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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Wireless Control System With Underwater Fish-Eye Camera to Monitor Fish at the Test Site of Marine Renewable Energy | Yoshida, T., et al. | November 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Changes in Relative Fish Density Around a Deployed Tidal Turbine during on-Water Activities | Staines, G., Zydlewski, G., Viehman, H. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance | Fish |
| Offshore oil production platforms as potential sources of larvae to coastal shelf regions off southern California | Nishimoto, M., Simons, R., Love, M. | October 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem, Fish, Invertebrates |
| Does temporal variability limit standardized biological monitoring at wave and tidal energy sites? | Gonzalez, S., Horne, J., Ward, E. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Fish |
| Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure | Williamson, B., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction | Fish |
| Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California | Meyer-Gutbrod, E., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Vertical Distribution of Juvenile Salmon in a Large Turbid River | Jump, S., Courtney, M., Seitz, A. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Displacement | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish |
| Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment | Williamson, B., et al. | September 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Collision | Fish |
| Ocean Science Magazine | Brown, W., et al. | September 2019 | Magazine Article | N/A | Noise | Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat |
| Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments | Jones, R., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| In situ characterization of turbine hydraulic environment to support development of fish-friendly hydropower guidelines in the lower Mekong River region | Martinez, J., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Evaluation of Potential EMF Effects on Fish Species of Commercial or Recreational Fishing Importance in Southern New England | Snyder, D., et al. | August 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Fisheries |
| Wave Energy in Tropical Regions: Deployment Challenges, Environmental and Social Perspectives | Felix, A., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Acoustic impact of a wave energy converter in Mediterranean shallow waters | Buscaino, G., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Fish |
| Over or under? Autonomous sensor fish reveals why overshot weirs may be safer than undershot weirs for fish passage | Pflugrath, B., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Collision | Fish |
| A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices | Mendoza, E., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Agent-Based Modelling of fish collisions with tidal turbines | Rossington, K., Benson, T. | May 2019 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
| Characterizing the first wave of fish and invertebrate colonization on a new offshore petroleum platform | Todd, V., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Mortality and Injury Assessment for Three Species of Fish Exposed to Simulated Turbine Blade Strike | Bevelhimer, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes | Fakan, E., McCormick, M. | April 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Are magnetic and electromagnetic fields of anthropogenic origin potential threats to early life stages of fish? | Fey, D., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | EMF | Fish |
| An overview of fish bioacoustics and the impacts of anthropogenic sounds on fishes | Popper, A., Hawkins, A. | March 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| School is out on noisy reefs: the effect of boat noise on predator learning and survival of juvenile coral reef fishes | Ferrari, M., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Detection of Visual Signatures of Marine Mammals and Fish within Marine Renewable Energy Farms using Multibeam Imaging Sonar | Francisco, F., Sundberg, J. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Endogenous cycles, activity patterns and energy expenditure of an intertidal fish is modified by artificial light pollution at night (ALAN) | Pulgar, J., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Lighting | Fish |
| Wave energy drives biotic patterns beyond the surf zone: Factors influencing abundance and occurrence of mobile fauna adjacent to subtropical beaches | Schultz, A., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Underwater Noise: Sources and Effects on Marine Life | Rako-Gospić, N., Picciulin, M. | January 2019 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Fish Distributions in a Tidal Channel Indicate the Behavioural Impact of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation | Fraser, S., et al. | November 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Changes in Flow | Fish |
| Effects of Man-Made Sound on Fishes | Hawkins, A., Popper, A. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Behavioral responses by migrating juvenile salmonids to a subsea high-voltage DC power cable | Wyman, M., et al. | August 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | EMF | Fish |
| Long‐term effect of a tidal, hydroelectric propeller turbine on the populations of three anadromous fish species | Dadswell, M., et al. | August 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Winter and summer differences in probability of fish encounter (spatial overlap) with MHK devices | Viehman, H., Boucher, T., Redden, A. | August 2018 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Investigation of Monitoring Fish Using Underwater Fish-Eye Camera at the Test Site of Marine Renewable Energy | Yoshida, T., et al. | June 2018 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Multi-Platform Concepts for Combining Offshore Wind Energy and Fish Farming in Freezing Sea Areas: Case Study in the Gulf of Bothnia | Mikkola, E., et al. | June 2018 | Conference Paper | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Fish |
