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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The Effects of Noise on the Aquatic Environment Walmsley, D. Conference Paper Noise Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
The Effects Of Anthropogenic Sources Of Sound On Fishes Popper, A., Hastings, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish
Temporal Patterns In Ambient Noise Of Biological Origin From A Shallow Water Temperate Reef Radford, C., Jeffs, A., Tindle, C. Journal Article Noise Invertebrates, Fish
Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Generation near Rhode Island: Acoustic and Electromagnetic Effects on Marine Animals Miller, J., Potty, G., Raposa, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind EMF, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Shortlist Masterplan Wind - Effect of Piling Noise on Survival of Fish Larvae (pilot study) Bolle, L., de Jong, C., Bierman, S. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Ocean Noise: Turn it down - A report on ocean noise pollution McKenna, C., International Fund for Animal Welfare Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Review of Environmental Data Associated with Post-Consent Monitoring of Licence Conditions of Offshore Wind Farms Marine Management Organisation Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish, Ecosystem Processes, Birds
Threshold for Onset of Injury in Chinook Salmon from Exposure to Impulsive Pile Driving Sounds Halvorsen, M., Casper, B., Woodley, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Behavioural Reactions of Cod (Gadus morhua) and Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) to Sound Resembling Offshore Wind Turbine Noise Mueller, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
The Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Fish Popper, A., Hastings, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Fish
Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds Hawkins, A., Roberts, L., Cheesman, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Pelagic Fish, Fish
Assessing the Impact of Underwater Sounds on Fishes and Other Forms of Marine Life Hawkins, A., Popper, A. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Fish
High Intensity Anthropogenic Sound Damages Fish Ears McCauley, R., Fewtrell, J., Popper, A. Journal Article Noise Fish
Detection of Infrasound in Fish and Behavioral Responses to Intense Infrasound in Juvenile Salmonids and European Silver Eels: A Minireview Sand, O., Enger, P., Karlsen, H. Conference Paper Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Potential Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Noise on Fish Thomsen, F., Judd, A., Lüdemann, K. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish
Effects of Pile Driving on the Behavior of Cod and Sole Thomsen, F., Mueller-Blenkle, C., Gill, A. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation Simpson, S., Radford, A., Nedelec, S. Journal Article Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean Duarte, C., Chapuis, L., Collin, S. Journal Article Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
A Noisy Spring: The Impact of Globally Rising Underwater Sound Levels on Fish Slabbekoorn, H., Bouton, N., van Opzeeland, I. Journal Article Noise Fish
Eco-Hydro-Acoustic Modeling and its Use as an EIA Tool Rossington, K., Benson, T., Lepper, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Horwath, S., Hassrick, J., Grismala, R. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Existing Conditions and Potential Environmental Effects HT Harvey and Associates Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entrapment, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Terrestrial Mammals
In Situ Mortality Experiments with Juvenile Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Relation to Impulsive Sound Levels Caused by Pile Driving of Windmill Foundations Dubusschere, E., de Coensel, B., Bajek, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
The importance of particle motion to fishes and invertebrates Popper, A., Hawkins, A. Journal Article Noise Fish, Invertebrates
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Underwater Noise During Offshore Windfarm Construction and Operation Nedwell, J., Mason, T., Barham, R. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface Utility for Underwater Sound Monitoring and Analysis Ren, H., Halvorsen, M., Deng, Z. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
An Investigation into the Effects of Underwater Piling Noise on Salmonids Nedwell, J., Turnpenny, A., Lovell, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Assessment of Sub-Sea Acoustic Noise and Vibration from Offshore Wind Turbines and its Impact on Marine Wildlife; Initial Measurements of Underwater Noise during Construction of Offshore Windfarms, and Comparison with Background Noise Nedwell, J., Langworthy, J., Howell, D. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
Assessment Of The Effects Of Noise And Vibration From Offshore Wind Farms On Marine Wildlife Vella, G., Rushforth, I., Mason, E. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
How loud is the underwater noise from operating offshore wind turbines? Tougaard, J., Hermannsen, L., Madsen, P. Journal Article Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
Compliance Monitoring Of Underwater Blasting For Rock Removal At Warrior Point, Columbia River Channel Improvement Project Carlson, T., Johnson, G., Woodley, C. Report Noise Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
Common Sole Larvae Survive High Levels of Pile-Driving Sound in Controlled Exposure Experiments Bolle, L., de Jong, C., Bierman, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Design and Implementation of an Underwater Sound Recording Device Martinez, J., Myers, J., Carlson, T. Journal Article Noise Fish
Effects of Pile-Driving Noise on the Behaviour of Marine Fish Mueller-Blenkle, C., McGregor, P., Gill, A. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Fish, Demersal Fish
Effects of Marine Windfarms on the Distribution of Fish, Shellfish and Marine Mammals in the Horns Rev Area Hoffmann, E., Astrup, J., Larsen, F. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise, Habitat Change, EMF, Avoidance, Attraction Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Effects of Man-Made Sound on Fishes Hawkins, A., Popper, A. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Fish
The Impact of Ocean Noise Pollution on Fish and Invertebrates Weilgart, L. Report Noise Invertebrates, Fish
Effect of boat noise on the behaviour of bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus in the Mediterranean Sea Sarà, G., Dean, J., D'Amato, D. Journal Article Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Safeguarding Marine Protected Areas in the Growing Mediterranean Blue Economy: Recommendations for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector WWF France Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Lighting, Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
PHAROS4MPAs: A Review of Solutions to Avoid and Mitigate Environmental Impacts of Offshore Windfarms Defingou, M., Bils, F., Horchler, B. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Acoustic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Fishery Resources: An Evolving Source and Varied Effects Across a Wind Farm’s Lifetime Mooney, T., Andersson, M., Stanley, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Boat noise affects the early life history of two damselfishes Fakan, E., McCormick, M. Journal Article Noise Fish
School is out on noisy reefs: the effect of boat noise on predator learning and survival of juvenile coral reef fishes Ferrari, M., McCormick, M., Meekan, M. Journal Article Noise Fish
Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management Williams, R., Wright, A., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Behavioural responses in a congested sea: an observational study on a coastal nest-guarding fish Mascolino, S., Mariani, S., Benvenuto, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish
The role of ambient sound levels, signal-to-noise ratio, and stimulus pulse rate on behavioural disturbance of seabass in a net pen Hubert, J., Neo, Y., Winter, H. Journal Article Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
The importance of underwater sounds to gadoid fishes Hawkins, A., Picciulin, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Effects of marine noise pollution on Mediterranean fishes and invertebrates: A review Di Franco, E., Pierson, P., Di lorio, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Popper, A., Hawkins, A. Book Noise Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Cod and Sole Behaviour in an Offshore Wind Farm Winter, E., Aarts, G., van Keeken, O. Presentation Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Noise, Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish

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