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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal: Y1 Environmental Monitoring Report | Smith, K.; Simpson, N. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
No evidence of long-term displacement of key wildlife species from wave and tidal energy testing | Long, C. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | Copping, A.; Hemery, L. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data | |
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 | |
Environmental Effects of Sediment Transport Alteration and Impacts on Protected Species: Edgartown Tidal Energy Project | Barrett, S.; Hughes, P.; Samimy, R. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Triton: Environmental Monitoring Technology Development, Collision Risk Data Collection | Packer, A.; Acker, T.; Staines, G. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Imaging sonar review for marine environmental monitoring around tidal turbines | Joslin, J. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project Near-Turbine Monitoring and Mitigation Plan | Snohomish County PUD | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance | Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises | Fernandez-Betelu, O.; Graham, I.; Thompson, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
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 | |
Detection of Habitat Shifts of Cetacean Species: A Comparison Between 2010 and 2017 Habitat Suitability Conditions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean | Chavez-Rosales, S.; Josephson, E.; Palka, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Marine Animal Alert System Task 2.1.5.3 - Development of Monitoring Technologies Final Report | Carlson, T.; Deng, Z.; Myers, J.; et al. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Estimates of Collision Risk of Harbour Porpoises and Marine Renewable Energy Devices at Sites of High Tidal-Stream Energy | Wilson, B.; Benjamins, S.; Elliot, J.; et al. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision, Avoidance | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
A Coordinated Action Plan for Addressing Collision Risk for Marine Mammals and Tidal Turbines | Hutchison, I.; Copping, A. | Workshop Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Data Based Estimates of Collision Risk: An Example Based on Harbour Seal Tracking Data around a Proposed Tidal Turbine Array in the Pentland Firth | Thompson, D.; Onoufriou, J.; Brownlow, A.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds | |
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.; et al. | Journal Article | Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision | Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds | |
Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises | Thompson, P.; Brookes, K.; Graham, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
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 | |
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 | |
Advancing a Key Consenting Risk for Tidal Energy: The Risk of Marine Mammal Collision for In-Stream Tidal Energy Devices | Booth, C.; Sparling, C.; Wood, J.; et al. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Understanding the Risk to Marine Mammals from Collision with a Tidal Turbine | Copping, A.; Jepsen, R.; Grear, M.; et al. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Marine Mammals and Tidal Turbines: Understanding True Collision Risk | Sparling, C.; Lonergan, M.; Mackey, B.; et al. | Presentation | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals | |
Whale To Turbine Impact Using The GPU Based SPH-LSM Method | Longshaw, S.; Stansby, P.; Rogers, B. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
The use of Acoustic Deterrents for the mitigation of injury to marine mammals during pile driving for offshore wind farm construction | Sparling, C.; Sams, C.; Stephenson, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Marine Mammals | |
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling | Herschel, A.; Stephenson, S.; Sparling, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise, Attraction | Marine Mammals | |
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling - Research Summary | Herschel, A.; Stephenson, S.; Sparling, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise, Attraction | Marine Mammals | |
Joint Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies Position Statement: ORJIP Project 4, Stage 1 of Phase 2 | Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCB) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Noise, Attraction | Marine Mammals | |
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection Requirements Report | Jha, S. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision | 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 |
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