National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Total: 200

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes Volume II: Tribal Case Studies Ball, D., Clayburn, R., Cordero, R. Report Human Dimensions
Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes Volume I: Project Framework Ball, D., Clayburn, R., Cordero, R. Report Human Dimensions
Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas Guida, V., Drohan, A., Welch, H. Report Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Underwater sound from vessel traffic reduces the effective communication range in Atlantic cod and haddock Stanley, J., Van Parijs, S., Hatch, L. Journal Article Noise Fish
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area Carrier, B., DeLong, N., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Wideband (15–260 kHz) acoustic volume backscattering spectra of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) and butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus) Jech, J., Lawson, G., Lavery, A. Journal Article Fish, Invertebrates
Picking the Right Spot: Offshore Wind Energy Forbes, M., Costa, B., Kendall, M. Wind Energy Birds, Demersal Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Predicting lethal entanglements as a consequence of drag from fishing gear van der Hoop, J., Corkeron, P., Henry, A. Journal Article Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Potential impacts of artificial reef development on sea turtle conservation in Florida Barnette, M. Report Habitat Change Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Using paired visual and passive acoustic surveys to estimate passive acoustic detection parameters for harbor porpoise abundance estimates Jacobson, E., Forney, K., Barlow, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Assessing the exposure of animals to acoustic disturbance: Towards an understanding of the population consequences of disturbance Costa, D., Hückstädt, L., Schwarz, L. Conference Paper Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Lost listening area assessment of anthropogenic sounds in the Chukchi Sea Hannay, D., Hatch, L., Harrison, J. Journal Article Noise
Outer Continental Shelf Lease Blocks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Investigating acoustic diversity of fish aggregations in coral reef ecosystems from multifrequency fishery sonar surveys Campanella, F., Taylor, J. Journal Article Fish
Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing: Underwater Acoustic Thresholds for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Noise Marine Mammals
Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands Costa, B., Kendall, M. Report Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Modeling At-Sea Occurrence and Abundance of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Phase 1 Report Kinlan, B., Winship, A., White, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Evidence-based evaluation of the cumulative effects of ecosystem restoration Diefenderfer, H., Johnson, G., Thom, R. Journal Article Fish
Predictive mapping of seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans off the Pacific Coast of Washington Menza, C., Leirness, J., White, T. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment
Building confidence in projections of the responses of living marine resources to climate change Cheung, W., Frölicher, T., Asch, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Predicting Anthropogenic Noise Contributions to US Waters Gedamke, J., Ferguson, M., Harrison, J. Book Chapter Noise
Abundance and Distribution of Seabirds off Southeastern Massachusetts, 2011-2015 Veit, R., White, T., Perkins, S. Report Birds, Seabirds
Maryland Collaborative Archaeological Survey Carrier, B., Hoffman, W., Hoyt, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Interim Sound Threshold Guidance National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Noise Marine Mammals
A Guidance Document for Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes BOEM, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Makah Tribe Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Statistical guidelines for assessing marine avian hotspots and coldspots: A case study on wind energy development in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean Zipkin, E., Kinlan, B., Sussman, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
Project to Assess Potential Impacts of the Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Wave Energy Generation Facility on Migration and Habitat use of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) Payne, J., Erickson, D., Donnellan, M. Report Marine Energy, Wave Fish, Demersal Fish
Biogeographic Assessments: A Framework for Information Synthesis in Marine Spatial Planning Caldow, C., Monaco, M., Pittman, S. Journal Article Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Virginia Collaborative Archaeological Survey Carrier, B., Hoyt, J., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
An underwater stereo-camera trap Williams, K., De Robertis, A., Berkowitz, Z. Journal Article Fish
Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea Russell, D., Brasseur, S., Thompson, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes
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. Report Wind Energy, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes, Cetaceans
2014 Report on the Entanglement of Marine Species in Marine Debris with an Emphasis on Species in the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Entanglement Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Data Registry National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Underwater Cultural Heritage Law Study Varmer, O. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals: Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Noise Marine Mammals
Estimating Effects of Tidal Power Projects and Climate Change on Threatened and Endangered Marine Species and Their Food Web Busch, S., Greene, C., Good, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals Nowacek, D., Bröker, K., Donovan, G. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Summary of pamguard beaked whale click detectors and classifiers used during the 2012 Southern California behavioral response study Keating, J., Barlow, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement Marine Mammals
Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan 2013 Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy