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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | Leunissen, E., Rayment, W., Dawson, S. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices | Pine, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Baseline Presence of and Effects of Tidal Turbine Installation and Operations on Harbour Porpoise in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy, Canada | Tollit, D., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals | Erbe, C., Dunlop, R., Dolman, S. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Marine Mammal Behavioral Response to Tidal Turbine Sound | Robertson, F., et al. | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Harbour Seals Avoid Tidal Turbine Noise: Implications for Collision Risk | Hastie, G., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 | FORCE | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Operational Noise from Tidal Turbine Arrays and the Assessment of Collision Risk with Marine Mammals | Marmo, B. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Noise | Marine Mammals |
| 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 |
| Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction | Graham, I., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Environmental Monitoring of the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Project | Barillier, A., Carlier, A. | February 2016 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise, Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Understanding the Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance for Marine Mammals | Harwood, J., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Fulfilling EU Laws to Ensure Marine Mammal Protection During Marine Renewable Construction Operations in Scotland | Dolman, S., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Discussion of the Effects of the Underwater Noise Radiated by a Wave Energy Device - Portugal | Cruz, E., Simas, T., Kasanen, E. | September 2015 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Underwater Noise from a Wave Energy Converter Is Unlikely to Affect Marine Mammals | Tougaard, J. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Social structure and abundance of coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel | Louis, M., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Underwater Sound Field from Impact Pile Driving and Its Potential Effects on Marine Life | Dahl, P., de Jong, C., Popper, A. | April 2015 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Use of Static Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) for monitoring cetaceans at Marine Renewable Energy Installations (MREIs) for Marine Scotland | Embling, C., et al. | October 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| An International Assessment of the Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Development | Copping, A., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| D4.17 Report on environmental monitoring protocols | Magagna, D., et al. | May 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| An Overview of a Simulation Approach to Assessing Environmental Risk of Sound Exposure to Marine Mammals | Donovan, C., et al. | May 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Tidal Energy, Underwater Noise and Marine Mammals | Carter, C., Wilson, B., Burrows, M. | May 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme | Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. | February 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Environmental Effects Monitoring Report 2011-2013 | FORCE | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Underwater Active Acoustic Monitoring Network For Marine And Hydrokinetic Energy Projects | Stein, P., Edson, P. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Fairhead Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document | McGrath, C. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises | Thompson, P., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Use of Acoustic Devices to Warn Marine Mammals of Tidal-Stream Energy Devices | Wilson, B., Carter, C. | September 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Tracking Marine Mammals Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices Using Active Sonar | Hastie, G. | July 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Collision, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Testing the Effectiveness of an Acoustic Deterrent for Grey Whales Along the Oregon Coast | Lagerquist, B., Windsor, M., Mate, B. | December 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Entrapment, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Final Report on the Acoustic, Marine Mammal and Bird Monitoring Studies During Phase 1 Pile Driving Activities | ORPC Maine | June 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Study of the Acoustic Effects of Hydrokinetic Tidal Turbine in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound | Collar, C., et al. | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Detection of Tidal Turbine Noise: A Pre-Installation Case Study for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound | Polagye, B., et al. | February 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1: Environmental Statement | MeyGen | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Pathways of Effects for Offshore Renewable Energy in Canada | Isaacman, L., Daborn, G. | December 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions |
| Environmental Scoping Report Westray South Tidal Array | SSE Renewables | October 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise, Static Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
| Making Marine Renewable Energy Mainstream | Murray, M. | April 2011 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Is There a Conflict Between Cetacean Conservation and Marine Renewable-Energy Developments? | Brown, V., Simmonds, M. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Marine Soundscape and the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Mammals | Erbe, C. | September 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement | November 2009 | Workshop Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Listening In | Riddoch, L. | August 2009 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Addressing the Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Marine Life: An Integrated Research Plan for US Federal Agencies | Southall, B., et al. | January 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Overview Of The Impacts Of Anthropogenic Underwater Sound In The Marine Environment | Götz, T., et al. | January 2009 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | Noise | Fish, Benthic Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Measurement and Assessment of Background Underwater Noise and its Comparison with Noise from Pin Pile Drilling Operations During Installation of the SeaGen Tidal Turbine Device, Strangford Lough | Nedwell, J., Brooker, A. | September 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals | Boyd, I., et al. | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Ocean Noise: Turn it down - A report on ocean noise pollution | McKenna, C., International Fund for Animal Welfare | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Lethal and Physical Injury of Marine Mammals and Requirements for Passive Acoustic Monitoring | Parvin, S., Nedwell, J., Harland, E. | February 2007 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Marine renewable energy and cetaceans | Dolman, S., Simmonds, M., Green, M. | January 2007 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Summary Report on Environmental Monitoring Related to the Pearson College - ENCANA - Clean Current Tidal Power Demonstration Project at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve | Thuringer, P., Reidy, R. | December 2006 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat |
