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Birds and Wave & Tidal Stream Energy: An Ecological Review | McCluskie, A., Langston, R., Wilkinson, N. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds |
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. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement | Marine Mammals |
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. | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl |
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., et al. | January 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Estimation of the Risks of Collision or Strike to Freshwater Aquatic Organisms Resulting from Operation of Instream Hydrokinetic Turbines | Schweizer, P., Cada, G., Bevelhimer, M. | May 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
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 | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
Assessing collision risk between underwater turbines and marine wildlife | Scottish Natural Heritage | May 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | N/A |
Collision Risk of Fish with Wave and Tidal Devices | ABP Marine Environmental Research | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Fish |
Collision Risks Between Marine Renewable Energy Devices and Mammals, Fish and Diving Birds | Wilson, B., et al. | March 2007 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Environmental Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbines on Fish: Desktop and Laboratory Flume Studies | Jacobson, P., et al. | December 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Fish |
MaRVEN - Environmental Impacts of Noise, Vibrations and Electromagnetic Emissions from Marine Renewable Energy | Thomsen, F., et al. | September 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | N/A |
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 |
Attraction To and Avoidance of Instream Hydrokinetic Turbines by Freshwater Aquatic Organisms | Cada, G., Bevelhimer, M. | May 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish |
Avian Radar Baseline Study: Final Survey Report for the Proposed Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Wave Park | Geo-Marine | April 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Attraction, Collision | Birds, Seabirds |
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 |
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 |
Feasibility of Sensor Development for Monitoring Marine Growth | Yunnie, A., Vance, T., Ramsden, R. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
Feasibility of Predictive Mapping of Marine Growth | Miller, R., Macleod, A. | August 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
The use of Acoustic Deterrents for the mitigation of injury to marine mammals during pile driving for offshore wind farm construction | Sparling, C., et al. | October 2015 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling | Herschel, A., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling - Research Summary | Herschel, A., et al. | November 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Joint Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies Position Statement: ORJIP Project 4, Stage 1 of Phase 2 | Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCB) | October 2016 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Detection of Marine Mammals and Effects Monitoring at the NSPI (OpenHydro) Turbine Site in the Minas Passage during 2010 | Tollit, D., et al. | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
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 |
Brims Tidal Array Collision Risk Modelling - Atlantic Salmon | Xodus Group | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
Estimates of Collision Risk of Harbour Porpoises and Marine Renewable Energy Devices at Sites of High Tidal-Stream Energy | Wilson, B., et al. | November 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Evaluation of Survival and Behavior of Fish Exposed to an Axial-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine | Amaral, S., Giza, D., McMahon, B. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
Biological and Existing Data Analysis to Inform Risk of Collision and Entanglement Hypotheses | Kropp, R. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Avoidance, Collision, Entrapment | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
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 | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Fish |
Marine Mammal Behavioral Response to Tidal Turbine Sound | Robertson, F., et al. | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
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 |
Short-Term Effects of the Construction of Wind Turbines on Harbour Porpoises at Horns Reef | Tougaard, J., et al. | April 2003 | Report | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Evaluating and Assessing the Relative Effectiveness of Acoustic Deterrent Devices and other Non-Lethal Measures on Marine Mammals | Coram, A., et al. | October 2014 | Report | N/A | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
Modelling the Effects of Marine Energy Extraction on Non-Cohesive Sediment Transport and Morphological Change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters | Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Chatzirodou, A. | January 2017 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Laboratory Studies on the Effects of Shear on Fish | Nietzel, D., et al. | September 2000 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Fish |
TeraWatt Position Papers: A "Toolbox" of Methods to Better Understand and Assess the Effects of Tidal and Wave Energy Arrays on the Marine Environment | Murray, R., et al. | August 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality |
Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Array Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: Monterey Bay, CA | Jones, C., Magalen, J., Roberts, J. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Implications of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sedimentary Processes within Shallow Intertidal Environments | van Proosdij, D., et al. | March 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Effects of Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Intertidal Ecosystems of the Minas Basin | van Proosdij, D., et al. | February 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, NS | Smith, P., et al. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Further Investigation of Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave Fields: A Subsequent Modeling Sensitivity Study in Monterey Bay, CA | Magalen, J., et al. | December 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
SNL-EFDC Model Application to Scotlandville Bend, Mississippi River | Barco, J., et al. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
SNL-EFDC Simulations of MHK-Related Changes to Tidal Range and Flushing | Roberts, J., James, S. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Changes in Flow | N/A |
SNL-EFDC Model Application to Cobscook Bay, ME | Roberts, J., James, S. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
Assessing the Far Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf | Sheng, J., et al. | June 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality |
Investigation of Wave Energy Converter Effects on Near‐Shore Wave Fields: Model Generation, Validation and Evaluation ‐ Kaneohe Bay, HI | Roberts, J., Chang, G., Jones, C. | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
Near Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy | Watanabe, R. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment |
Sediment Transport Study: Baseline Observations and Modeling for the Reedsport Wave Energy Site | Ozkan-Haller, H., et al. | December 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
A Scoping Study on: Research into Changes in Sediment Dynamics Linked to Marine Renewable Energy Installations | Amoudry, L., et al. | April 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Epifaunal Species and Habitats | Moore, C. | January 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Changes in Flow | Invertebrates |
The Benthic Environment of the North and West of Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles: Sources of Information and Overview | Wilding, T., Hughes, D., Black, K. | October 2005 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow | Invertebrates, Physical Environment |
The Practice of Comprehensive Silt Proof Measures in Tide Power Stations | Liu, X., Fagong, L. | September 2001 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
The Annapolis Tidal Power Project Head Pond Water Levels - Impacts and Mitigations | Rice, R. | September 1984 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin | Karsten, R., et al. | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Nearfield Habitat, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Cross Coupling between Device Level CFD and Oceanographic Models Applied to Multiple TISECs in Minas Passage | Klaptocz, V., et al. | February 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | N/A |
Wave Energy Deployments Physical Impact Guidelines | McInnes, K., et al. | February 2018 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Review of Wave Hub Technical Studies: Impacts on Inshore Surfing Beaches | Black, K. | December 2007 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism |
A Framework for Net Environmental Benefit Analysis for Remediation or Restoration of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites | Efroymson, R., Nicolette, J., Suter II, G. | January 2003 | Report | N/A | Chemicals | Nearfield Habitat |
Modeling the Physical and Biochemical Influence of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant | Grandelli, P., et al. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Chemicals | Nearfield Habitat |
Screening for Biofouling and Corrosion of Tidal Energy Device Materials: In-Situ Results for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington | Polagye, B., Thomson, J. | April 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Chemicals | Nearfield Habitat |
Strategic Environmental Assessment Area 8 - Contamination of Water and Sediments | Voisey, C., Tyrrell, D., Rowlatt, S | March 2004 | Report | N/A | Chemicals | Nearfield Habitat |
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 |
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Environmental Impacts | NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management | January 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), OTEC | Chemicals, EMF, Entrapment | Ecosystem Processes, Nearfield Habitat |
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Final Environmental Impact Statement | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | July 1981 | Report | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Chemicals, Noise, Static Device | Farfield Environment, Nearfield Habitat, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Assessment and Control of OTEC Ecological Impacts | Wilde, P., Sandusky, J., Jassby, A. | December 1978 | Report | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Chemicals, Static Device | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
Environmental Assessment for Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric Project | City of Hastings | September 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Collision | Fish, Nearfield Habitat, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Modeling the Effect of Vessel Speed on Right Whale Ship Strike Risk | Kite-Powell, H., Knowlton, A., Brown, M. | April 2007 | Report | N/A | Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
