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 |
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| Evaluation of Potential EMF Effects on Fish Species of Commercial or Recreational Fishing Importance in Southern New England | Snyder, D., et al. | August 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Fisheries |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Feasibility of Sensor Development for Monitoring Marine Growth | Yunnie, A., Vance, T., Ramsden, R. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Feasibility of Predictive Mapping of Marine Growth | Miller, R., Macleod, A. | August 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Effects of EMFs from Undersea Power Cables on Elasmobranchs and other Marine Species | Normandeau Associates, et al. | May 2011 | Report | N/A | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| COWRIE 1.5 The Potential Effects of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Sub-Sea Power Cables Associated with Offshore Wind Farm Developments on Electrically and Magnetically Sensitive Marine Organisms - A Review | Gill, A., et al. | July 2005 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Understanding the Role of Offshore Structures in Managing Potential Watersipora Invasions | Page, H., et al. | February 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| 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 |
| Impact of Windfarm OWEZ on the Local Macrobenthos Community | Daan, R., Mulder, M., Bergman, M. | January 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Benthic Communities at Horns Rev Before, During and After Construction of Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm: Final Report | Vattenfall | May 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Physical Environment |
| Surveys of Hard Bottom Communities on Foundations in Nysted Offshore Wind Farm and Schönheiders Pulle in 2004 | Birklund, J. | May 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| The Ecosystem Consequences of Sediment Disturbance | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) | March 2005 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Physical Environment |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Infauna Monitoring Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm: Annual Status Report 2003 | Bech, M., Leonhard, S., Pedersen, J. | May 2004 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| 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 |
| Guidelines for Providing Benthic Habitat Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | June 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Turbine Foundation Faunal Colonisation Diving Survey | Emu | November 2008 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Adapting Offshore Wind Power Foundations to Local Environment | Hammar, L., Andersson, S., Rosenberg, R. | May 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Invertebrates, Physical Environment |
| Analysis of Marine Environmental Monitoring Plan Data from the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland (Operational Year 1) | Walls, R., et al. | January 2013 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Species and Habitats off the West Coast of Orkney and in the Pentland Firth in Relation to the Development of Renewable Energy Schemes | Moore, C. | January 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Horns Rev 2 Offshore Wind Farm EIA Report: Benthic Communities | Leonhard, S. | July 2006 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| North Sea Wind Farms NSW Lot 1 Benthic Fauna | Jarvis, S., et al. | February 2004 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast | Kaplan, B., et al. | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
| Benthic Communities on Hard Substrates of the Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) | Bouma, S., Lengkeek, W. | February 2012 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Weighing Natural Variability and Anthropogenic Impacts: A Case Study of Demersal Fish and Epibenthic Communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea | De Backer, A., et al. | January 2010 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| EcoSpatial Information Database: U.S. Atlantic Region | Madsen, K., et al. | May 2014 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Fish |
| A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight: Science to Support Offshore Spatial Planning | Menza, C., et al. | April 2012 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds |
| Ecology of the brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and production potential for passive fisheries in Dutch offshore windfarms | Tonk, L., Rozemeijer, M. | October 2019 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Power Production in the North Sea | Draget, E. | January 2014 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Kentish Flats Wind Farm Development: Macrobenthic Ecology Study - 2007 | Emu | June 2008 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem |
| Benthic Habitat Characterization Offshore the Pacific Northwest Volume 1: Evaluation of Continental Shelf Geology | Goldfinger, C., et al. | November 2014 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Benthic Habitat Characterization Offshore the Pacific Northwest Volume 2: Evaluation of Continental Shelf Benthic Communities | Henkel, S., et al. | November 2014 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Environmental Statement - Chapter 13: Fish and Shellfish Ecology | Brown & May Marine | March 2014 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| NYSERDA Environmental Research Program Plan Research Area 4: Marine Wind and Wildlife | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | September 2015 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Benthic Ecology | Walker, R., et al. | August 2009 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: State of the Art After Two Years of Environmental Monitoring | Degraer, S., Brabant, R. | January 2009 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Early Environmental Impact Assessment and Spatio-Temporal Variability | Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. | January 2010 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report | ScottishPower Renewables | November 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Appendix E-1 LimnoTech Report - Results of 2016 Aquatic Sampling | LimnoTech | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Appendix E-2 LimnoTech Report - Results of 2017 Aquatic Sampling | LimnoTech | February 2018 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas | Guida, V., et al. | December 2017 | Report | Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates |
| Wales' Marine Evidence Report | Welsh Government | October 2015 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data |
| New York Department of State Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study | New York Department of State | July 2013 | Report | Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions |
| Offshore Wind Farms and the Environment: Danish Experiences from Horns Rev and Nysted | Danish Energy Authority | November 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Fish & Shellfish Resources with Respect to Proposed Offshore Wind Farms in the Eastern Irish Sea | Lockwood, S. | March 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| ICES WGMBRED Report 2018: Report of the Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | March 2018 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Benthic Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island | Bartley, M., et al. | February 2018 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates |
| Interim Report of the Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | March 2017 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
| An Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Species and Habitats Identified During a Series of Recent Research Cruises around Scotland | Moore, C., Roberts, J. | January 2011 | Report | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
| Lynn and Inner Dowsing Hydrographic Monitoring Survey | Emu | December 2009 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
| Review of Environmental Data Associated with Post-Consent Monitoring of Licence Conditions of Offshore Wind Farms | Marine Management Organisation | April 2014 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Impact of Ocean Noise Pollution on Fish and Invertebrates | Weilgart, L. | May 2018 | Report | N/A | Noise | Fish, Invertebrates |
| Horns Rev II Offshore Wind Farm Food Basis for Common Scoter | Skov, H., et al. | September 2008 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem |
| ICES WGMBRED Report 2013: Report of the Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | March 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
