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| Title |
Author* |
Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard for Measurement and Monitoring of Underwater Noise, Part I: Physical Quantities and their Units | Ainslie, M. | September 2011 | Report | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Effects of Underwater Sounds on Escape Behavior of Steller Sea Lions | Akamatsu, T., et al. | January 1996 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Swimming behavior of roach (rutilus rutilus) and three-spined stickleback (gasterosteus aculeatus) in response to wind power noise and single-tone frequencies | Andersson, M., et al. | December 2007 | Journal Article | Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Low-Frequency Sounds Induce Acoustic Trauma in Cephalopods | André, M., et al. | November 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| 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 |
| Assessment of Underwater Noise Generated by Wave Energy Devices | Austin, M., et al. | December 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Long-range Effects of Airgun Noise on Marine Mammals: Responses as a Function of Received Sound Level and Distance | Bain, D., Williams, R. | May 2006 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Acoustic characterization of Mutriku OWC Plant | Bald, J., et al. | March 2017 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| The Costs of Chronic Noise Exposure for Terrestrial Organisms | Barber, J., Crooks, K., Fristrup, K. | March 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| Underwater Surf Noise Near Sea Coasts of Different Types | Bardyshev, V. | January 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Nearfield Habitat |
| 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 |
| Seismic Survey Mitigation Measures and Marine Mammal Observer Reports | Barkaszi, M., et al. | June 2012 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Mitigating, Monitoring and Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales | Barlow, J., Gisiner, R. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Underwater Ambient Noise at a Proposed Tidal Energy Site in Puget Sound | Bassett, C. | January 2010 | Thesis | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Nearfield Habitat |
| Underwater Noise Measurements of a 1 to 7 Scale Wave Energy Converter | Bassett, C., et al. | September 2011 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Flow-Noise and Turbulence in Two Tidal Channels | Bassett, C., et al. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| A Vessel Noise Budget for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington (USA) | Bassett, C., et al. | September 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Characteristics of Underwater Ambient Noise at a Proposed Tidal Energy Site in Puget Sound | Bassett, C., Thomson, J., Polagye, B. | September 2010 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| Sediment-Generated Noise and Bed Stress in a Tidal Channel | Bassett, C., Thomson, J., Polagye, B. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Energy Removal, Noise | N/A |
| Environmental Noise and Decision Making Possible Implications of Increases in Anthropogenic Noise for Information Processing in Marine Mammals | Bateson, M. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Wild Whales Noise and Cetaceans | BC Cetacean Sightings Network | August 2013 | Website | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Acoustic Environmental Monitoring - Wello Penguin Cooling System Noise Study | Beharie, R., Side, J. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Making the Case for the Sound Management of Marine Protected Areas | Bell, E., et al. | January 2011 | Report | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Characterizing Large River Sounds: Providing Context for Understanding the Environmental Effects of Noise Produced by Hydrokinetic Turbines | Bevelhimer, M., Deng, D., Scherelis, C. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Noise | N/A |
| Acoustic Life Cycle Assessment of Offshore Renewables - Implications from a Wave-Energy Converter Deployment in Falmouth Bay, UK | Blondel, P., Walsh, J. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Comparison of Underwater Background Noise during Spring and Neap Tide in a High Tidal Current Site: Ramsey Sound | Broudic, M., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Ocean Science Magazine | Brown, W., et al. | September 2019 | Magazine Article | N/A | Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| A Tool to Predict the Impact of Anthropogenic Noise on Fish | Bruintjes, R., et al. | May 2014 | Presentation | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Context-Dependent Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Individual and Social Behaviour in a Cooperatively Breeding Fish | Bruintjes, R., Radford, A. | June 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Case Study: The Royal Norwegian Navy Underwater Acoustic Noise Measurement of Vessels | Brüel & Kjær | January 2009 | Report | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Sound Speed and Void Fraction Profiles in the Sea Surface Bubble Layer | Buckingham, M. | July 1997 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Acoustic impact of a wave energy converter in Mediterranean shallow waters | Buscaino, G., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Fish |
| Marine Mammal Monitoring Plan: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Seismic Safety Project | Caltrans | February 2004 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Compliance Monitoring Of Underwater Blasting For Rock Removal At Warrior Point, Columbia River Channel Improvement Project | Carlson, T., et al. | May 2011 | Report | N/A | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, 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 |
| Onset of Barotrauma Injuries Related to Number of Pile Driving Strike Exposures in Hybrid Striped Bass | Casper, B., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Effects of exposure to pile driving sounds on fish inner ear tissues | Casper, B., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Noise pollution limits metal bioaccumulation and growth rate in a filter feeder, the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas | Charifi, M., et al. | April 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Invertebrates |
| Long-Term, Global-Scale Statistics of Sound Propagation | Cheinet, S. | March 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Farfield Environment |
| Acoustic Masking In Marine Ecosystems: Intuitions, Analysis, And Implication | Clark, C., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Effects Of Ambient And Boat Noise On Hearing And Communication In Three Fish Species Living In A Marine Protected Area (Miramare, Italy) | Codarin, A., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| 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 |
| Annex IV - Investigating Environmental Effects of Wave and Tidal Devices Through International Cooperation | Copping, A., et al. | April 2014 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Pile-driving Noise on Marine Species | Corbett, W. | February 2019 | Thesis | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Assessing the exposure of animals to acoustic disturbance: Towards an understanding of the population consequences of disturbance | Costa, D., et al. | December 2016 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Acoustic characterization of sensors used for marine environmental monitoring | Cotter, E., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Understanding the Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales | Cox, T., et al. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| Quieting Technologies for Reducing Noise During Seismic Surveying and Pile Driving Workshop | CSA Ocean Sciences | March 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
| Gray Whales, Eschrichtius robustus, Avoid the Underwater Sounds of Killer Whales, Orcinus orca | Cummings, W., Thompson, P. | March 1971 | Journal Article | N/A | 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 |
| Measuring sound detection spaces for acoustic animal sampling and monitoring | Darras, K., et al. | September 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Airborne and Underwater Noise Assessment at the Pico OWC Wave Power Plant | de Moura, A., et al. | October 2010 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Anthropogenic noise causes body malformations and delays development in marine larvae | de Soto, N., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in European Seas | Dekeling, R., et al. | May 2013 | Report | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| 200 kHz Commercial Sonar Systems Generate Lower Frequency Side Lobes Audible to Some Marine Mammals | Deng, Z., et al. | April 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Noise Measurements Of A Prototype Tidal Energy Turbine | Deveau, D., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| Exposure to Seismic Survey Alters Blue Whale Acoustic Communication | Di Iorio, L., Clark, C. | February 2010 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| Marine renewable energy and cetaceans | Dolman, S., Simmonds, M., Green, M. | January 2007 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| Expert Elicitation Methods in Quantifying the Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments | Donovan, C., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| A Simulation Approach to Assessing Environmental Risk of Sound Exposure to Marine Mammals | Donovan, C., et al. | February 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| How Wrong Can You Be? Can a Simple Spreading Formula Be Used to Predict Worst-Case Underwater Sound Levels? | Duncan, A., Parsons, M. | November 2011 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Noise Correction of Turbulent Spectra Obtained from Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters | Durgesh, V., et al. | June 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| A review of crustacean sensitivity to high amplitude underwater noise: Data needs for effective risk assessment in relation to UK commercial species | Edmonds, N., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| A New Context-Based Approach to Assess Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Anthropogenic Sounds | Ellison, W., et al. | February 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | 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 |
| Effects of Seismic Shooting on Catch and Catch-Availability of Cod and Haddock | Engas, A., et al. | August 1993 | Report | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Underwater Noise of Whale Watching Boats and Potential Effects on Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), Based on an Acoustic Impact Model | Erbe, C. | April 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | 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 |
| 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 |
| Communication Masking in Marine Mammals: A Review and Research Strategy | Erbe, C., et al. | February 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes | Fakan, E., McCormick, M. | April 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Underwater Noise Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment | Farcas, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Field Calibration a Tool for Acoustic Noise Prediction: The CALCOM'10 Data Set | Felisberto, P., Jesus, S., Martins, N. | November 2010 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Underwater Assessment of Anthropogenic Noise Sources Using a Field Recording Method | Fernandez, A. | February 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| School is out on noisy reefs: the effect of boat noise on predator learning and survival of juvenile coral reef fishes | Ferrari, M., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Auditory Effects of Underwater Noise in Odontocetes | Finneran, J. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Marine Mammals: A Review of Temporary Threshold Shift Studies from 1996 to 2015 | Finneran, J. | September 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Low-frequency acoustic pressure, velocity, and intensity thresholds in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) | Finneran, J., Carder, D., Ridgway, S. | January 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Temporary Shift in Masked Hearing Thresholds in Odontocetes After Exposure to Single Underwater Impulses from a Seismic Watergun | Finneran, J., et al. | March 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Auditory and Behavioral Responses of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) to Single Underwater Impulses from an Arc-Gap Transducer | Finneran, J., et al. | August 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Whale-call response to masking boat noise | Foote, A., Osborne, R., Hoelzel, R. | April 2004 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| Underwater Sound Levels at a Wave Energy Device Testing Facility in Falmouth Bay, UK | Garrett, J., Witt, M., Johanning, L. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Predicting Anthropogenic Noise Contributions to US Waters | Gedamke, J., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | 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 |
| Potential Interactions between Diadromous Fishes of U.K. Conservation Importance and the Electromagnetic Fields and Subsea Noise from Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Gill, A., Bartlett, M., Thomsen, F. | July 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | EMF, Noise | Fish |
| Underwater sound on wave & tidal test sites: improving knowledge of acoustic impact of Marine Energy Convertors | Giry, C., Bald, J., Uriarte, A. | June 2018 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| MR8.1 Tests of Acoustic Signals for Aversive Sound Mitigation with Harbour Seals | Gordon, J., et al. | July 2015 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| 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 |
| A Review Of The Records Of Giant Squid In The North-Eastern Atlantic And Severe Injuries In Architeuthis Dux Stranded After Acoustic Explorations | Guerra, A., González, A., Rocha, F. | September 2004 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Estimates of Water Turbine Noise Levels | Guerra, J. | May 2011 | Thesis | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
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