Ecological impacts of floating offshore wind on marine mammals and associated trophic interactions: current evidence and knowledge gaps
Harris, C. , Benjamins, S. , Scott, B.
September 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Noise , Vessel Strike
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals
Potential Exposure of Aquatic Organisms to Dynamic Visual Cues Originating from Aerial Wind Turbine Blades
Williamson, B. , Goddijn-Murphy, L. , Mcllvenny, J.
November 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Fish , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Potential environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaic systems
Benjamins, S. , Williamson, B. , Billing, S-L.
July 2024
Journal Article
Attraction , Changes in Flow , Chemicals , EMF , Habitat Change
Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
Integrated survey methodologies provide process-driven framework for marine renewable energy environmental impact assessment
Chapman, J. , Williamson, B. , Couto, A.
June 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow
Birds , Fish
A paradigm for understanding whole ecosystem effects of offshore wind farms in shelf seas
Isaksson, N. , Scott, B. , Hunt, G.
December 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Social & Economic Data
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments
Slingsby, J. , Scott, B. , Kregting, L.
March 2023
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement
Birds , Seabirds
Tidal streams, fish, and seabirds: Understanding the linkages between mobile predators, prey, and hydrodynamics
Couto, A. , Williamson, B. , Cornulier, T.
May 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Fish
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery to Characterise Pursuit-Diving Seabird Association With Tidal Stream Hydrodynamic Habitat Features
Slingsby, J. , Scott, B. , Kregting, L.
March 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds
Experimental study of fish behavior near a tidal turbine model under dark conditions
Yoshida, T. , Furuichi, D. , Williamson, B.
March 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Avoidance , Collision
Fish
Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters
Hutchison, Z. , Lieber, L. , Miller, R.
October 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave
Changes in Flow , Collision , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment
Statistical power analysis of seabird monitoring methods in strong tidal streams
Couto, A. , Williamson, B. , Long, C.
September 2021
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Seabirds
Combining acoustic tracking and hydrodynamic modelling to study migratory behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts on entry into high-energy coastal waters
McIlvenny, J. , Youngson, A. , Williamson, B.
June 2021
Journal Article
Fish
The Use of Animal-Borne Biologging and Telemetry Data to Quantify Spatial Overlap of Wildlife with Marine Renewables
Isaksson, N. , Cleasby, I. , Owen, E.
March 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Seabirds , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Application of a multibeam echosounder to document changes in animal movement and behaviour around a tidal turbine structure
Williamson, B. , Blondel, P. , Williamson, L.
February 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Collision , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Fish , Marine Mammals
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
Assessing the effects of tidal stream marine renewable energy on seabirds: A conceptual framework
Isaksson, N. , Masden, E. , Williamson, B.
August 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Seabirds
Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Williamson, L.
October 2019
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction
Fish
Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Nikora, V.
September 2019
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement
Fish
Acoustic characterization of sensors used for marine environmental monitoring
Cotter, E. , Murphy, P. , Bassett, C.
July 2019
Journal Article
Noise
Marine Mammals
Fish Distributions in a Tidal Channel Indicate the Behavioural Impact of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation
Fraser, S. , Williamson, B. , Nikora, V.
November 2018
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction
Fish
Multi-platform studies of the MeyGen tidal energy site – using UAVs to measure animal distributions and hydrodynamic features
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , McIlvenny, J.
November 2018
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Multisensor Acoustic Tracking of Fish and Seabird Behavior Around Tidal Turbine Structures in Scotland
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Blondel, P.
October 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Seabirds , Fish , Birds
Hydrodynamic Impacts of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation on the Benthic Boundary Layer in a Tidal Channel
Fraser, S. , Nikora, V. , Williamson, B.
September 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Changes in Flow
Physical Environment
Automatic Active Acoustic Target Detection in Turbulent Aquatic Environments
Fraser, S. , Nikora, V. , Williamson, B.
February 2017
Journal Article
Quantifying Pursuit-Diving Seabirds' Associations with Fine-Scale Physical Features in Tidal Stream Environments
Waggitt, J. , Cazenave, P. , Torres, R.
December 2016
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds
Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring
Wiesebron, L. , Horne, J. , Scott, B.
December 2016
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Fish
Acoustic Imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments of the FLOWBEC Platform
Williamson, B. , Bondel, P. , Waggitt, J.
July 2016
Conference Paper
Marine Energy
Predictable Hydrodynamic Conditions Explain Temporal Variations in the Density of Benthic Foraging Seabirds in a Tidal Stream Environment
Waggitt, J. , Cazenave, P. , Torres, R.
July 2016
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Seabirds
Three-Frequency Colour Sidescan Sonar System for Monitoring the Seabed at Marine Renewable Energy Installations
Tamsett, D. , McIlvenny, J. , Baxter, J.
April 2016
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
Integrating a Multibeam and a Multifrequency Echosounder on the Flowbec Seabed Platform to Track Fish and Seabird Behavior around Tidal Turbine Structures
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Blondel, P.
April 2016
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Seabirds , Fish
Active acoustic monitoring in extreme turbulence around marine renewable energy devices
Fraser, S. , Williamson, B. , Scott, B.
April 2016
Journal Article
Marine Energy
A Self-Contained Subsea Platform for Acoustic Monitoring of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments at Wave and Tidal Energy Sites in Orkney, Scotland
Williamson, B. , Blondel, P. , Armstrong, E.
January 2016
Journal Article
Wave , Tidal , Marine Energy
Collision
Marine Mammals , Fish , Birds
Challenges to Integrating Active Acoustic Sensors
Cotter, E. , Williamson, B. , Polagye, B.
April 2015
Conference Paper
Marine Energy
Quantifying Change and Impact Thresholds for Biological Monitoring at Marine Renewable Energy Sites
Wiesebron, L. , Horne, J. , Hendrix, N.
April 2015
Conference Paper
Marine Energy
Flow and Benthic Ecology 4D - FLOWBEC - An Overview
Bell, P. , McCann, D. , Scott, B.
May 2014
Presentation
Marine Energy
Invertebrates
Using the FLOWBEC Seabed Frame to Understand Underwater Interactions between Diving Seabirds, Prey, Hydrodynamics and Tidal and Wave Energy Structures
Williamson, B. , Scott, B. , Waggitt, J.
April 2014
Presentation
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave
Birds , Seabirds
A Combination of Empirical and Modelled Datasets Reveals Associations between Deep Diving Seabirds and Oceanographical Processes at Fine Spatiotemporal Scales in a High Energy Habitat
Waggitt, J. , Bell, P. , Cazenave, P.
April 2014
Presentation
Birds
Long-Term Multibeam Measurements Around a Tidal Turbine Test Site in Orkney, Scotland
Blondel, P. , Williamson, B.
August 2013
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals
Multibeam Imaging of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices
Williamson, B. , Blondel, P.
December 2012
Journal Article
Wave , Tidal , Marine Energy
Changes in Flow
Fish , Birds