| OERA Webinar Series: Finite Element Analysis to Assess Fish Mortality from Interactions with Tidal Turbine Blades | Fyffe, N. | May 2018 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| The Impact of Ocean Noise Pollution on Fish and Invertebrates | Weilgart, L. | May 2018 | Report | N/A | Noise | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Comparison of damage to live v. euthanized Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts from passage through an Archimedean screw turbine | Brackley, R., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Collision | Fish, Pelagic Fish |
| Corrections of Fish School Area and Mean Volume Backscattering Strength by Simulation of an Omnidirectional Multi-Beam Sonar | Trygonis, V., Kapelponis, Z. | March 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Fish |
| Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Impacts on Elasmobranch (shark, rays, and skates) and American Lobster Movement and Migration from Direct Current Cables | Hutchison, Z., et al. | March 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Automatic optical detection and classification of marine animals around MHK converters using machine vision | Brunton, S. | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 | FORCE | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Vessel noise cuts down communication space for vocalizing fish and marine mammals | Putland, R., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Effects of EMF emissions from undersea electric cables on coral reef fish | Kilfoyle, A., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | EMF | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| Multisensor Acoustic Tracking of Fish and Seabird Behavior Around Tidal Turbine Structures in Scotland | Williamson, B., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish |
| Hydroacoustic Assessment of Behavioral Responses by Fish Passing Near an Operating Tidal Turbine in the East River, New York | Bevelhimer, M., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Triton: Igiugig Fish Video Analysis | Matzner, S., et al. | August 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | N/A | Fish |
| Downstream migration of Atlantic salmon smolts past a low head hydropower station equippped with Archimedes screw and Francis turbines | Havn, T., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Fish |
| Observing Fish Using Underwater Camera at the Test Site before Installing Ocean Power Generation | Yoshida, T., Kitazawa, D., Mizukami, Y. | June 2017 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm | Schramm, M., Bevelhimer, M., Scherelis, C. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Fish |
| Impact assessment of marine current turbines on fish behavior using an experimental approach based on the similarity law | Zhang, J., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Onset of Barotrauma Injuries Related to Number of Pile Driving Strike Exposures in Hybrid Striped Bass | Casper, B., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Underwater operational noise level emitted by a tidal current turbine and its potential impact on marine fauna | Lossent, J., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Multi-Scale Temporal Patterns in Fish Presence in a High-Velocity Tidal Channel | Viehman, H., Zydlewski, G. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2016 Environmental Monitoring Report | ORPC Maine | April 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| A Sound Approach to Assessing the Impact of Underwater Noise on Marine Fishes and Invertebrates | Hawkins, A., Popper, A. | March 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Pentland Firth Meygen AR1500 Multi-beam Echosounder Data: SGDS Project |
Atlantis Resources |
February 2017 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Fine-Scale Foraging Movements by Fish-Eating Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Relate to the Vertical Distributions and Escape Responses of Salmonid Prey (Oncorhynchus spp.) | Wright, B., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Computational Prediction of Pressure Change in the Vicinity of Tidal Stream Turbines and the Consequences for Fish Survival Rate | Zangiabadi, E., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Fish |
| Behavioral Responses of Fish to a Current-Based Hydrokinetic Turbine Under Multiple Operational Conditions: Final Report | Grippo, M., et al. | February 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Global ecological success of Thalassoma fishes in extreme coral reef habitats | Fulton, C., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish |
| Evaluating riverine hydrokinetic turbine operations relative to the spatial ecology of wild fishes | Struthers, D., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | N/A | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish |
| Tidal Energy Fish Impact: Method Development to Determine the Impact of Open Water Tidal Energy Converters on Fish | Smit, M., et al. | December 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Hydroacoustic Analysis of the Effects of a Tidal Power Turbine on Fishes | Viehman, H. | December 2016 | Thesis | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Static Device | Fish |
| The role of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) in coastal resiliency planning: A literature review | Saleh, F., Weinstein, M. | December 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish |
| Effects of Pile Driving on the Residency and Movement of Tagged Reef Fish | Iafrate, J., et al. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish |
| Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Motion Analysis for Studying the Impacts of Underwater Noise upon Free Ranging Fish and Implications for Marine Energy Management | Roberts, L., Perez-Dominguez, R., Elliott, M. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Pentland Firth MeyGen AR1500 and HS1500 Video Camera Data |
