Ecological impacts of floating offshore wind on marine mammals and associated trophic interactions: current evidence and knowledge gaps
Harris, C. , Benjamins, S. , Scott, B.
September 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Noise , Vessel Strike
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals
Marine Renewable Energy: An Introduction to Environmental Effects
OES-Environmental
April 2025
Summary
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave
Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
Sustainability Assessment of an Oscillating Water Column During the Design, Installation, Operation, and Disassembly Phases
Gallego-Ramírez, C. , López-Mosquera, J. , Chica, E.
March 2025
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wave
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Chemicals , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Water Quality , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Fisheries , Navigation , Recreation & Tourism , Social & Economic Data , Visual Impacts
Offshore Wind Impact on Oceanographic Processes: North Carolina to New York - DHI
Johnson, T. , Simpson, E. , Bell, M.
March 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind - Sound Source Characterisation of Operational Floating Turbines
Welch, S. , Burns, R. , Lumsden, C.
February 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Noise
Ecosystem Processes
Impacts of offshore wind farms in the English Channel on larval dispersal and connectivity of benthic species using numerical modeling
Ajmi, S. , Boutet, M. , Bennis, A.
February 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Changes in Flow
Ecosystem Processes , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Water Quality
Guidance for Monitoring and Reporting of Underwater Noise
Chumbinho, R.
February 2025
Report
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Noise
Ecosystem Processes , Marine Mammals
Offshore wind farms could impact coastal marine heatwaves in eastern boundary upwelling systems
Dalsin, M. , Walter, R. , Mazzini, P.
February 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes
Supplementary eDNA analyses at the Hywind Tampen FOWF – Enhanced metabarcoding shark and skate detection and additional demersal fish analyses
Hestetun, J. , Mugu, S. , Dahlgren, T.
January 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish
Offshore wind energy: assessing trace element inputs and the risks for co-location of aquaculture
Watson, G. , Banfield, G. , Watson, S.
January 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Chemicals
Ecosystem Processes , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Water Quality , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs [Booklet]
Severy, M. , Farr, H. , Richlen, M.
January 2025
Summary
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Collision , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Floating Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure
Nielsen, K. , Robertson, B. , Sierman, J.
January 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning , Stakeholder Engagement
MASTS ASM 2024 Workshop Proceeding: Tracking Top Predators in Marine Renewable Energy Development Areas
Sutherland, J.
November 2024
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Attraction , Chemicals , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay
Forastiero, M. , Gutierrez, R. , Weschenfelder, F.
October 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Human Dimensions
Marine infrastructure support fewer producers and more filter feeders than natural habitats: a review and meta-analysis
McKibbin, O. , Verges, A. , Pottier, P.
October 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning
Avoidance & Minimisation of Environmental Impacts from Offshore Wind & Grid Infrastructure
Offshore Coalition For Energy & Nature (OCEaN)
October 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Bats , Birds , Seabirds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning , Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Impact on Oceanographic Processes: North Carolina to New York, Volume 1 - RPS
Georgas, N. , Garavelli, L. , Codiga, D.
October 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
NMFS West Coast Offshore Wind Energy Strategic Science Plan
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
October 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Seabirds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World
OES-Environmental
September 2024
Report
Marine Energy , OTEC , Tidal , Wave
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Terrestrial Mammals , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Recreation & Tourism , Stakeholder Engagement
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Marine Renewable Energy: Stressor-Receptor Interactions
Garavelli, L. , Hemery, L. , Rose, D.
September 2024
Report
Marine Energy , OTEC , Tidal , Wave
Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles
Evaluating the Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on Marine Ecosystems
King, C.
September 2024
Thesis
Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Entanglement , Noise , Vessel Strike
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Musseling through: Mytilus byssal thread production is unaffected by continuous noise
Wang, S. , Ellrich, J. , Beermann, J.
September 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change , Noise
Ecosystem Processes
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) , US Department of the Interior (DOI)
September 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Chemicals , Collision , Displacement , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Lighting , Noise
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds , Physical Environment , Water Quality , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning , Navigation , Recreation & Tourism , Stakeholder Engagement
Hydrodynamics and Ecosystem Linkages
Raghukumar, K. , van Duren, L. , Booth, C.
July 2024
Presentation
Wind Energy
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Physical Environment
Lightning Talks
Rosenberg, Y. , Yanos, C. , Courbis, S.
July 2024
Presentation
Wind Energy
Collision
Ecosystem Processes , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Lessons Learned from Efforts to Develop Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plans
Wilber, D. , Murphy, A. , Borsetti, S.
July 2024
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Stakeholder Engagement
The Potential Environmental Impacts of Floating Offshore Wind in California
California Ocean Science Trust
June 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Birds , Seabirds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals
Environmental DNA monitoring of fish communities at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm
Hestetun, J. , Mayers, K. , Mugu, S.
May 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Physical Environment , Water Quality
Hywind Tampen glider monitoring
Priou, P. , Ramasco, V. , Thorstensen, M.
May 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Facts: Coastal and Marine Habitats
Special Initiative on Offshore Wind
April 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2023
Magnus, D.
March 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Birds , Seabirds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Water Quality
Wozep Ecological Programme: Knowledge day Wozep/MONS 2024
Offshore Wind Ecological Programme (Wozep)
March 2024
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport
Observational and Modeling Approaches for Assessing Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on California Current Upwelling: Workshop Summary
Kojima, A. , Kilpatrick, T. , Jacox, M.
March 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow
Ecosystem Processes
Offshore wind energy potential along the Indian Coast considering ecological safeguards
Bonthu, S. , Purvaja, R. , Singh, K.
March 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment
Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon, and Seep Communities
Cordes, E. , Demopoulos, A. , Bernard, B.
March 2024
Report
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Water Quality
Potential environmental effects of marine renewable energy in tropical and subtropical ecosystems
Garavelli, L. , Farr, H. , Hemery, L.
February 2024
Conference Paper
Marine Energy
Ecosystem Processes , Fish
Avian Monitoring with CCTV Cameras on Floating Wind Turbines
Spoor , Equinor
February 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Noise
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Human Dimensions , Visual Impacts
Bilan annuel 2023 des études environnementales sur le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire
Parc eolien en mer de St Nazaire
January 2024
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Bats , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Water Quality , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
The Relationship Between Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Wildlife in Rhode Island
Lloyd, H. , Caputo. A. , Foley. B.
January 2024
Thesis
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Marine Mammals
Observed impacts of large wind farms on grassland carbon cycling
Wu, D. , Grodsky, S. , Xu, W.
December 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment