Knowledge Base
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| Title |
Author* |
Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Assemblage Structure of Fish Associated to Fish Aggregation Devices in the Western Mediterranean | Addis, P., et al. | May 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Offshore Wind Farms - Ecological Effects of Noise and Habitat Alteration on Fish | Andersson, M. | January 2011 | Thesis | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Epibenthic Colonization of Concrete and Steel Pilings in a Cold-Temperate Embayment: A Weld Experiment | Andersson, M., et al. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Fish And Sessile Assemblages Associated With Wind-turbine Constructions In The Baltic Sea | Andersson, M., Öhman, M. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Fish Assemblages on Sunken Vessels and Natural Reefs in Southeast Florida, USA | Arena, P., Jordan, L., Spieler, R. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| The Potential of Offshore Wind Farms to Act as Marine Protected Areas | Ashley, M., Mangi, S., Rodwell, L. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Diversity of Demersal and Megafaunal Assemblages Inhabiting Sandbanks of the Irish Sea | Atalah, J., et al. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Effects of an Offshore Wind Farm on Temporal and Spatial Patterns in the Demersal Fish Community | Bergström, L., Sundqvist, F., Bergström, U. | June 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Development of the Fouling Community on Turbine Foundations and Scour Protections in Nysted Offshore Wind Farm | Birklund, J., Petersen, A | June 2004 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Are High Densities of Fishes at Artificial Reefs the Result of Habitat Limitation or Behavioral Preference? | Bohnsack, J. | March 1989 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Fish |
| Biology and Video Surveys of North Hoyle Wind Turbines 11th-13th August 2004 | Bunker, F. | August 2004 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Oil Platforms off California are Among the Most Productive Marine Fish Habitats Globally | Claisse, J., et al. | September 2014 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
| Fish Assemblages Associated with Urban Structures and Natural Reefs in Sydney, Australia | Clynick, B., Chapman, M., Underwood, A. | April 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Upscaling positive effects of scour protection in offshore wind farms | Coolen, J., et al. | January 2019 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Use of High Resolution Sonar for Near-Turbine Fish Observations (DIDSON) - WeSea 2007-002 | Couperus, B., et al. | November 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Energy Profiling of Demersal Fish: A Case-Study in Wind Farm Artificial Reefs | De Troch, M., et al. | December 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Populationsdynamik von kommerziell genutzten Fischarten in (durch Offshore- Windkraftanlagen) veränderter Ökosystemstruktur | Diembeck, D. | January 2008 | Thesis | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Temporal Variation in Environmental Conditions and the Structure of Fish Assemblages around an Offshore Oil Platform in the North Sea | Fujii, T. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement | GE Wind Energy | January 2002 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Effects of Marine Windfarms on the Distribution of Fish, Shellfish and Marine Mammals in the Horns Rev Area | Hoffmann, E., et al. | May 2000 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Hydro-Acoustic Monitoring of Fish Communities at Offshore Wind Farms | Hvidt, C., et al. | May 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| 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 |
| Residence of Fish in the Vicinity of a Decommissioned Oil Platform in the North Sea | Jørgensen, T., Løkkeborg, S., Soldal, A. | January 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| ATOC/Pioneer Seamount Cable after 8 Years on the Seafloor: Observations, Environmental Impact | Kogan, I., et al. | April 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Mobile Demersal Megafauna at Artificial Structures in the German Bight - Likely Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Development | Krone, R., et al. | July 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Potential Impacts of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) cable on the seabed and benthic faunal assemblages | Kuhnz, L., et al. | December 2015 | Report | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment |
| Fish assemblages on mussel mounds surrounding seven oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel and Santa Maria Basin | Love, M., Caselle, J., Snook, L. | September 1999 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| A Pilot Study of the Distribution and Abundances of Rockfishes in Relation to Natural Environmental Factors and an Offshore Oil and Gas Production Platform off the Coast of Southern California | Love, M., et al. | September 1994 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Fish |
| Ecological performance of young-of-the-year blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) associated with oil platforms and natural reefs in California as measured by daily growth rates | Love, M., et al. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Fish |
