre-deployment patterns of marine mammal distribution, relative abundance, and behavior in ORPC’s proposed deployment area at East …
- Research Study:
Thompson et al.
… The RESPONSE project is a multi‐disciplinary study focusing on causal links between marine renewable devices (MRD) and changes in the fine‐scale distribution and behaviour of marine vertebrates. The overall aim of the project is to identify and quantify actual risk of …
- Research Study:
Wallace et al.
… The United Kingdom Centre for Marine Renewable Energy (UKCMER) is a virtual centre, funded under the Engineering and Physical … activities of four additional Grand Challenge projects looking at specific challenges for the marine energy sector: All Electrical Drive Train for Marine Energy Converters (EDRIVE-MEC); FloWTurb: Response of Tidal Energy Converters to Combined …
- Report:
Wood et al.
… Environments in Welsh waters ’ 1 , suggested merit in gathering strategic evidence for key marine features (marine mammals, birds and fish) to support the tidal stream sector. In response, … Strategic evidence in this case is defined as information on the presence, abundance, distribution, and also behaviour of the animals in and around tidal energy resource areas (RAs). … it is not recommended to carry out eDNA studies on their own, combining the work with marine mammal and or seabird surveys could be cost-effective. The next steps from this project would be …
- 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 …
- Report:
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 …
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