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 | Stressors |
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Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Investigating the Causes and Consequences | Cryan, P. | October 2015 | Website | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
US National Ocean Service's Estuarine Bathymetry | NOAA’s National Ocean Service Special Projects | January 1998 | Website | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Invertebrates List | National Marine Sanctuaries | July 2004 | Website | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
National Status and Trends Data Portal | Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Farfield Environment |
Birds and Windfarms - Critical Analysis of 4 Reports on Bird Mortality at Windfarm Sites | Durchamp, M. | December 2003 | Website | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Seabirds List | National Marine Sanctuaries | July 2004 | Website | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl |
Benthic Cover Data | NOAA Coastal Services Center | January 2010 | Website | N/A | N/A | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates |
UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation Project | European Commission | October 2001 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions |
The California Ocean Uses Atlas | Marine Conservation Biology Institute, NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center | September 2011 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
The New Hampshire and Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas | National Marine Protected Areas Center | August 2011 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socio-economics | National Ocean Service | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
National Ocean Economics Program | Center for the Blue Economy | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
ENOW Explorer | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Economics: National Ocean Watch | NOAA Coastal Services Center | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Oregon Historic Sites Database | Oregon State Parks | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
National Register of Historic Places Database | National Park Service | January 2011 | Website | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Gross Domestic Product | US Bureau of Economic Analysis | January 2008 | Website | N/A | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
Wild Whales Noise and Cetaceans | BC Cetacean Sightings Network | August 2013 | Website | N/A | Noise | 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 |
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 |
Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources | ABP Marine Environmental Research | May 2008 | Website | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
OES GIS Map: Offshore Installations Worldwide | Ocean Energy Systems (OES) | January 2014 | Website | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Discovery of Sound in the Sea | University of Rhode Island | January 2013 | Website | N/A | Noise | N/A |
NWCC Webinar Series | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | January 2017 | Website | Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
Multipurpose Marine Cadastre | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | January 2012 | Website | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm | RPS Group | March 2018 | Website | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Recreational Fisheries Statistics | National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Statistics Division | January 2012 | Website | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Fishing |
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Data Registry | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | March 2014 | Website | N/A | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |