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Cetaceans

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
Large whale entanglements off the U.S. West Coast, from 1982-2017 Saez, L., Lawson, D., DeAngelis, M. Report Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Monitoring Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin occurrences in a highly urbanized estuary for informing conservation and management Fang, L., Lin, W., Guo, L. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Use of Ecoacoustics to Characterize the Marine Acoustic Environment off the North Atlantic French Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Archipelago Duc, P., Cazau, D., White, P. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Final Report of the California Current Ecosystem Survey (CCES) 2018: A PacMAPPS Study Moore, J. Report Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Biological Environmental Background Report for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Response of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L., 1758) to the FaunaGuard and subsequent piling during the construction of offshore wind farms Voß, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
West Coast Entanglement Science Workshop Report The Nature Conservancy, California Ocean Protection Council Workshop Article Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Ongoing Study Plan: Development of Computer Simulations to Assess Entanglement Risk to Whales and Leatherback Sea Turtles in Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Moorings, Cables, and Associated Derelict Fishing Gear Offshore California Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Context-dependent variability in the predicted daily energetic costs of disturbance for blue whales Pirotta, E., Booth, C., Cade, D. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Improving understanding of bottlenose dolphin movements along the east coast of Scotland Civil, M., Quick, N., Mews, S. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Improved Analysis of Harbour Porpoise Sounds - Final Report Mellinger, D., Fregosi, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Human impact on highly mobile cetaceans: the use of biotelemetry data to inform ocean management Evert, M. Thesis Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island with Emphasis on Large Whales: Summary Report Campaign 5, 2018-2019 O'Brien, O., McKenna, K., Hodge, B. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Migratory and diurnal activity of North Atlantic killer whales (Orcinus orca) off northern Norway Dietz, R., Rikardsen, A., Biuw, M. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Habitat-based density estimates for cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem based on 1991–2018 survey data Becker, E., Forney, K., Miller, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Balancing risks of injury and disturbance to marine mammals when pile driving at offshore windfarms Thompson, P., Graham, I., Cheney, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Above and below: Military Aircraft Noise in Air and under Water at Whidbey Island, Washington Kuehne, L., Erbe, C., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate Bestley, S., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Nash, S. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Year-round acoustic patterns of dolphins and interaction with anthropogenic activities in the Sicily Strait, central Mediterranean Sea Papale, E., Alonge, G., Grammauta, R. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Mapping the subaquatic animals in the Aquatocene: Offshore wind power, the materialities of the sea and animal soundscapes Wang, C., Chien, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Cumulative Noise Impacts to Marine Mammals from Offshore Wind Development and Operations Southall, B., Rosenbaum, H. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World Copping, A., Hemery, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Estimating effectiveness of speed reduction measures for decreasing whale-strike mortality in a high-risk region Rockwood, R., Adams, J., Silber, G. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Applying Two Active Acoustic Technologies to Document Presence of Large Marine Animal Targets at a Marine Renewable Energy Site Staines, G., Zydlewski, G., Viehman, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Seabird Survey Designs for the East Coast of Scotland Donovan, C., Caneco, B. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
FORCE Marine Mammal EEMP – Year 4 Interim Report Palmer, K. , Wood, J., Tollit, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Regional baselines for marine mammal knowledge across the North Sea and Atlantic areas of Scottish waters Hague, E., Sinclair, R., Sparling, C. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Review Of Demographic Parameters And Sensitivity Analysis To Inform Inputs And Outputs Of Population Consequences Of Disturbance Assessments For Marine Mammals Sinclair, R., Sparling, C., Harwood, J. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island with Emphasis on Large Whales Summary Report Part 1: Sightings and Data - Campaign 5, 2018-2019 O'Brien, O., McKenna, K., Baumgartner, M. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Vessel Speed Rule Assessment NOAA Fisheries Report Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Passive acoustic methods for tracking the 3D movements of small cetaceans around marine structures Gillespie, D., Palmer, L., Macauley, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Consultation Report: Harbour porpoise SACs noise guidance JNCC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Guidance for assessing the significance of noise disturbance against Conservation Objectives of harbour porpoise SACs JNCC, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Natural England Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Background to the advice on noise management within harbour porpoise SACs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland JNCC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater Visual Records of Marine Megafauna Around Offshore Anthropogenic Structures Todd, V., Lazar, L., Williamson, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles
Techniques for distinguishing between impulsive and non-impulsive sound in the context of regulating sound exposure for marine mammals Martin, S., Lucke, K., Barclay, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Whale Optimization Algorithm for Ship Path Optimization in Large-Scale Complex Marine Environment Han, Q., Yang, X., Song, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Economic Analysis of the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Restriction Rule Industrial Economics Inc Report Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Electric and magnetic senses in marine animals, and potential behavioral effects of electromagnetic surveys Nyqvist, D., Durif, C., Gullikstad Johnsen, M. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles
Distribution of breeding humpback whale habitats and overlap with cumulative anthropogenic impacts in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic Chou, E., Kershaw, F., Maxwell, S. Journal Article Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

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