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Marine Mammals

Breaching humpback whale
A broad term that encompasses cetaceans, pinnipeds, and others.

Marine mammals include pinnipeds (seals, sea lions), cetaceans (dolphins and whales), and sea otters. Because these organisms have fairly advanced cognitive abilities, it is fairly difficult to gauge how offshore renewable energy devices will affect marine mammals. Some of these organisms use echolocation to communicate and navigate themselves through the marine environment, which poses a concern as noise emitted from offshore renewable energy devices can have the potential to mask or hide echolocation of marine mammals. Some marine mammals also have very sensitive hearing, which makes these organisms vulnerable to loud noises generated underwater (i.e. pile driving/construction). With these issues in mind, the stressors that pose the greatest risks to marine mammals are collision, habitat change, and displacement, as well as 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 Marine Mammals.

Total: 1649

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: June 2020 Jervis, L., Arundale, M., Warford, S. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
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
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Consent Plan: Wind Farm Assets GoBe Consultants, Deimel, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wave and Tidal Stream Critical Evidence Needs Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: May Surveys I & II 2020 Arundale, M., Warford, S., Robinson Willmott, J. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
A Review on Environmental and Social Impacts of Thermal Gradient and Tidal Currents Energy Conversion and Application to the Case of Chiapas, Mexico Rivera, G., Felix, A., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
The Wildlife Sensitivity Mapping Manual: Practical guidance for renewable energy planning in the European Union Allinson, T., Jobson, B., Crowe, O. Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Marine Mammals
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: March 2020 Jervis, L., Arundale, M., Warford, S. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: January 2020 Jervis, L., Arundale, M., Warford, S. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: April Surveys I & II 2020 Jervis, L., Glew St. John, K., Arundale, M. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: February 2020 Jervis, L., Arundale, M., Warford, S. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report: December 2019 Goulding, A., Arundale, M., Warford, S. Report Birds, Marine Mammals
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 8: Encounters of Marine Animals with Marine Renewable Energy Device Mooring Systems and Subsea Cables Garavelli, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Entanglement Marine Mammals
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Collision Risk for Animals around Turbines Sparling, C., Seitz, A., Masden, E. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 4: Risk to Marine Animals from Underwater Noise Generated by Marine Renewable Energy Devices Polagye, B., Bassett, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
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
Benthic and Epifaunal Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island - Project Report Hutchison, Z., Bartley, M., English, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
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
Biological Opinion for Vineyard Wind's Offshore Wind Energy Project National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Sixth Interim Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Existing Conditions and Potential Environmental Effects HT Harvey and Associates Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Seabird Survey Designs for the East Coast of Scotland Donovan, C., Caneco, B. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Suivi acoustique passif du bruit ambiant et des mammifères marins dans le cadre du parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Chompret, J., Clorennec, D., Folegot, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
FORCE Marine Mammal EEMP – Year 4 Interim Report Palmer, K. , Wood, J., Tollit, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Developing marine mammal Dynamic Energy Budget models and their potential for integration into the iPCoD framework Harwood, J., Booth, C., Sinclair, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Horwath, S., Hassrick, J., Grismala, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Fifth Interim Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
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
Assessment methodology for impulse noise von Benda-Beckmann, S., Geelhoed, S., Kinneging, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
SAINT-NAZAIRE Bilan environnemental annuel 2020 Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals
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
Estimating the effects of pile driving sounds on seals: Pitfalls and possibilities Whyte, K., Russell, D., Sparling, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
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
Taking the Animals' Perspective Regarding Anthropogenic Underwater Sound Popper, A., Hawkins, A., Thomsen, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
A Global Review of Vessel Collisions With Marine Animals Schoeman, R., Patterson-Abrolat, C., Plon, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Understanding Potential Effects of West Coast Offshore Renewable Energy Development on Marine Mammals Reeb, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
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

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