| A comparison of the fish assemblages associated with an oil/gas pipeline and adjacent seafloor in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California Bight | Love, M., York, A. | July 2005 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Fish |
| Short-term Movement, Home Range, and Behavior of Red Snapper around Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, as Determined by High Resolution Acoustic Telemetry | McDonough, M., Cowan, J. Jr. | October 2013 | Report | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California | Meyer-Gutbrod, E., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Artificial reefs facilitate tropical fish at their range edge | Paxton, A., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Estimating Enhancement of Fish Production by Offshore Artificial Reefs: Uncertainty Exhibited by Divergent Scenarios | Powers, S., et al. | December 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish |
| The Ecology of Benthopelagic Fishes at Offshore Wind Farms: A Synthesis of 4 Years of Research | Reubens, J., Degraer, S., Vincx, M. | January 2014 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Aggregation and Feeding Behaviour of Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at Wind Turbines in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | Reubens, J., Degraer, S., Vincx, M. | February 2011 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Diel Variation in Feeding and Movement Patterns of Juvenile Atlantic Cod at Offshore Wind Farms | Reubens, J., et al. | May 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Offshore Wind Farms as Productive Sites or Ecological Traps for Gadoid Fishes? - Impact on Growth, Condition Index and Diet Composition | Reubens, J., et al. | September 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Oil and gas platforms as artificial substrates for epibenthic North Sea fauna: Effects of location and depth | Schutter, M., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Artificial Habitats for Marine and Freshwater Fisheries | Seaman, W. Jr. | October 1991 | Book Chapter | N/A | Static Device | Fish |
| Correlations Between Benthic Habitats and Demersal Fish Assemblages - A Case Study on the Dogger Bank (North Sea) | Sell, A., Kröncke, I. | July 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Effect of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm on Fish Communities: Follow-up Seven Years after Construction | Stenberg, C., et al. | December 2011 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise, Static Device | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| Offshore Wind Farms and their Impact on Fish Abundance and Community Structure | Stenberg, C., et al. | September 2012 | Conference Paper | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Burbo Offshore Wind Farm Volume 2: ES Biological Environment | The University of Liverpool Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies | September 2002 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Characterizing the first wave of fish and invertebrate colonization on a new offshore petroleum platform | Todd, V., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Review of the Reef Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Structures and their Potential for Enhancement and Mitigation | UK Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | January 2008 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Changes in Fish Communities on a Small Spatial Scale, an Effect of Increased Habitat Complexity by an Offshore Wind Farm | van Hal, R., Griffioen, A., van Keeken, O. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Petroleum Production Platforms as Sites for the Expansion of Ciguatera in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico | Villareal, T., et al. | February 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish |
| The Efficacy of Midwater Artificial Structures for Attracting Pelagic Sport Fish | Wickham, D., Watson, J. Jr., Ogren, L. | January 1973 | Journal Article | N/A | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Aspects of Offshore Renewable Energy and the Alterations of Marine Habitats | Wilhelmsson, D. | January 2009 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General), Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Fouling Assemblages on Offshore Wind Power Plants and Adjacent Substrata | Wilhelmsson, D., Malm, T. | September 2008 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates |
| The Influence Of Offshore Windpower On Demersal Fish | Wilhelmsson, D., Malm, T., Öhman, M. | March 2006 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Effects of High-Relief Structures on Cold Temperate Fish Assemblages: A field Experiment | Wilhelmsson, D., Yahya, S., Öhman, M. | August 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Offshore Wind Farms: Their Impacts, and Potential Habitat Gains as Artificial Reefs, in Particular for Fish | Wilson, J. | September 2007 | Thesis | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Cod and Sole Behaviour in an Offshore Wind Farm | Winter, E., Aarts, G., van Keeken, O. | October 2012 | Presentation | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise, Static Device | Fish |
