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Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
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| Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor Trident Support Facilities Explosive Handling Wharf (EHW-2) Project: Acoustic Monitoring Report | Navy Strategic Systems Programs | May 2013 | Report | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Noise characterization of a subsea tidal kite | Schmitt, P., et al. | November 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | 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 |
| Noise Generated from an Array of Current Energy Converters | Halfa, E., et al. | April 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| Noise in the Sea and Its Impacts on Marine Organisms | Peng, C., Zhao, X., Liu, G. | September 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Noise Measurements Of A Prototype Tidal Energy Turbine | Deveau, D., et al. | January 2011 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| Noise mitigation during pile-driving efficiently reduces disturbance of marine mammals | Nehls, G., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Noise Negatively Affects Foraging and Antipredator Behaviour in Shore Crabs | Wale, M., Simpson, S., Radford, A. | July 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Obtaining Baseline Measurements of Ocean Ambient Sound at a Mobile Test Berth Site for Wave Energy Conversion Off the Central Oregon Coast | Haxel, J., Dziak, R., Matsumoto, H. | December 2011 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Ocean Science Magazine | Brown, W., et al. | September 2019 | Magazine Article | N/A | Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Optimising Array Form for Energy Extraction and Environmental Benefit (EBAO) | Smith, H. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Potential Benefits of Vessel Slowdowns on Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales | Joy, R., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Potential Impacts from OTEC-Generated Underwater Sounds | Rucker, J., Friedl, W. | November 1985 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| Practical implementation of auditory time and frequency weighting in marine bioacoustics | Tougaard, J., Beedholm, K. | February 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A., Kyhn, L. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Ecosystem |
| Predicting Anthropogenic Noise Contributions to US Waters | Gedamke, J., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Predicting Tidal Turbine Noise for Environmental Impact Assessment | Lloyd, T., Turnock, S., Humphrey, V. | January 2011 | Presentation | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Renewables, Shipping, and Protected Species: A Vanishing Opportunity for Effective Marine Spatial Planning? | Petruny, L., Wright, A., Smith, C. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general | Noise | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation |
| Repeated Elicitation of the Acoustic Startle Reflex Leads to Sensitisation in Subsequent Avoidance Behaviour and Induces Fear Conditioning | Janik, V., Götz, T. | April 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Report of the Workshop on International Harmonisation of Approaches to Define Underwater Noise Exposure Criteria | Lucke, K., et al. | April 2014 | Workshop Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| 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 |
| Responses of Cetaceans to Anthropogenic Noise | Nowacek, D., et al. | April 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds | Hawkins, A., Roberts, L., Cheesman, S. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds [Presentation] | Hawkins, A. | April 2014 | Presentation | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals | Nowacek, D., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Rethinking Underwater Sound-Recording Methods to Work at Tidal-Stream and Wave-Energy Sites | Wilson, B., et al. | January 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Review on behavioral impacts of aquatic noise on crustaceans | Tidau, S., Briffa, M. | December 2016 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Scapa Flow Wave Test Site: Acoustic Characterisation | Harland, E. | February 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | 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 |
| Scoping Study: Review of Current Knowledge of Underwater Noise Emissions from Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Devices | Robinson, S., Lepper, P. | August 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Seasonal and Diel Variability of the Underwater Noise in the Baltic Sea | Klusek, Z., Lisimenka, A. | April 2016 | Journal Article | N/A | 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 |
| Seismic Survey Mitigation Measures and Marine Mammal Observer Reports | Barkaszi, M., et al. | June 2012 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Semi-Active Control of Sound Radiated From an Elastic Circular Plate Integrated With Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorbers | Hemmatian, M., Sedaghati, R. | September 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | N/A |
