Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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| Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types |
Stressors |
Receptors |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entrapment, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices | Mendoza, E., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) Ignore Ships but Respond to Alerting Stimuli | Nowacek, D., Johnson, M., Tyack, P. | February 2004 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Collision, Noise | 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 |
| 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 |
| Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems: A Coast Salish First Nations and Tribal Perspective | Gaydos, J., Thixton, S., Donatuto, J. | December 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Chemicals, Collision, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data |
| 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 |
| Criteria and Case Definitions for Serious Injury and Death of Pinnipeds and Cetaceans Caused by Anthropogenic Trauma | Moore, M., et al. | April 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Dynamic Device, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| 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 |
| RITE Monitoring of Environmental Effects (RMEE) Reports (DRAFT ver. Mar 2016) RITE Project (FERC No. P-12611) | Smith, R. | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device, Noise | Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles |
