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Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE)

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The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) is Canada’s leading research centre for in-stream tidal energy, located in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
FORCE acts as a host to technology developers, providing the electrical infrastructure to deliver power to the grid; it also acts as watchdog, providing independently reviewed environmental monitoring. FORCE also conducts research to better understand our site, estimated to contain 2,500 megawatts of extractable power.
FORCE is a catalyst to the safe and successful development of a tidal technology sector able to deliver clean, renewable energy for generations to come.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE).

Total: 67

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2025 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2024 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 9: Beyond Single Marine Renewable Energy Devices: A Systems-Wide Effects Approach Hemery, L., Hasselman, D., Le Marchand, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Canada OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Probability of Atlantic salmon post-smolts encountering a tidal turbine installation in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B., Karsten, R., Hasselman, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Improving Understanding of Environmental Effects from Single MRE Devices to Arrays Hasselman, D., Hemery, L., Copping, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
Predicting the probability of encounter between fish species and tidal stream energy devices using acoustic telemetry Bangley, C., Hasselman, D., Culina, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2023 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
‘Scaling up’ our understanding of environmental effects of marine renewable energy development from single devices to large-scale commercial arrays Hasselman, D., Hemery, L., Copping, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
A Probabilistic Methodology for Determining Collision Risk of Marine Animals with Tidal Energy Turbines Copping, A., Hasselman, D., Bangley, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Towards Estimating Probability of Fish–Turbine Encounter: Using Drifters Equipped with Acoustic Tags to Verify the Efficacy of an Array of Acoustic Receivers Sanderson, B., Karsten, R., Hasselman, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Measuring Detection Efficiency of High-Residency Acoustic Signals for Estimating Probability of Fish–Turbine Encounter in a Fast-Flowing Tidal Passage Sanderson, B., Bangley, C., McGarry, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
Probability of Atlantic Salmon Post-Smolts Encountering a Tidal Turbine Installation in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B., Karsten, R., Solda, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance Fish, Pelagic Fish
Blue Economy Regulatory Review Submission: Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2022 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Taking a Broader Look at Environmental and Ecological Effects of Marine Energy Development Hemery, L., Copping, A., Hasselman, D. Presentation Marine Energy
Echofilter: A Deep Learning Segmentation Model Improves the Automation, Standardization, and Timeliness for Post-Processing Echosounder Data in Tidal Energy Streams Lowe, S., McGarry, L., Douglas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Displacement Fish, Marine Mammals
Modeling the Probability of Overlap Between Marine Fish Distributions and Marine Renewable Energy Infrastructure Using Acoustic Telemetry Data Bangley, C., Hasselman, D., Flemming, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Vectron Project: Final Report Culina, J., Taylor, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Risk Assessment Program for Tidal Energy: Year Two Report Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Collision Fish
The Ups and Downs of Using Active Acoustic Technologies to Study Fish at Tidal Energy Sites Viehman, H., Hasselman, D., Douglas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2021 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates
Are fish in danger? A review of environmental effects of marine renewable energy on fishes Copping, A., Hemery, L., Viehman, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Fish
Risk Assessment Program for Tidal Energy: Year One Report Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Collision Fish
Relative Performance of Surface vs. Bottom-Mounted Hydrophones in a Tidal Channel Hasselman, D., Boucher, T., Douglas, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Study 2 – Relative Performance of Surface-Deployed and Bottom-Mounted Echosounders in a Tidal Channel - Final Report Hasselman, D., McGarry, L., Boucher, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2020 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 10: Environmental Monitoring Technologies and Techniques for Detecting Interactions of Marine Animals with Turbines Hasselman, D., Barclay, D., Cavagnaro, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
FORCE Marine Mammal EEMP – Year 4 Interim Report Palmer, K. , Wood, J., Tollit, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Summary of workshop: Passive acoustic monitoring in high flow environments European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Summary of Workshop: Data Automation & Data Management Options Marine Renewables Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Integrating Hydroacoustic Approaches to Predict Fish Interactions with In-stream Tidal Turbines Viehman, H., Hasselman, D., Boucher, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Pathway Workshop#1 - Cabling and Platform Development for High-Flow Marine Sites Marine Renewables Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Data Analysis Component of Comparative Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Technology Assessment - Final Report Hasselman, D., Boucher, T., Douglas, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Passive acoustic monitoring in tidal channels and high flow environments Barclay, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2019 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
STREEM: Sensor Testing Research for Environmental Effects Monitoring Sanderson, B., Adams, M., Redden, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Marine fish monitoring at FORCE: Updated report on processing and analysis McGarry, L., Zydlewski, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Status and Trends for the World’s Kelp Forests Wernberg, T., Krumhansl, K., Filbee-Dexter, K. Book Chapter Ecosystem Processes
Baseline Presence of and Effects of Tidal Turbine Installation and Operations on Harbour Porpoise in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy, Canada Tollit, D., Joy, R., Wood, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

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