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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Marine Renewable Energy: An Introduction to Environmental Effects | OES-Environmental | Summary | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Wave energy: history, implementations, environmental impacts, and economics | Li, H.; Sun, X.; Zhou, H. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wave | Chemicals, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | |
ORJIP Ocean Energy Information Note: Collision Risk | Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) | Report | Marine Energy | Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
ORJIP Ocean Energy Information Note: Environmental Monitoring Technologies and Techniques for Detecting Interactions with Marine Animals | Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) | Report | Marine Energy | Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Providing a detailed estimate of mortality using a simulation-based collision risk model | Horne, N.; Culloch, R.; Schmitt, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds | |
Environmental Information for Siting and Operation of Floating Tidal Turbines in U.S. Waters | Copping, A.; Garavelli, L.; Overhus, D.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Environmental impacts on marine energy systems: collision risks for marine animals and priority species for monitoring in Brazil | Silva, C.; Dagola, P.; Moreira, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Collision | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Clean Energy from the Ocean: Measuring the Environmental Footprint of Devices | Rose, D.; Gunn, C.; Hemery, L. | Magazine Article | Marine Energy | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Echofilter: A Deep Learning Segmentation Model Improves the Automation, Standardization, and Timeliness for Post-Processing Echosounder Data in Tidal Energy Streams | Lowe, S.; McGarry, L.; Douglas, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Displacement | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Annual Report to Scottish Government | Palmer, L.; Gillespie, D.; Macaulay, J.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds | |
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Report to Scottish Government | Hastie, G.; Evers, C.; Gillespie, D.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds | |
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
Application of a multibeam echosounder to document changes in animal movement and behaviour around a tidal turbine structure | Williamson, B.; Blondel, P.; Williamson, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Building Capacity for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy: Atlas of Potential Synergistic and Conflicting Environmental, Ecological, and Human Use Considerations | Dubbs, L.; Voss, C.; Von Korff, B.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave | Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions | |
Initial Environmental Report for the ELEMENT Project | Gaborieau, H.; Thiébaut, M.; Quillienn, N.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
Ocean energy and the environment: Research and strategic actions | ETIP Ocean | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Wave and Tidal Stream Critical Evidence Needs | Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | |
Potential Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development—The State of the Science | Copping, A.; Hemery, L.; Overhus, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data | |
Collision risk modelling for tidal energy devices: A flexible simulation-based approach | Horne, N.; Culloch, R.; Schmitt, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds | |
Power Take-Off System for a Subsea Tidal Kite D6.2 - Environmental Impact Report | Kregting, L.; Schmitt, P.; Lieber, L.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Ocean Current | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Risk Retirement for Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy | Copping, A.; Freeman, M.; Overhus, D. | Report | Marine Energy | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Seabirds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Collision Risk for Animals around Turbines | Sparling, C.; Seitz, A.; Masden, E.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Effects of the Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier and tidal energy turbines on harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) movements | Kastelein, R.; Jennings, N. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Displacement | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds | |
Monitoring getijdenturbines Oosterscheldekering (Oosterscheldekering Tidal Turbines Monitoring Annual Report 2018) | Leopold, M.; Scholl, M. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow, Collision | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds | |
Assessment of Risk to Marine Mammals from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters: Phase 1 - Desktop Review of Marine Mammals and Risks from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters | Wilson, B.; Gordon, J. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement | Marine Mammals | |
Testing the Effectiveness of an Acoustic Deterrent for Grey Whales Along the Oregon Coast | Lagerquist, B.; Windsor, M.; Mate, B. | Report | Marine Energy | Collision, Entanglement | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection: A review of the state-of-the-art sensors and imaging systems for detecting mammal collisions | Jha, S. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Imaging sonar review for marine environmental monitoring around tidal turbines | Joslin, J. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection Requirements Report | Jha, S. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Harbour porpoises exhibit localized evasion of a tidal turbine | Gillespie, D.; Palmer, L.; Macaulay, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
A Review on Environmental and Social Impacts of Thermal Gradient and Tidal Currents Energy Conversion and Application to the Case of Chiapas, Mexico | Rivera, G.; Felix, A.; Mendoza, E. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions | |
Triton: Environmental Monitoring Technology Development, Collision Risk Data Collection | Packer, A.; Acker, T.; Staines, G. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future | Soukissian, T.; O’Hagan, A-M.; Azzellino, A.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, EMF, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | |
A Probabilistic Methodology for Determining Collision Risk of Marine Animals with Tidal Energy Turbines | Copping, A.; Hasselman, D.; Bangley, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Automated Detection and Tracking of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines Using Multibeam Sonar | Gillespie, D.; Hastie, G.; Montabaranom, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) presence is reduced during tidal turbine operation | Palmer, L.; Gillespie, D.; Macaulay, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Marine Megavertebrates and Fishery Resources in the Nantucket Sound – Muskeget Channel Area: Assessing Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy Installations on Marine Megavertebrates - Recommendations for the Proposed Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project | Leeney, R.; Nichols, O.; Sette, L.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Sea Turtles | |
Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) in the Tropics: An Overview of MRE Potential in Oaxaca, Mexico | Oman, J. | Report | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data | |
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Subsea video monitoring | Smith, K. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Characterization of Marine Mammal Biomechanics to Evaluate Tidal Turbine Collision Impact | Grear, M. | Thesis | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Applying a simple model for estimating the likelihood of collision of marine mammals with tidal turbines | Copping, A.; Grear, M. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Risk of whale encounters with offshore renewable energy mooring lines and electrical cables | Copping, A.; Grear, M.; Sanders, G. | Presentation | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Entanglement | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Biological and Existing Data Analysis to Inform Risk of Collision and Entanglement Hypotheses | Kropp, R. | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Avoidance, Collision, Entanglement | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Tracking Marine Mammals Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices Using Active Sonar | Hastie, G. | Report | Marine Energy | Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds | |
Potential Effects of the Interaction Between Marine Mammals and Tidal Turbines - An Engineering and Biomechanical Analysis | Carlson, T.; Jepsen, R.; Copping, A. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
D4.17 Report on environmental monitoring protocols | Magagna, D.; Lauri, C.; Butler, M.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
MR7.2.3 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Field Tests of Turbine Blade-Seal Carcass Collisions | Thompson, D.; Brownlow, A.; Onoufriou, J.; et al. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision | Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals | |
MR7.2.2 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Examination of Models for Estimating the Risk of Collisions Between Seals and Tidal Turbines | Lonergan, M.; Thompson, D. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision | Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals | |
MR7.2.1 Collision Risk: A Brief Review of Available Information on Behaviour of Mammals and Birds in High Tidal Energy Areas | Onoufriou, J.; Thompson, D. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision | Marine Mammals, Birds | |
Annex I: Movements and Diving Behaviour of Juvenile Grey Seals in Areas of High Tidal Energy | Thompson, D. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
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