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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Hydrodynamics and Implications for Fishes van Berkel, J.; Burchard, H.; Christensen, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Fish
The Interaction Between Resource Species and Electromagnetic Fields Associated with Electricity Production by Offshore Wind Farms Hutchison, Z.; Secor, D.; Gill, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: A Synthesis Degraer, S.; Carey, D.; Coolen, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; Degraer, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned Carey, D.; Wilber, D.; Read, L.; et al. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
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, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Introduction to the Special Issue on: Understanding the Effects of Offshore Wind Development on Fisheries Twigg, E.; Roberts, S.; Hofmann, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Does galvanic cathodic protection by aluminum anodes impact marine organisms? Bell, A.; von der Au, M.; Regnery, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessing the exposure of three diving bird species to offshore wind areas on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf using satellite telemetry Stenhouse, I.; Berlin, A.; Gilbert, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl
A spatial food web model to investigate potential spillover effects of a fishery closure in an offshore wind farm Halouani, G.; Villanueva, C-M.; Raoux, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Managing Impacts of Human-Generated Sound on Marine Life McPherson, S. Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Ecological implications of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea Coolen, J.; Bittner, O.; Driessen, F.; et al. Journal Article Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Enabling Renewable Energy While Protecting Wildlife: An Ecological Risk-Based Approach to Wind Energy Development Using Ecosystem-Based Management Values Copping, A.; Gorton, A.; May, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Cumulative effects of marine renewable energy and climate change on ecosystem properties: Sensitivity of ecological network analysis Noguès, Q.; Raoux, A.; Araignous, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Climate Change
SEER Factsheet SEER Summary Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Octopus’s garden under the blade: Boosting biodiversity increases willingness to pay for offshore wind in the United States Klain, S.; Satterfield, T.; Chan, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Synthesis of the Science Workshop: Day 1 Summary Consensus Building Institute Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects of marine noise pollution on Mediterranean fishes and invertebrates: A review Di Franco, E.; Pierson, P.; Di lorio, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates
Fish assemblages of three common artificial reef designs during early colonization Hylkema, A.; Debrot, A.; Osinga, R.; et al. Journal Article Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Benthic and Epifaunal Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island - Project Report Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; English, P.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Biological Opinion for Vineyard Wind's Offshore Wind Energy Project National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
Existing Conditions and Potential Environmental Effects HT Harvey and Associates Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Satellite telemetry and digital aerial surveys show strong displacement of red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) from offshore wind farms Heinänen, S.; Zydelis, R.; Kleinschmidt, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Waterfowl
South Fork Wind Fisheries Research and Monitoring Plan South Fork Wind; INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2016–Spring 2019 Seasonal Surveys Large Bony Fish and Fish Shoals Final Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish
Automated Identification of Fish and Other Aquatic Life in Underwater Video Blowers, S.; Evans, J.; McNally, K. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Effect of wind farms on wintering ducks at an important wintering ground in China along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Zhao, S.; Xu, H.; Song, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Waterfowl
Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Horwath, S.; Hassrick, J.; Grismala, R.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles
How to strive for balance of coastal wind energy development with waterbird conservation in the important coastal wetlands, a case study in the Chongming Islands of East China Li, B.; Yuan, X.; Chen, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Vineyard Wind Demersal Trawl Survey 2019/2020 Annual Report He, P.; Rillahan, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities May, R.; Nygård, T.; Falkdalen, U.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Waterfowl
Ontogenetic variation in the hearing sensitivity of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and the implications of anthropogenic sound on behavior and communication Stanley, J.; Caiger, P.; Phelan, B.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Fish
Parc Éolien en Mer de Saint Nazaire Banc de Guérande: Étude de l’état de référence halieutique SINAY - Maritime Data Solutions Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Ontogenetic variation in the auditory sensitivity of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and the implications of anthropogenic sound on behavior and communication Stanley, J.; Caiger, P.; Phelan, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Comparative migration ecology of striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon in the US Southern mid-Atlantic bight flyway Rothermel, E.; Balazik, M.; Best, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Hywind Scotland Artificial Substrate Colonisation Survey MMT Sweden Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
South Fork Wind Farm Atlantic Cod Spawning Survey Gervelis, B.; Carey, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish
Annual movement patterns of American common eiders Somateria mollissima dresseri Mallory, M.; Ronconi, R.; Allen, B.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Birds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Pelagic Species and Fishing Negro, V.; del Campo, J.; Luengo Frades, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Taking the Animals' Perspective Regarding Anthropogenic Underwater Sound Popper, A.; Hawkins, A.; Thomsen, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Assessing Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Facilities on Regional Sea Scallop Laval and Early Juvenile Transports Chen, C.; Zhao, L.; He, P.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
On the food-web ecology of offshore wind farms, the kingdom of suspension feeders Mavraki, N. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Using Artificial-Reef Knowledge to Enhance the Ecological Function of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Implications for Fish Abundance and Diversity Glarou, M.; Zrust, M.; Svendsen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish
The Colonization of a Multi-functional Artificial Reef Designed for the American Lobster, Homarus Americanus Roy, C. Thesis Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development Popescu, V.; Munshaw, R.; Shackelford, N.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
Highly Migratory Species Report 2020, Vineyard Wind Kneebone, J.; Capizzano, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Functional differences in trophic structure of offshore wind farm communities: A stable isotope study Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Moens, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Structure in a sea of sand: fish abundance in relation to man-made structures in the North Sea Wright, S.; Lynam, C.; Righton, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish
The proportion of flatfish recruitment in the North Sea potentially affected by offshore windfarms Barbut, L.; Vastenhoud, B.; Vigin, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish
Characterizing the first wave of fish and invertebrate colonization on a new offshore petroleum platform Todd, V.; Williamson, L.; Cox, S.; et al. Journal Article Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates

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