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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: 1731

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Interim Sound Threshold Guidance National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Noise Marine Mammals
Impact Assessment of Offshore Pile Driving Noise on Red Sea Marine Mammals Dawoud, W., Negm, A., Saleh, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals
A Self-Contained Subsea Platform for Acoustic Monitoring of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments at Wave and Tidal Energy Sites in Orkney, Scotland Williamson, B., Blondel, P., Armstrong, E. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
Understanding the Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance for Marine Mammals Harwood, J., King, S., Booth, C. Book Chapter Noise Marine Mammals
Noise mitigation during pile-driving efficiently reduces disturbance of marine mammals Nehls, G., Rose, A., Diederichs, A. Book Chapter Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Marine Mammals
Offshore Wind Power for Marine Conservation Hammar, L., Perry, D., Gullström, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Data to Decision in a Dynamic Ocean: Robust Species Distribution Models and Spatial Decision Frameworks Halpin, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Trends of Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Density in the Southern North Sea Peschko, V., Ronnenberg, K., Siebert, U. Journal Article Marine Mammals
Hydraulic response of submerged breakwaters in Reef Ball modules ILARIA DEL VITA Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Sound Science: Maintaining Numerical and Statistical Standards in the Pursuit of Noise Exposure Criteria for Marine Mammals Wright, A. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Evolution of Marine Noise Pollution Management Dolman, S., Jasny, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Passive Acoustic Monitoring the Diel, Lunar, Seasonal and Tidal Patterns in the Biosonar Activity of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River Estuary, China Wang, Z., Nachtigall, P., Akamatsu, T. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
NERC Knowledge Exchange: An Autonomous Device to Track Porpoise Movements in Tidal Rapids Macaulay, J., Gordon, J., Gillespie, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Apparent survival of North Atlantic right whales after entanglement in fishing gear Robbins, J., Knowlton, A., Landry, S. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Consent Plan Piling Strategy Bellew, S., Wilson, J., Wilson, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals
Marine Licence Hywind Scotland Pilot Park The Scottish Government, Marine Scotland Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm & Moray East Offshore Windfarm - Protocol for mitigating the risk of instantaneous death or injury to marine mammals during piling at the Beatrice and Moray East Wind Farms Royle, L., Rei, C. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals
Gemini T-0: passive acoustic monitoring and aerial surveys of harbour porpoises Geelhoed, S., Friedrich, E., Joost, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Right whale occurrence in the coastal waters of Virginia, U.S.A.: Endangered species presence in a rapidly developing energy market Salisbury, D., Clark, C., Rice, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
North Atlantic right whale occurrence near wind energy areas along the mid-Atlantic US coast: implications for management Hodge, K., Muirhead, C., Morano, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wales' Marine Evidence Report Welsh Government Report Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
The use of Acoustic Deterrents for the mitigation of injury to marine mammals during pile driving for offshore wind farm construction Sparling, C., Sams, C., Stephenson, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Noise Marine Mammals
Wildlife Densities and Habitat Use Across Temporal and Spatial Scales on the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (2012-2014) Williams, K., Connelly, E., Johnson, S. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management Williams, R., Wright, A., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Marine Mammals: A Review of Temporary Threshold Shift Studies from 1996 to 2015 Finneran, J. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Noise in the Sea and Its Impacts on Marine Organisms Peng, C., Zhao, X., Liu, G. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Sightings in the Vicinity of the Maryland Wind Energy Area July 2013-June 2015 Barco, S., Burt, L., DePerte, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Marine Life Observation using Classification Algorithms on Ocean Surface Photographs Maussang, F., Guelton, L., Garello, R. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Simulating Harbour Porpoise Habitat Use in a 3D Tidal Environment Lake, T., Masters, I., Croft, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Numerical Modeling of the Impact Response of Tidal Devices and Marine Mammals Grear, M., Motley, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Discussion of the Effects of the Underwater Noise Radiated by a Wave Energy Device - Portugal Cruz, E., Simas, T., Kasanen, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
An Integrated Solution to Real Time Marine Mammal Monitoring for Tidal Turbines Bromley, P., Boake, C., Broudic, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
Towards Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals at a Tidal Turbine Site: Grand Passage, NS, Canada Malinka, C., Hay, A., Cheel, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
Surveying Marine Mammals in Nearby Tidal Energy Development Sites: a Comparison Benjamins, S., Macleod, A., Greenhill, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
Effect of exposure duration to pile driving sounds on temporary hearing threshold shift in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Kastelein, R., Hoek, L., Covi, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
NYSERDA Environmental Research Program Plan Research Area 4: Marine Wind and Wildlife New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Hearing Thresholds of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) for Playbacks of Seal Scarer Signals, and Effects of the Signals on Behavior Kastelein, R., Helder-Hoek, L., Gransier, R. Journal Article Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Towards a Numerical Model to Simulate the Observed Displacement of Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena Due to Pile Driving in Belgian Waters Haelters, J., Duliere, V., Vigin, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Displacement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Going with the flow: Tidal influence on the occurrence of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Marsdiep area, The Netherlands IJsseldijk, L., Camhuysen, K., Nauw, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals
Assessing the Performance of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Technologies for Porpoise Detection in a High Flow Tidal Energy Test Site Porskamp, P., Broome, J., Sanderson, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

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