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Cetaceans

Whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are marine mammals that are part of the taxonomic order Cetacea. Cetaceans can be further subdivided into toothed whales (dolphins, porpoises, narwhal, beluga, beaked, and sperm whales) and baleen whales (blue, gray, humpback, and bowhead whales). Offshore renewable energy devices may affect cetaceans in a variety of ways, including attraction to or avoidance of project sites, collision with dynamic devices, and impacts from noise.

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 Cetaceans.

Total: 545

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Campaign 8 Interim Report 1 McKenna, K., Hsu, S., O'Brien, O. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report April 2022 to July 2023 Nova Innovation Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Erfahrungsbericht Betriebsschall: Projektübergreifende Auswertung und Bewertung der Unterwasserschallmessungen aus der Betriebsphase von Offshore-Windparks Bellmann, M., Müller, T., Scheiblich, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Power Analysis for Optimal Design of a Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for US East Coast Offshore Wind Chudzinska, M., Thomas, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore Wind Energy Development and North Atlantic Right Whales Silber, G., Dangerfield, A., Smith, J. Report Wind Energy Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Protected species considerations for ocean planning: A case study for offshore wind energy development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Farmer, N., Garrison, L., Litz, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Ongoing Study Plan: ADRIFT: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem Using Drifting Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (NSL #PC-20-04) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Indo-Pacific finless porpoises presence in response to pile driving on the Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm, China Fang, L., Li, M., Wang, X. Journal Article Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise Potlock, K., Temple, A., Berggren, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evaluating the Benefits of Noise Reduction Mitigation: The ECHO Program Malinka, C., Tollit, D., Trounce, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Near Offshore Wind Farm Areas Off the Coast of New Jersey Pepper, B. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2022 Magnus, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Response of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) to different types of acoustic harassment devices and subsequent piling during the construction of offshore wind farms Voß, J., Rose, A., Kosarev, V. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Potential biological impacts of very low frequency acoustical energy produced by offshore wind turbine energy generation Stocker, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Update on Strandings of Large Whales along the East Coast Marine Mammal Commission Report Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wozep Ecological Programme: Update Wozep 2023 WOZEP Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Underwater noise characteristics of offshore exploratory drilling and its impact on marine mammals Huang, L-F., Xu, X-M., Yang, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Zooplankton Survey for Regional Fisheries Monitoring in Southern New England Offshore Wind Development Turner, J., Weig, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore Wind Activities and Marine Mammal Protection BOEM Summary Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Implications of wind and vessel noise on the sound fields experienced by southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca in the Salish Sea Burnham, R., Vagle, S., Thupaki, P. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I., Gillespie, D., Gkikopoulou, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Developing Parametric Source Functions for Wave Energy Converters Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Abadi, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Progressive Insights in Changing Species Distribution Patterns Informing Marine Management Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
High definition bird and marine mammal aerial survey image collection in Borssele Collier, M., Middelveld, R., van Bemmelen, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Land based bird and mammal surveys Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Effects of vessel traffic and ocean noise on gray whale stress hormones Lemos, L., Haxel, J., Olsen, A. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Unstated impacts of the green energy industry on the habitat of a coastal delphinid: Turbid-turbulent wakes induced by offshore wind turbine foundations Huang, S-L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Oceanic giants dance to atmospheric rhythms: Ephemeral wind-driven resource tracking by blue whales Ryan, J., Benoit-Bird, K., Oestreich, W. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises Fernandez-Betelu, O., Graham, I., Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evaluation of a coastal acoustic buoy for cetacean detections, bearing accuracy and exclusion zone monitoring Palmer, K. , Tabbutt, S., Gillespie, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Categorizing Active Marine Acoustic Sources Based on Their Potential to Affect Marine Animals Ruppel, C., Weber, T., Staaterman, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
The Potential Compatibility of Designating Offshore Wind Farms within Wider Marine Protected Areas—Conservation of the Chinese White Dolphin Regarding Fishers’ Perception Jhan, H-T., Lee, H-T., Ting, K-H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Detection of Habitat Shifts of Cetacean Species: A Comparison Between 2010 and 2017 Habitat Suitability Conditions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Chavez-Rosales, S., Josephson, E., Palka, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Displacement, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation Williamson, L., Scott, B., Laxton, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Workshop Summary on Passive Acoustic Monitoring Data Standards and Management: March 7 and 9, 2022 Baker, K., Staaterman, E., Shumchenia, E. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Offshore Wind Lease Issuance, Site Characterization, and Site Assessment: Central and Northern California Reeb, D., Schroeder, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Offshore Construction Sounds and Marine Life BOEM Summary Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore Wind Priority Conflict Topics for Marine Mammals and Birds Courbis, S., Pacini, A., Williams, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Wildlife and Offshore Wind Development US Wind Summary Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles

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