| Sensitivity of the Mussel Mytilus edulis to Substrate-Borne Vibration in Relation to Anthropogenically Generated Noise | Roberts, L., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Shapinsay Sound Tidal Test Site: Acoustic Characterisation | Harland, E. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| Ship noise and cortisol secretion in European freshwater fishes | Wysocki, L., Dittami, J., Ladich, F. | April 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| Short- and long-term changes in right whale calling behavior: The potential effects of noise on acoustic communication | Parks, S., Clark, C. | December 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Some Examples of Marine Mammal 'Discomfort Thresholds' in Relation to Man-Made Noise | Verboom, W., Kastelein, R. | January 2005 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Sound Propagation Through the Stochastic Ocean | Henyey, F. | May 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Sound Science: Maintaining Numerical and Statistical Standards in the Pursuit of Noise Exposure Criteria for Marine Mammals | Wright, A. | November 2015 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Sound Speed and Void Fraction Profiles in the Sea Surface Bubble Layer | Buckingham, M. | July 1997 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Soundscape and Noise Exposure Monitoring in a Marine Protected Area Using Shipping Data and Time-Lapse Footage | Merchant, N., et al. | January 2016 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Soundscape characterization in a dynamic acoustic environment: Grand Passage, Nova Scotia, a planned in-stream tidal energy site | Lombardi, A., Hay, A., Barclay, D. | September 2016 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Soundscape of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) hotspot before windfarm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Do dolphin engage in noise avoidance and passive eavesdropping behavior? | Wang, Z., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Source Levels of the Underwater Calls of a Male Leopard Seal | Rogers, T. | October 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| 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 |
| Startle response of captive North Sea fish species to underwater tones between 0.1 and 64 kHz | Kastelein, A., et al. | January 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish |
| 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 |
| Stochasticism in Noise Generated by an Array of Marine Hydrokinetic Devices | Hafla, E., Johnson, E., Roberts, J. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing: Underwater Acoustic Thresholds for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts | National Marine Fisheries Service | July 2016 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Technical Guidance for Assessment and Mitigation of the Hydroacoustic Effects of Pile Driving on Fish | Oestman, R., et al. | February 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Fish |
| Temporal Patterns In Ambient Noise Of Biological Origin From A Shallow Water Temperate Reef | Radford, C., et al. | May 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Temporary Shift in Masked Hearing Thresholds in a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) after Exposure to Seismic Airgun Stimuli | Lucke, K., et al. | June 2009 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Acoustics And Acoustic Behavior Of The California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Interruptus) | Patek, S., Shipp, L., Staaterman, E. | January 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Pile-driving Noise on Marine Species | Corbett, W. | February 2019 | Thesis | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| 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 |
| The Cumulative Effect on Sound Levels from Multiple Underwater Anthropogenic Sound Sources in Shallow Coastal Waters | Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
| The Effect of Acoustic Harassment Devices on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada | Johnston, D. | November 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| The Effect of Signal Duration on the Underwater Hearing Thresholds of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) for Single Tonal Signals Between 0.2 and 40 kHz | Kastelein, R., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| The Effect of Wind-Generated Bubbles on Sea-Surface Backscattering at 940 Hz | van Vossen, R., Ainslie, M. | November 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | 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 |
| The Effects Of Anthropogenic Sources Of Sound On Fishes | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| The Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Fish | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II | Popper, A., Hawkins, A. | January 2016 | Book | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| The Effects of Noise on the Aquatic Environment | Walmsley, D. | August 2007 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Impact of Ocean Noise Pollution on Fish and Invertebrates | Weilgart, L. | May 2018 | Report | N/A | Noise | Fish, Invertebrates |
| The Impacts Of Anthropogenic Ocean Noise On Cetaceans And Implications For Management | Weilgart, L. | December 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Influence of 70 and 120 kHz Tonal Signals on the Behavior of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a Floating Pen | Kastelein, R., et al. | May 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| The Influence of Underwater Data Transmission Sounds on the Displacement Behaviour of Captive Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) | Kastelein, R., et al. | April 2005 | Journal Article | N/A | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| The Marine Soundscape and the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Mammals | Erbe, C. | September 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| The Theory of Sound | Rayleigh, J. | April 1877 | Book | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Threshold for Onset of Injury in Chinook Salmon from Exposure to Impulsive Pile Driving Sounds | Halvorsen, M., et al. | June 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Tidal Energy, Underwater Noise and Marine Mammals | Carter, C., Wilson, B., Burrows, M. | May 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Too loud to talk?: Do wind turbine-related sounds affect harbour seal communication? | Lucke, K., et al. | March 2008 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| 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 |
| Turbine Sound May Influence the Metamorphosis Behaviour of Estuarine Crab Megalopae | Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Understanding the Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales | Cox, T., et al. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
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