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| Title | Author* | Date** | Type of Content |
Technology Types |
Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whale Entanglements With Submarine Telecommunication Cables | Wood, M., Carter, L. | October 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Entrapment | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | Leunissen, E., Rayment, W., Dawson, S. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction | Graham, I., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises | Thompson, P., et al. | November 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Displacement, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Modelling the Biological Significance of Behavioural Change in Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins in Response to Disturbance | New, L., et al. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Risk of whale encounters with offshore renewable energy mooring lines and electrical cables | Copping, A., Grear, M., Sanders, G. | April 2018 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Collision, Entrapment | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Assessment of Entanglement Risk to Marine Megafauna due to Offshore Renewable Energy Mooring Systems | Harnois, V., et al. | September 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Entrapment | Marine Mammals |
| Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea | Russell, D., et al. | July 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Understanding the Potential for Marine Megafauna Entanglement Risk from Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Benjamins, S., et al. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Entrapment | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Marine Renewable Energy: A Global Review of the Extent of Marine Renewable Energy Developments, the Developing Technologies and Possible Conservation Implications for Cetaceans | James, V. | November 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| NERC Knowledge Exchange: An Autonomous Device to Track Porpoise Movements in Tidal Rapids | Macaulay, J., et al. | November 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Assessing Marine Mammal Presence in and Near the FORCE Lease Area During Winter and Early Spring - Addressing Baseline Data Gaps and Sensor Performance | Redden, A., Porskamp, P. | January 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments | Jones, R., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Current state of knowledge of effects of offshore renewable energy generation devices on marine mammals & research requirements | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Request for advice on the populations of cetaceans that might be involved in significant interactions with marine renewable energy developments in Scottish marine waters | Northridge, S. | August 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| California Current Cetacean & Ecosystem Assessment Survey (CalCurCEAS): Final Report to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regarding Surveys of Windfloat and Wave Energy Areas | Barlow, J., Henry, A., Ballance, L. | April 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| A Protocol for Implementing the Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCoD) approach: Quantifying and Assessing the Effects of UK Offshore Renewable Energy Developments on Marine Mammal Populations | Booth, C., et al. | November 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Approaches to Marine Mammal Monitoring at Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Macleod, K., et al. | August 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Design and Implementation of a Marine Animal Alert System to Support Marine Renewable Energy | Deng, Z., et al. | July 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Is There a Conflict Between Cetacean Conservation and Marine Renewable-Energy Developments? | Brown, V., Simmonds, M. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Localization of Southern Resident Killer Whales Using Two Star Arrays to Support Marine Renewable Energy | Ren, H., et al. | October 2012 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Potential Impacts of Ocean Energy Development on Marine Mammals in Oregon | Davis, A. | December 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Status and Applications of Acoustic Mitigation and Monitoring Systems for Marine Mammals | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement | November 2009 | Workshop Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Towards Best Environmental Practice for Cetacean Conservation in Developing Scotland's Marine Renewable Energy | Dolman, S., Simmonds, M. | September 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 |
| The Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals | Boyd, I., et al. | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Ocean Noise: Turn it down - A report on ocean noise pollution | McKenna, C., International Fund for Animal Welfare | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Assessment of the Marine Renewables Industry in Relation to Marine Mammals: Synthesis of Work Undertaken by the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) | Murphy, S., et al. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| MERiFIC 3.3.2: Grey Seal Population Surveys of the Isles of Scilly and Parc Naturel Marin d'Iroise | Witt, M. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| User Guide for the MRSea Package: Marine Renewables Strategic Environmental Assessment | Scott-Hayward, L., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Marine Mammals |
| Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals | Erbe, C., Dunlop, R., Dolman, S. | August 2018 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf | Henkel, S., Suryan, R., Lagerquist, B. | February 2014 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| MR1 & MR2 Current State of Knowledge of the Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy Generation Devices on Marine Mammals and Research Requirements: Update, September 2014 | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| MR6.1 Review of Methodology and Main Results of the JCP Analysis of Cetacean Densities in the Context of Marine Renewable Development | Lonergan, M., Hammond, P. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| MR6.2 Definition of 'Range' in the Context of Marine Renewable Energy Development and Marine Mammal Conservation | Northridge, S. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Use of Anthropogenic Sea Floor Structures by Australian Fur Seals: Potential Positive Ecological Impacts of Marine Industrial Development? | Arnould, J., et al. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Social structure and abundance of coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel | Louis, M., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Feeding home ranges of pacific coast feeding group gray whales | Lagerquist, B., et al. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| A Characterization of Marine Mammals and Turtles in the Mid and North Atlantic Areas of the US Outer Continental Shelf | Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program | June 1981 | Report | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles |
| A Digital Acoustic Recording Tag for Measuring the Response of Wild Marine Mammals to Sound | Johnson, M., Tyack, P. | January 2003 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| A New Context-Based Approach to Assess Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Anthropogenic Sounds | Ellison, W., et al. | February 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| A Review and Inventory of Fixed Autonomous Recorders for Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals | Sousa-Lima, R., et al. | March 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| A Review of Killer Whale Interactions with Other Marine Mammals: Predation to Co-existence | Jefferson, T., Stacey, P., Baird, R. | December 1991 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Absolute Probability Estimates of Lethal Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales in Roseway Basin, Scotian Shelf | van der Hoop, J., Vanderlaan, A., Taggart, C. | April 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Socio-economics, Navigation |
| Abundance and Behaviour of Cetaceans and Basking Sharks in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters | Evans, P., Baines, M., Coppock, J. | January 2011 | Report | N/A | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Acoustic Masking In Marine Ecosystems: Intuitions, Analysis, And Implication | Clark, C., et al. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Small Cetacean Tag Design and Attachment Durations: A Bioengineering Approach | Hanson, M. | May 2001 | Thesis | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface Utility for Underwater Sound Monitoring and Analysis | Ren, H., et al. | May 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Assessment of Basic Audiometric Functions in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain | Lucke, K., Finneran, J., Houser, D. | March 2013 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Behavioral Responses of Beaked Whales and Other Cetaceans to Controlled Exposures of Simulated Sonar and Other Sounds | Southall, B., et al. | October 2009 | Presentation | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Call and Component Evaluation for Improved Performance of Recognition of Killer Whale Individuals | Nichols, N., et al. | September 2010 | Conference Paper | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Changes in Humpback Whale Song Occurrence in Response to an Acoustic Source 200 km Away | Risch, D., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Click Communication in Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena | Clausen, K., et al. | January 2010 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Compliance Monitoring Of Underwater Blasting For Rock Removal At Warrior Point, Columbia River Channel Improvement Project | Carlson, T., et al. | May 2011 | Report | N/A | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Declining Survival Probability Threatens the North Atlantic Right Whale | Caswell, H., Fujiwara, M., Brault, S. | March 1999 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Do Marine Mammals Experience Stress Related to Anthropogenic Noise? | Wright, A., et al. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Echolocation in Marine Mammals | Au, W., Hastings, M. | January 2008 | Book Chapter | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Effect of the Sound Generated by an Acoustic Harassment Device on the Relative Abundance and Distribution of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia | Olesiuk, P., et al. | October 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| 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 |
| Environmental Noise and Decision Making Possible Implications of Increases in Anthropogenic Noise for Information Processing in Marine Mammals | Bateson, M. | January 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Estimated Field Metabolic Rates and Prey Requirements of Resident Killer Whales | Noren, D. | January 2011 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Evidence for Infanticide in Bottlenose Dolphins: An Explanation for Violent Interactions with Harbour Porpoises? | Patterson, I., et al. | July 1998 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Exposure to Seismic Survey Alters Blue Whale Acoustic Communication | Di Iorio, L., Clark, C. | February 2010 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Factors Influencing the Diving Behaviour of Fish Eating Killer Whales: Sex Differences and Diel and Interannual Variation in Diving Rates | Baird, R., Hanson, M., Dill, L. | April 2005 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| From Echolocation Clicks to Animal Density - Acoustic Sampling of Harbor Porpoises with Static Dataloggers | Kyhn, L., et al. | January 2012 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Gray Whales, Eschrichtius robustus, Avoid the Underwater Sounds of Killer Whales, Orcinus orca | Cummings, W., Thompson, P. | March 1971 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| High Definition Imagery for Surveying Seabirds and Marine Mammals: A Review of Recent Trials and Development of Protocols | Thaxter, C., Burton, N. | November 2009 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals |
| Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound | Hildebrand, J. | January 2005 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Implications for Marine Mammals of Large-Scale Changes in the Marine Acoustic Environment | Tyack, P. | June 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Large Whale Ship Strike Database | Jensen, A., Silber, G. | January 2004 | Report | N/A | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals: Current Knowledge and Research Needs | Ocean Studies Board | January 1994 | Book Chapter | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Low-Frequency Amphibious Hearing in Pinnipeds: Methods, Measurements, Noise, and Ecology | Schusterman, R., Kastak, D. | January 1998 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Mandibular Fractures in Short-Finned Pilot Whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus | Oremland, M., et al. | January 2010 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Marine Mammal Monitoring Plan: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Seismic Safety Project | Caltrans | February 2004 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria: Initial Scientific Recommendations | Southall, B., et al. | December 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects | National Research Council | January 2005 | Book | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Marine Mammals and Noise: A Sound Approach to Research and Management | Marine Mammal Commission | March 2007 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Masking in Three Pinnipeds: Underwater, Low-Frequency Critical Ratios | Southall, B., Schusterman, R., Kastak, D. | June 2000 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Methods Used During Gross Necropsy to Determine Watercraft-Related Mortality in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) | Lightsey, J., et al. | September 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals |
| Mitigating, Monitoring and Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales | Barlow, J., Gisiner, R. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| North Atlantic Right Whale Distribution and Seasonal Occurrence in Nearshore Waters off New Jersey, USA, and Implications for Management | Whitt, A., Dudzinski, K., Laliberté, J. | March 2013 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Marine Mammals List | National Marine Sanctuaries | July 2004 | Website | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Real-Time Monitoring for Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Eagle River, Alaska using a PAMBuoy Detection System | Gillespie, D., et al. | May 2013 | Report | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Draft Recovery Plan for the North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica) | National Marine Fisheries Service | January 2013 | Report | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Scientific Advice on Matters Related to the Management of Seal Populations | Special Committee on Seals | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Seascapes of Fear: Evaluating Sublethal Predator Effects Experienced and Generated by Marine Mammals | Wirsing, A., et al. | January 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Seismic Survey Mitigation Measures and Marine Mammal Observer Reports | Barkaszi, M., et al. | June 2012 | Report | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Skin Density and Its Influence on Buoyancy in the Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Harbor Porpoise (Phocoenca phocoena), and Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops trucnatus) | Kipps, E., et al. | July 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Statistical Modeling of North Atlantic Right Whale Migration along the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States | Firestone, J., et al. | January 2008 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Studying Marine Mammal Cognition in the Wild: A Review of Four Decades of Playback Experiments | Deecke, V. | January 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Studying The Behaviour And Sensory Ecology Of Marine Mammals Using Acoustic Recording Tags: A Review | Johnson, M., Soto, N., Madsen, P. | December 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Swimming Speed, Respiration Rate, and Estimated Cost of Transport in Adult Killer Whales | Williams, R., Noren, D. | April 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Techniques for Cetacean-Habitat Modeling | Redfern, J., et al. | April 2006 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Temporary Shift in Masked Hearing Thresholds in Odontocetes After Exposure to Single Underwater Impulses from a Seismic Watergun | Finneran, J., et al. | March 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Effect of Acoustic Harassment Devices on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada | Johnston, D. | November 2002 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| The Effects of Noise on the Aquatic Environment | Walmsley, D. | August 2007 | Conference Paper | N/A | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| The Impacts Of Anthropogenic Ocean Noise On Cetaceans And Implications For Management | Weilgart, L. | December 2007 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Physics Of Geomagnetic-Field Transduction In Animals | Winklhofer, M. | November 2009 | Journal Article | N/A | EMF | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
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