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- 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 …
- Report:
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 …
- Event:
Online 2023… “big picture” considerations for large-scale surveys to inform the occurrence, distribution, habitat use and movement of marine mammals, fish, seabirds, and sea turtles offshore. This webinar will explore ongoing and … Slides ) Tim White, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pat Halpin, Duke University, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab ( Presentation Slides ) Webinar Recording: …
- 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 …
- Report:
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 …
- Book Chapter:
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 …
- Report:
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 …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- Report:
Haulsee et al.
… Delaware (DE) WEA starts approximately 11 km off the coast, but little information about the distribution and occurrence of marine species in this area is known. Between 2017-2019, an extensive acoustic telemetry project … Acoustic detections from all receivers in the array documented the presence of 26 different marine fish and mammals, which creates a baseline to inform future monitoring efforts. Atlantic …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
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 …
- Report:
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 …
- Journal Article:
Berg et al.
… as intensive fishing and exploitation of offshore wind farms, may impact negatively on the marine mega fauna. As an attempt to control such impacts, surveying, and tracking of marine animals are often performed on the sites where those activities take place. Nowadays, … on the weakly supervised detection of marine animals. We propose a modification of the patch distribution modeling method (PaDiM), which is currently one of the state-of-the-art approaches …
- Report:
Geelhoed et al.
… Wind programme. The aim of these aerial surveys was to assess the seasonal abundance and distribution of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena on the Dutch Continental Shelf (DCS), and how their distribution varies in space and by season. Such information is vital if we are to understand, … and early spring (March 2011). The surveys covered 16013 km on effort (in search modus for marine mammals, Figure 3). In total 1085 sightings (1236 animals) of harbour porpoises were …
- Report:
APEM Ltd
… control zone (‘zone 2’) was surveyed with the same frequency over the same period, to satisfy Marine Licence conditions. An additional four control zones (zone 3, 5, 6 & 7) were also surveyed … January 2013 and peaked in February 2013 with 5,004 (3,940 – 6,359) estimated divers present. Distribution of divers appeared to reflect shallow water areas. Approximately 97% of all divers … auks and puffins). Gulls were the most abundant species group after divers. The majority of marine mammals recorded across all zones during the 2012 / 13 aerial survey were cetaceans (77% …
- Journal Article:
Best and Halpin
… and construction activities to be conducted in times of the year when sensitive migratory marine mammals are least present. We developed a novel spatiotemporal decision support framework …
- Report:
MarineSpace Ltd
… are attached as appendices to this document. The monitoring report focusses on the delivery of Marine Licence conditions relevant to post-construction monitoring requirements. The report also … effects on fish populations within the London Array OWF. Post-construction aerial bird and mammal surveys were carried out during November 2013-February 2014. The focus of the aerial surveys was to ascertain the density and distribution of Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata within the study area. Red-throated Diver are …
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