Evaluating the Risk of Collision of Seals Swimming Within Metres of Operating Tidal Turbines
Montabaranom, J. , Gillespie, D. , Sparling, C.
February 2026
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Tidal flow masks acoustic detections of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Implications for passive acoustic studies of cetaceans
Veneruso, G. , Chapuis, L. , Hastie, G.
October 2025
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
ORJIP Closing the Loop: Recommendations and roadmap (D05)
Jones, E. , Hague, A. , Booth, C.
September 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Birds , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Evidence Bridges: Marine Mammal Case Study – Closing the Loop: Feasibility study to determine a feedback approach for post-consent monitoring to reduce consenting risk in future assessments.
Booth, C. , Sparling, C. , Hastie, G.
September 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Stakeholder Engagement
Harbour and grey seals: distribution maps for Scotland
Carter, M. , Bivins, M. , Duck, C.
February 2025
Report
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Updated Habitat-Based At-Sea Distribution Maps for Harbour and Grey Seals in Scotland
Carter, M. , Bivins, M. , Duck, C.
February 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines
Montabaranom, J. , Gillespie, D. , Longden, E.
January 2025
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Collision
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
ENSURING TRANSFERABILITY: AN EVIDENCE BRIDGE APPROACH
Booth, C. , Hastie, G. , Sparling, C.
October 2024
Report
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
Harbour porpoise responses to the installation of XXL monopiles without noise abatement; implications for noise management in the Southern North Sea
Benhemma-Le Gall, A. , Hastie, G. , Brown, A.
August 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
PrePARED – The First Two Years
Bicknell, T. , Booth, C. , Butler, A.
April 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Habitat Change
Birds , Pelagic Fish , Marine Mammals
Automated Detection and Tracking of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines Using Multibeam Sonar
Gillespie, D. , Hastie, G. , Montabaranom, J.
November 2023
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision
Marine Mammals
Underwater Noise of Two Operational Tidal Stream Turbines: A Comparison
Risch, D. , Marmo, B. , van Geel, N.
September 2023
Book Chapter
Marine Energy , Tidal
Noise
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms
Graham, I. , Gillespie, D. , Gkikopoulou, K.
January 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Development of a Novel Physiology Tag to Measure Oxygen Consumption in Free-Ranging Seabirds
McKnight, C. , Bogdanova, M. , Butler, A.
July 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Displacement
Birds , Seabirds
Sympatric Seals, Satellite Tracking and Protected Areas: Habitat-Based Distribution Estimates for Conservation and Management
Carter, M. , Boehme, L. , Cronin, M.
June 2022
Journal Article
Displacement
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Marine Mammal HiCUP: A High Current Underwater Platform for the Long-Term Monitoring of Fine-Scale Marine Mammal Behavior Around Tidal Turbines
Gillespie, D. , Oswald, M. , Hastie, G.
March 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Marine Mammals
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) presence is reduced during tidal turbine operation
Palmer, L. , Gillespie, D. , Macaulay, J.
December 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Collision
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Quantifying the effects of tidal turbine array operations on the distribution of marine mammals: Implications for collision risk
Onoufriou, J. , Russell, D. , Thompson, D.
December 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Collision
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Harbour porpoises exhibit localized evasion of a tidal turbine
Gillespie, D. , Palmer, L. , Macaulay, J.
September 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Collision
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals
Hastie, G. , Lepper, P. , McKnight, C.
May 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Noise
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 10: Environmental Monitoring Technologies and Techniques for Detecting Interactions of Marine Animals with Turbines
Hasselman, D. , Barclay, D. , Cavagnaro, R.
September 2020
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave
Estimating the effects of pile driving sounds on seals: Pitfalls and possibilities
Whyte, K. , Russell, D. , Sparling, C.
June 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Passive acoustic methods for tracking the 3D movements of small cetaceans around marine structures
Gillespie, D. , Palmer, L. , Macauley, J.
May 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Risk balancing by a marine mammal: man-made noise reduces the foraging success of seals
Hastie, G. , Lepper, P. , McKnight, C.
September 2019
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Noise
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Automated detection and tracking of marine mammals: A novel sonar tool for monitoring effects of marine industry
Hastie, G. , Wu, G. , Moss, S.
September 2019
Journal Article
Pinnipeds , Marine Mammals
Empirical Determination of Severe Trauma in Seals from Collisions with Tidal Turbine Blade
Onoufriou, J. , Brownlow, A. , Moss, S.
July 2019
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds , Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning
Effects of impulsive noise on marine mammals: investigating range‐dependent risk
Hastie, G. , Merchant, N. , Götz, T.
April 2019
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Annual Report to Scottish Government
Palmer, L. , Gillespie, D. , Macaulay, J.
April 2019
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds
Three‐dimensional movements of harbour seals in a tidally energetic channel: Application of a novel sonar tracking system
Hastie, G. , Bivins, M. , Coram, A.
March 2019
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Pinnipeds , Marine Mammals
Harbour Seals Avoid Tidal Turbine Noise: Implications for Collision Risk
Hastie, G. , Russell, D. , Lepper, P.
March 2018
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Noise
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Report to Scottish Government
Hastie, G. , Evers, C. , Gillespie, D.
January 2018
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Determining the Water Column Usage by Seals in the Brims Lease Site
Evers, C. , Blight, C. , Thompson, D.
November 2017
Report
Tidal , Marine Energy
Pinnipeds , Marine Mammals
Harbour Porpoise Distribution can Vary at Small Spatiotemporal Scales in Energetic Habitats
Benjamins, S. , van Geel, N. , Hastie, G.
July 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction
Graham, I. , Pirotta, E. , Merchant, N.
May 2017
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Good noise, bad noise: A tricky case of balancing risk of physical injury against acoustic disturbance for marine mammals and tidal energy devices
Wilson, B. , Marmo, B. , Lepper, P.
May 2017
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision , Noise
Marine Mammals
Avoidance of Wind Farms by Harbour Seals is Limited to Pile Driving Activities
Russell, D. , Hastie, G. , Thompson, D.
December 2016
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Noise
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Investigations into the interactions between harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and vessels in the inner Moray Firth
Onoufriou, J. , Jones, E. , Hastie, G.
October 2016
Report
Attraction , Avoidance , Displacement , Noise , Vessel Strike
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds , Navigation
Dynamic habitat corridors for marine predators; intensive use of a coastal channel by harbour seals is modulated by tidal currents
Hastie, G. , Russell, D. , Benjamins, S.
October 2016
Journal Article
Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Scottish Government Demonstration Strategy: Trialling Methods for Tracking the Fine Scale Underwater Movements of Marine Mammals in Areas of Marine Renewable Energy Development
Sparling, C. , Gillespie, D. , Hastie, G.
June 2016
Report
Marine Energy
Marine Mammals
Multiple-Pulse Sounds and Seals: Results of a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Telemetry Study During Wind Farm Construction
Hastie, G. , Russell, B. , McConnell, B.
January 2016
Book Chapter
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals