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Shetland Tidal Array Project Environmental Monitoring Plan (PEMP) | Smith, K. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, 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 | |
Developing Parametric Source Functions for Wave Energy Converters | Polagye, B.; Bassett, C.; Abadi, S.; et al. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Wave | Noise | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds | |
Vulnerability of pelagic seabirds to the introduction of offshore renewable energy infrastructure off the Irish coast | Murphy, E.; Jessopp, M. | Research Study | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds | |
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 | |
Tidal GES - A transition to affordable and clean energy that can achieve ‘Good Environmental Status’ in coastal and marine waters | Power, A. ; Lambert, E. ; Hynes, S.; et al. | Research Study | Tidal | Collision, Displacement, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
SafeWAVE Deliverable 4.4 Use cases and profiles | Leitão, J.; Cardoso, S.; Santos, H. | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Noise | Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
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 | |
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 | |
European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Source (EU-SCORES) | Francisco Correia da Fonseca | Research Study | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | |
X-shaped Radical Offshore Wind Turbine for Overall Cost of Energy Reduction (X-ROTOR) | Jessopp, M.; Clairbaux, M. | Research Study | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | |
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 | |
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, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data | |
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 5: Risk to Animals from Electromagnetic Fields Emitted by Electric Cables and Marine Renewable Energy Devices | Gill, A.; Desender, M. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | EMF | Fish, Invertebrates | |
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 | |
Final License Application for the PacWave South Project | Oregon State University | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Navigation | |
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Wave energy technologies (SEAWave) | European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC); Fox, J. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub | Greaves, D. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | |
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 | |
MegaRoller | Apolonia, M.; Simas, T. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 | Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2014 | Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, 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 | |
Environmental Effects Monitoring Report 2011-2013 | Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2013 | Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
MaRVEN Research Study - Noise, Vibrations and Electromagnetic Emissions | Thomsen, F. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | EMF, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
Fairhead Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document | McGrath, C. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Modelling Foraging Strategies in High Energy Environments (FORSITE) | Chimienti, M.; Bartoń, K.; Scott, B.; et al. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Will Ocean Energy Harm Marine Ecosystems? | Hammar, L. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Geophysical Surveys of the Wave Energy Test Site at MCBH, Kāneohe: Diver Surveys Site 2 | Sea Engineering Inc | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
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 | |
Final Report on the Acoustic, Marine Mammal and Bird Monitoring Studies During Phase 1 Pile Driving Activities | ORPC Maine | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Noise | Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Birds | |
Pilot Marine Spatial Plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters | Turnbull, S. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Study of the Acoustic Effects of Hydrokinetic Tidal Turbine in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound | Collar, C.; Spahr, J.; Polagye, B.; et al. | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Noise | Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish | |
Large Scale Interactive Coupled 3D Modelled for Wave and Tidal Energy Resource and Environmental Impact (TeraWatt) | Heath, M.; Harris, R.; McKee, D.; et al. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Collision, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Subtidal Benthic Video and Benthic Infauna Survey and Intertidal Cable Crossing Survey | MER Assessment Corporation | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Invertebrates | |
Quantifying Benefits and Impacts of Fishing Exclusion Zones on Bio-Resources around Marine Renewable Energy Installations (QBEX) | Blondel, P.; Bryden, I.; Conley, D.; et al. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave | Collision, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Danish Wave Energy Center | Margheritini, L.; Azzellino, A. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise | Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Birds and Wave & Tidal Stream Energy: An Ecological Review | McCluskie, A.; Langston, R.; Wilkinson, N. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds | |
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1: Environmental Statement | MeyGen | Report | Tidal, Marine Energy | Noise | Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fish, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds | |
Environmental Scoping Report Westray South Tidal Array | SSE Renewables | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions | |
Marine Ecological Assessment of Proposed Wave Energy Project Area Offshore Marine Corps Base Hawaii | Smith, S. | Report | Marine Energy, Wave | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Understanding Benthic Productivity on Artificial Structures: Maximising the Benefit of Marine Renewable Energy Devices | Porter, J.; Rouse, S.; Wilding, T. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Collision, Habitat Change | Invertebrates | |
Assessment of Risk to Diving Birds from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters: Phase 2 - Field Methodologies and Site Assessments | Robinson, C.; Cook, G. | Report | Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Waterfowl, Shorebirds, Seabirds, Birds | |
Appropriate Assessment Screening for AMETS, Co. Mayo | Scally, L. | Research Study | Wave, Marine Energy | Habitat Change, Collision | Birds | |
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 | |
The Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment (FAME) | de Liedekerke, V.; Owen, E.; Crawford, R.; et al. | Research Study | Wave, Marine Energy | Habitat Change, Collision | Seabirds, Birds | |
Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment (MaREE) | Adams, T.; Bainbridge, J.; Benjamins, S.; et al. | Research Study | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals | |
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 | |
Colonization of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis) on Offshore Wave Power Installations | Langhamer, O. | Report | Wave, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
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