Atlantis Resources |
November 2016 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Behavioral responses of sub-adult Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) to electromagnetic and magnetic fields under laboratory conditions | McIntyre, A., et al. | November 2016 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish, Demersal Fish |
| Estimating the Probability of Fish Encountering a Marine Hydrokinetic Device | Shen, H., et al. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Interactions of Aquatic Animals with the ORPC OCGen in Cobscook Bay, Maine: Monitoring Behavior Change and Assessing the Probability of Encounter with a Deployed MHK Device | Zydlewski, G., et al. | October 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Fish |
| Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact | Bicknell, A., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
| Assessment of Potential Impact of Electromagnetic Fields from Undersea Cable on Migratory Fish Behavior | Kavet, R., et al. | September 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, EMF | Fish |
| Effects of EMF Emissions from Undersea Electric Cables on Coral Reef Fishes | Jermain, R. | July 2016 | Thesis | N/A | EMF | Fish |
| Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring | Wiesebron, L., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Atlantic Sturgeon Spatial and Temporal Distribution in Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada, a Region of Future Tidal Energy Extraction | Stokesbury, M., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands | Costa, B., Kendall, M. | July 2016 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Informing a Tidal Turbine Strike Probability Model through Characterization of Fish Behavioral Response using Multibeam Sonar Output | Bevelhimer, M., et al. | July 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Numerical Models as Enabling Tools for Tidal-Stream Energy Extraction and Environmental Impact Assessment | Yang, Z., Wang, T. | June 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Combined Optical and Acoustic Monitoring of Fishes in the Demonstration Site of Marine Renewable Energy Development | Kitazawa, D., Mizukami, Y. | June 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Auditory Sensitivity in Aquatic Animals | Lucke, K., et al. | June 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Deep Green Holyhead Deep Project Phase I (0.5 MW) - Environmental Statement | Minesto | June 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data |
| Integrating a Multibeam and a Multifrequency Echosounder on the Flowbec Seabed Platform to Track Fish and Seabird Behavior around Tidal Turbine Structures | Williamson, B., et al. | April 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish |
| Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | Copping, A., et al. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entrapment, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Renewable Energy in situ Power Cable Observation | Love, M., et al. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, EMF | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Quantification of Massive Seasonal Aggregations of Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in Southeast Florida | Kajiura, S., Tellman, S. | March 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Fish |
| Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2015 Environmental Monitoring Report | ORPC Maine | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat |
| Brims Tidal Array Collision Risk Modelling - Atlantic Salmon | Xodus Group | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
| RITE Monitoring of Environmental Effects (RMEE) Reports (DRAFT ver. Mar 2016) RITE Project (FERC No. P-12611) | Smith, R. | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Noise | Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles |
| Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation | Simpson, S., et al. | February 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Ecological and morphological traits predict depth-generalist fishes on coral reefs | Bridge, T., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish |
| A fish-eye view of riverine hydropower systems: the current understanding of the biological response to turbine passage | Pracheil, B., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
| Management of Acoustic Metadata for Bioacoustics | Roch, M., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Spatial Ecology and Biological Responses of Wild Fishes Relative to Hydropower Development on the Winnipeg River | Struthers, D. | January 2016 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | N/A | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish |
| 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., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Collision | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Potential Impacts of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) cable on the seabed and benthic faunal assemblages | Kuhnz, L., et al. | December 2015 | Report | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment |
| Wales' Marine Evidence Report | Welsh Government | October 2015 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data |
| Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management | Williams, R., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Pentland Firth Meygen AR1500 FLOWBEC Platform Multi-beam and Echosounder Data |
Atlantis Resources |
October 2015 | Dataset | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Noise in the Sea and Its Impacts on Marine Organisms | Peng, C., Zhao, X., Liu, G. | September 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Current Ability to Assess Impacts of Electromagnetic Fields Associated with Marine and Hydrokinetic Technologies on Marine Fishes in Hawaii | Claisse, J., et al. | September 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general | EMF | Fish |
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