Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, etc.

Report

Title: Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, etc.

Author:

Majewska, K.; Brown, A.; Charish, R.; Quinn, M.; Matei, M.

Publication Date:

September 1, 2025

Document Number:

JNCC Report 798

Pages:

166

Affiliation

SMRU Consulting

Sponsoring Organization:

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Technology:

Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind

Stressor:

Noise

Receptor:

Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

Language:

English

Document Access

Website:

External Link

Attachment:

Access File

Citation

Default
BibTex
RIS

Majewska, K., Brown, A.M., Charish, R., Quinn, M. & Matei, M. (2025). Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, sub-bottom profilers, ultra-short baseline acoustic positioning, acoustic deterrent devices, multi-beam echosounders, and military sonar. JNCC Report 798. JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091. https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/e5cab7fb-d4df-4517-a352-5a0029fb3ee9

@techreport{Majewska-2025-2085330,
author = {Majewska, K and Brown, A and Charish, R and Quinn, M and Matei, M},
title = {Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, etc.},
institution = {SMRU Consulting},
year = {2025},
month = {sep},
number = {JNCC Report 798},
url = {https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/2e60a9a0-4366-4971-9327-2bc409e09784},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Noise, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans},
}

Export Citation to BibTex

TY - RPRT
TI - Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, etc.
AU - Majewska, K
AU - Brown, A
AU - Charish, R
AU - Quinn, M
AU - Matei, M
AB - This is a JNCC-commissioned report completed by SMRU Consulting. The primary intended audience is the JNCC and other statutory nature conservation bodies, to provide a resource to inform development of their guidance. This report represents one of two complementary reports in contribution to an evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation. One report covers impact piling (Brown et al. 2025). The current report covers all other relevant categories of noise source, including: unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, sub-bottom profilers (SBPs), ultrasonic baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning, acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs), multi-beam echosounders (MBES), military sonar. Each report has been written to be stand-alone, so some introductory material is duplicated between the two reports.
DA - 2025/09//
PY - 2025
SP - 166
PB - SMRU Consulting
SN - JNCC Report 798
UR - https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/2e60a9a0-4366-4971-9327-2bc409e09784
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Noise
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Cetaceans
ER -

Export Citation to RIS

Abstract

This is a JNCC-commissioned report completed by SMRU Consulting. The primary intended audience is the JNCC and other statutory nature conservation bodies, to provide a resource to inform development of their guidance.

This report represents one of two complementary reports in contribution to an evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation. One report covers impact piling (Brown et al. 2025). The current report covers all other relevant categories of noise source, including:

unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance,
explosives for decommissioning,
seismic (airgun) survey,
sub-bottom profilers (SBPs),
ultrasonic baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning,
acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs),
multi-beam echosounders (MBES),
military sonar.

Each report has been written to be stand-alone, so some introductory material is duplicated between the two reports.