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| Title |
Author* |
Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Wave and Tidal Energy in the UK: State of the Industry Report | Adams, J., Valpy, B., Krohn, D. | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Environmental Assessment Project | Adonizio, M., Smith, R. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Fish |
| Review and Analysis of Ocean Energy Systems Development and Supporting Policies | AEA Energy & Environment | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), OTEC, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Environmental Assessment Registration Document - Fundy Tidal Energy Demonstration Project Volume I: Environmental Assessment | AECOM | June 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) Environmental Assessment Addendum to the Report: Environmental Assessment Registration Document - Fundy Tidal Energy Demonstration Project, Volumes 1 and 2 | AECOM | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Navigation Risk Assessment Update: Fall of Warness | Anatec | November 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Navigation |
| Wave and Tidal Enabling Actions Report: Consolidation of Wave and Tidal EIA / HRA Issues and Research Priorities | Aquatera | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Environmental Monitoring Report - 2011 Installation of Monopile at Voith Hydro Test Berth, Fall of Warness, Orkney | Aquatera | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| A Review of the Potential Impacts of Wave and Tidal Energy Development on Scotland's Marine Environment | Aquatera | June 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Marine Energy: More than Just a Drop in the Ocean? | Armstrong, J., Consultancy, F. | January 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Temporal Patterns in Minas Basin Intertidal Weir Fish Catches and Presence of Harbour Porpoise during April - August 2013 | Baker, M., Reed, M., Redden, A. | July 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| 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 |
| Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study | Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. | March 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Tidal Technologies: Key Issues Across Planning and Development for Environmental Regulators | Bell, M., Side, J. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Black Rock Tidal Power Grand Passage MRE Permit | Black Rock Tidal Power | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Hydrokinetic Energy Projects and Recreation: A Guide to Assessing Impacts | Bowers, R., et al. | December 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Recreation |
| The Marine Renewable Energy Sector Early-Stage Supply Chain | Canmet ENERGY | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Cape Sharp Tidal Environmental Effects Monitoring Program 2018 | Cape Sharp Tidal | July 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The State of Knowledge for Environmental Effects: Driving Consenting/Permitting for the Marine Renewable Energy Industry | Copping, A. | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions |
| Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Development around the World: Annex IV Final Report | Copping, A., et al. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | Copping, A., et al. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Hydrodynamic Impacts of Power Generation by Tidal Lagoons in the Bay of Fundy | Cornett, A., Cousineau, J. | December 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Strategic Tidal Stream Assessment for Alderney | Craig, J. | January 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Strangford Lough Marine Current Turbine: Environmental Statement | Davison, A., Mallows, T. | June 2005 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study: Conclusions and Summary Report | Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) | October 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Instream Tidal Power in North America: Environmental and Permitting Issues | Devine Tarbell & Associates | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions |
| Guidance for Communities on the Development of Wave and Tidal Projects | Edwards, C., et al. | September 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal and Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
| D2.7 Tidal Measurement Best Practice Manual | Elsaesser, B., et al. | November 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Equitable Testing and Evaluation of Marine Energy Extraction Devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impact | EquiMar | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment |
| EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site: Environmental Appraisal | European Marine Energy Centre | August 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Consenting Guidance for Developers at the EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site | European Marine Energy Centre | January 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| EMEC Scale Site Consenting Process: Guidance for Developers | European Marine Energy Centre | August 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Guidance for Developers at EMEC Grid-Connected Sites: Supporting Environmental Documentation | European Marine Energy Centre | August 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Shapinsay Sound Scale Site: Environmental Description | European Marine Energy Centre | April 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Regulatory Workshop on Underwater Acoustics: Final Report to NERC | European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) | February 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Determining the Water Column Usage by Seals in the Brims Lease Site | Evers, C., et al. | November 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Scottish Marine Renewables Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report | Faber Maunsell, Metoc PLC | March 2007 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Environment Description for the EMEC Tidal Test Site Fall of Warness, Orkney | Finn, M. | December 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Appropriateness of Existing Monitoring Studies for the Fundy Tidal Energy Project and Considerations for Monitoring Commercial Scale Scenarios | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | June 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Farfield Environment, Fish |
| Assessment of Tidal and Wave Energy Conversion Technologies in Canada | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | November 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Potential Impacts of, and Mitigation Strategies for, Small-Scale Tidal Generation Projects on Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Bay of Fundy | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | December 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| A 1:8.7 Scale Water Tunnel Verification & Validation of an Axial Flow Water Turbine | Fontaine, A., et al. | August 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| FORCE Environmental Effects Monitoring Report September 2009 to January 2011 | FORCE | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 | FORCE | January 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Environmental Effects Monitoring Report 2011-2013 | FORCE | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| EMEC Tidal Test Facility Fall of Warness Eday, Orkney: Environmental Statement | Foubister, L. | June 2005 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Wave & Tidal Consenting Position Paper Series: Impacts on Fish and Shellfish Ecology | Freeman, S., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Value Proposition for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and Canada | Gardner, M., et al. | April 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| D2.16 Tidal Test Parameter Overview | Germain, G. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Literature Review on the Potential Effects of Electromagnetic Fields and Subsea Noise from Marine Renewable Energy Developments on Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout and European Eel | Gill, A., Bartlett, M. | January 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | EMF, Noise | Fish |
| Depth use and movements of homing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Scottish coastal waters in relation to marine renewable energy development | Godfrey, J., et al. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish |
| Update on the Marine Environmental Consequences of Tidal Power Development in the Upper Reaches of the Bay of Fundy | Gordon, D., Dadswell, M. | June 1984 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Farfield Environment, Nearfield Habitat |
| Assessment of Risk to Marine Mammals from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters: Phase 2 - Studies of Marine Mammals in Welsh High Tidal Waters | Gordon, J., et al. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| D2.18 Tidal Data Analysis Best Practice | Grant, A., McCombes, T., Johnstone, C. | October 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
| Behavioral Responses of Fish to a Current-Based Hydrokinetic Turbine Under Multiple Operational Conditions: Final Report | Grippo, M., et al. | February 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Guernsey Regional Environmental Assessment of Marine Energy | Guernsey Renewable Energy Team | July 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Methodology for Estimating Tidal Current Energy Resources and Power Production by Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC) Devices | Hagerman, G., Polagye, B. | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Effects Of Tidal Turbine Noise On Fish Hearing And Tissues | Halvorsen, M., Carlson, T., Copping, A. | September 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Fish |
| Shapinsay Sound Tidal Test Site: Acoustic Characterisation | Harland, E. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Additional Acoustic Characterisation | Harland, E. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| The Role of Tidal Lagoons | Hendry, C. | December 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Scoping Study on Socio-Economic Impacts of Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia: A Research Synthesis & Priorities for Future Action | Howell, A., Drake, C. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| First Interim Report of the Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy (WGMRE) | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | April 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Ecosystem |
| ICES SGWTE Report 2012: Report of the Study Group on Environmental Impacts of Wave and Tidal Energy | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | May 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| ICES SGWTE Report 2013: Report of the Study Group on Environmental Impacts of Wave and Tidal Energy | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | March 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Tidal Energy Community Engagement Handbook | Isaacman, L., Colton, J. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| A Framework for Environmental Risk Assessment and Decision-Making for Tidal Energy Development in Canada | Isaacman, L., Daborn, G., Redden, A. | August 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy |
| Current State of Knowledge on the Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Technology in Canada | Isaacman, L., Lee, K. | November 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| ORECCA European Offshore Renewable Energy Roadmap | Jeffrey, H., Sedgwick, J. | September 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| 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 |
| Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin | Karsten, R., et al. | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Physical Environment, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework for Wales: Stage 1 Report Final | Kazer, S., Golding, T. | November 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| SeaGen Environmental Monitoring Programme: Final Report | Keenan, G., et al. | January 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Wave & Tidal Consenting Position Paper Series: Ornithological Impacts | Kirby, A., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Birds |
| 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 |
| West Coast Environmental Protocols Framework: Baseline and Monitoring Studies | Klure, J., et al. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| South Korea's Plans for Tidal Power: When a "Green" Solution Creates More Problems | Ko, Y., Schubert, D. | November 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Deployment Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies - Framework for Identifying Key Environmental Concerns in Marine Renewable Energy Projects | Kramer, S., et al. | June 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Megavertebrates and Fishery Resources in the Nantucket Sound - Muskeget Channel Area | Leeney, R., et al. | September 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Monitoring getijdenturbines Oosterscheldekering Jaarrapportage 2018 | Leopold, M., Scholl, M. | March 2019 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Population Sizes of Seabirds breeding in Scottish Special Protection Areas | Lewis, M., et al. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Decommissioning Programme | Low, D. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| NERC Knowledge Exchange: An Autonomous Device to Track Porpoise Movements in Tidal Rapids | Macaulay, J., et al. | November 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Funding and Financial Supports for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia | MacDougall, S. | September 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Community and Business Toolkit for Tidal Energy Development | MacDougall, S., Colton, J. | March 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
| 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 |
| Population Trends of Breeding Seabird Colonies in Scottish SPAs | Malcolm, F., Lye, G., Lewis, M. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| 2018 State of the Sector Report: Marine Renewable Energy in Canada | Marine Renewables Canada | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
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