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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Sunrise Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Data Management & Storage Best Practices for Long-term and Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Data RWSC Marine Mammal Subcommittee Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Advanced Collision Detection and Site Monitoring for Avian and Bat Species for Offshore Wind Energy (Final Technical Report) Albertani, R.; Johnston, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Bats, Birds
PARC EOLIEN EN MER DE SAINTNAZAIRE: Phase Construction – Rapport opérationnel Bellanger, J.; Clorennec, D.; Billand, P.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Literature Review on Barrier Effects, Ghost Fishing, and Electromagnetic Fields for Floating Windfarms Williamson, L. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, EMF, Entanglement Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
New England Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
Great Lakes Wind Energy Feasibility Study Musial, W.; Green, R.; Courbis, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Biological Assessment: Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Export Cable - Development and Operation BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species Wilkinson, D.; Quinn, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Kitty Hawk North Wind Construction and Operations Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish
Kitty Hawk North Wind COP Appendix U: Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project on Bats and Birds Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Powering Healthy Seas: Accelerating Nature Positive Offshore Wind Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Sunrise Wind Construction and Operations Plan Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix J1: Offshore EMF Assessment Exponent Engineering P.C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix O1: Marine Mammal, Sea Turtle, and ESA-Listed Fish Assessment Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix O2: Marine Mammal Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Plan Sunrise Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix P1: Avian and Bat Risk Assessment Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix P2: Post-construction Avian and Bat Monitoring Framework Wing Goodale, M.; Gilbert, A.; Stenhouse, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix I1: Underwater Acoustic Assessment Kusel, E.; Weirathmueller, M.; Koessler, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind COP Appendix II-L2: Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Presence Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Maryland Offshore Wind Project: Offshore Bat Monitoring and Detections ESS Group, LLC Report Wind Energy Displacement Bats
Bat and Bird Data Analysis and Results Summary: Progress Report #2 & 3 Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy Noise Bats, Birds
Hawkeye State Headwinds: A Case Study of Local Opposition and Siting Challenges for Large Scale Wind Development in Iowa Kelly, C.; Nelson, S.; Herter, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
End of Life Materials Mapping for Offshore Wind in Scotland Bennet, L.; Spyroudi, A.; Stevenson, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Maryland Offshore Wind Public Scoping Report BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
New England Wind COP Appendix III-M: Assessing the Potential Acoustic Impact on Marine Fauna during Construction of New England Wind Epsilon Associates Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Offshore Wind Priority Conflict Topics for Marine Mammals and Birds Courbis, S.; Pacini, A.; Williams, K.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy: Spatial and Temporal Marine Wildlife Distributions in the New York Offshore Planning Area, Summer 2016–Spring 2019 Pembroke, A.; Robinson Willmott, J. Report Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Floating Offshore Wind: Environmental Interactions Roadmap: Public Summary Report ORE Catapult; Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Navigation
Skipjack Wind Farm (SJW02) 2021 IHA Geophysical Surveys BOEM Lease OCS-A 0519: Protected Species Observer Technical Report Gardline Ltd. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
DRAFT Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Biological Assessment BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Essential Environmental Concepts for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector in Europe Stephenson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Underwater Acoustic Assessment of Pile Driving during Construction at the Maryland Offshore Wind Project Marine Acoustics Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II H1 - Underwater Acoustic Assessment Marine Acoustics, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Review of seabird monitoring technologies for offshore wind farms Nicholls, A.; Barker, M.; Armitage, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats, Birds
Commercial Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Humboldt Wind Energy Area, California Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); BOEM Environmental Studies Program Report Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
ProBat 7 – Intelligent wind turbine operation management for the protection of bats as a permit condition for wind turbines Johst, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Guideline for underwater noise: Installation of impact or vibratory driven piles Danish Energy Agency Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Post-Construction Bird and Bat Fatality Monitoring Study Crowned Ridge II Wind Farm Codington, Grant, and Deuel Counties, South Dakota Chodachek, K.; Suehring, A.; Wilson, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Comments on the March 22, 2022 Study Outcomes from Conservation Biology Institute Project Workshop Flick, P.; Kelly, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Future offshore wind scenarios: an assessment of deployment drivers Arup Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental Data Catalog for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area Johnson, C.; Currier, C.; Howar, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
Hywind Scotland Floating Offshore Wind Farm: Sound Source Characterisation of Operational Floating Turbines Burns, R.; Martin, S.; Wood, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
How can the impacts of an operating wind farm on marine mammals be assessed? Couturier, L.; Curé, C.; Labach, H.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals
Year 2 Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Quarterly Report: July 2021 to October 2021 Arundale, M.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Year 2 Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report (Year 2): October 2021 Arundale, M.; Warford, S.; Robinson Willmott, J.; et al. Report Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Acceptable Levels of Impact from offshore wind farms on the Dutch Continental Shelf for 21 bird species Potiek, A.; Ijntema, G.J.; van Kooten, T.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bat Impact Assessment: Latrodex Wind Energy Facility Dippenaar, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Environmental Impact Assessment
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II N2 - Avian Monitoring Plan Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats

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