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 |
Effects of Displacement from Marine Renewable Development on Seabirds Breeding at SPAs: A Proof of Concept Model of Common Guillemots Breeding on the Isle of May | McDonald, C., et al. | May 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Displacement | Birds, Seabirds |
Analysis of the Possible Displacement of Bird and Marine Mammal Species Related to the Installation and Operation of Marine Energy Conversion Systems | Long, C. | January 2017 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Marine Mammals |
An Estimation Of Survival And Injury Of Fish Passed Through The Hydro Green Energy Hydrokinetic System, And A Characterization Of Fish Entrainment Potential At The Mississippi Lock And Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric Projects | Normandeau Associates | December 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Assessment of Strike of Adult Killer Whales by an OpenHydro Tidal Turbine Blade | Carlson, T., et al. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals |
Evaluation of Blade-Strike Models for Estimating the Biological Performance of Large Kaplan Turbines | Deng, Z., et al. | November 2005 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Evaluation of Fish-Injury Mechanisms During Exposure to a High-Velocity Jet | Guensch, G., Mueller, R., Dauble, D. | November 2002 | Report | Marine Energy general | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Evaluation of Fish Injury and Mortality Associated with Hydrokinetic Turbines | Amaral, S., et al. | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Fish Passage Through Turbines: Application of Conventional Hydropower Data to Hydrokinetic Technologies | Electric Power Research Institute | October 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Large Whale Ship Strike Database | Jensen, A., Silber, G. | January 2004 | Report | N/A | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Using Ship Speed and Mass to Describe Potential Collision Severity with Whales: An Application of the Ship Traffic, Energy and Environment Model (STEEM) | Wang, C., et al. | January 2007 | Report | N/A | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
Simulating Collisions for Hydrokinetic Turbines | Richmond, M., Romero-Gomez, P., Rakowski, C. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Comparison of Blade-Strike Modeling Results with Empirical Data | Ploskey, G., Carlson, T. | March 2004 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
A Diving Bird Collision Risk Assessment Framework for Tidal Turbines | Grant, M., Trinder, M., Harding, N. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Annex I: Movements and Diving Behaviour of Juvenile Grey Seals in Areas of High Tidal Energy | Thompson, D. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
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. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Birds, 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. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
MR7.2.3 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Field Tests of Turbine Blade-Seal Carcass Collisions | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Assessment of Collision Risk for Seals and Tidal Stream Turbines | Davies, I., Thompson, F. | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Sediment Transport Study Phase 1 | Oregon State University | December 2009 | Report | N/A | Dynamic Device | N/A |
Laboratory Experiments on the Effects of Blade Strike from Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies on Larval and Juvenile Freshwater Fishes | Schweizer, P., Cada, G., Bevelhimer, M. | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
Refining Estimates of Collision Risk for Harbour Seals and Tidal Turbines | Band, B., et al. | January 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
Marine Animal Alert System Task 2.1.5.3 - Development of Monitoring Technologies Final Report | Carlson, T., et al. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals |
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 |
Assessment of Risk to Diving Birds from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters: Phase 1 - Desktop Review of Birds in Welsh Waters and Preliminary Risk Assessment | Loughrey, J., et al. | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | Dynamic Device | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl |
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection: A review of the state-of-the-art sensors and imaging systems for detecting mammal collisions | Jha, S. | May 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals |
Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Environmental Assessment Project | Adonizio, M., Smith, R. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Fish |
Effects of EMFs from Undersea Power Cables on Elasmobranchs and other Marine Species | Normandeau Associates, et al. | May 2011 | Report | N/A | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Fish and Invertebrates - FY2012 Progress Report | Woodruff, D., et al. | May 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Marine Species: A Literature Review | Slater, M. | September 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Effects on Freshwater Organisms of Magnetic Fields Associated with Hydrokinetic Turbines | Cada, G., et al. | July 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
Electromagnetic Field Study | Slater, M., et al. | September 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | EMF | N/A |
Magnetic Intensity Study: Long Island Replacement Cables | Ocean Surveys | November 2010 | Report | N/A | EMF | N/A |