Marine Mammals

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 Related to Marine Mammals

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Oregon State University and Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Wave Energy Test Project US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Hearing Threshold Shifts and Recovery in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) after Octave-Band Noise Exposure at 4 kHz Kastelein, R., Gransier, R., Hoek, L. Journal Article Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Experimental assessment of the insertion loss of an underwater noise mitigation screen for marine pile driving Janßen, H., de Jong, C., Jung, B. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Building Capacity for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy: Atlas of Potential Synergistic and Conflicting Environmental, Ecological, and Human Use Considerations Dubbs, L., Voss, C., Von Korff, B. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Annex I: Movements and Diving Behaviour of Juvenile Grey Seals in Areas of High Tidal Energy Thompson, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Vessel Operator Response to a Voluntary Measure for Reducing Collisions with Whales Silber, G., Adams, J., Bettridge, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Final Report on the Acoustic, Marine Mammal and Bird Monitoring Studies During Phase 1 Pile Driving Activities ORPC Maine Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Birds
Haul-Out Behavior of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Hood Canal, Washington London, J., Ver Hoef, J., Jefferies, S. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Executive Summary of the IWC Scientific Committee Workshop on Interactions Between Marine Renewable Projects and Cetaceans Worldwide International Whaling Commission Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Developing a Deeper Understanding of Animal Movements and Spatial Dynamics through Novel Application of Network Analyses Jacoby, D., Brooks, E., Croft, D. Journal Article Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals
First Specific Biodiversity Assessment in the Portuguese Pilot Zone for Marine Renewables Coelho, H., Rodrigues, S., Ferriera, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals
Seismic Survey Mitigation Measures and Marine Mammal Observer Reports Barkaszi, M., Bulter, M., Compton, R. Report Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface Utility for Underwater Sound Monitoring and Analysis Ren, H., Halvorsen, M., Deng, Z. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
Spatial Variation in Foraging Behaviour of a Marine Top Predator (Phoca vitulina) Determined by a Large-Scale Satellite Tagging Program Sharples, R., Moss, S., Patterson, T. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
ESRa - Evaluation of Systems for Ramming Noise Mitigation at an Offshore Test Pile Wilke, F., Kloske, K., Bellmann, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Absolute Probability Estimates of Lethal Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales in Roseway Basin, Scotian Shelf van der Hoop, J., Vanderlaan, A., Taggart, C. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Testing the acoustic tolerance of harbour porpoise hearing for impulsive sounds Lucke, K., Lepper, P., Blanchet, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement – Non-Technical Summary Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Pilot Marine Spatial Plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Turnbull, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Likely Effects of Construction of Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm on a Mixed Population of Harbour Phoca vitulina and Grey Halichoerus grypus Seals Skeate, E., Perrow, M., Gilroy, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
The Assessment of Lethal Propeller Strike Injuries in Sea Mammals Byard, R., Winskog, C., Machado, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Study of the Acoustic Effects of Hydrokinetic Tidal Turbine in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound Collar, C., Spahr, J., Polagye, B. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Pile Placement for ORPC Maine’s Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Pilot Project National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
REPCET Realtime Plotting of Cetaceans: Presentation of the System Mayol, P. Report Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Target Strength of Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca): Measurement and Modeling Xu, J., Deng, Z., Carlson, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Detection of Tidal Turbine Noise: A Pre-Installation Case Study for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Wood, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Behavioral responses of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) to experimental fishing gear in a coastal environment Kot, B., Sears, R., Nowacek, D. Journal Article Avoidance Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A New Context-Based Approach to Assess Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Anthropogenic Sounds Ellison, W., Southall, B., Clark, C. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Habitat Preferences of Harbour Seals in the Dutch Coastal Area: Analysis and Estimate of Effects of Offshore Wind Farms Brasseur, S., Aarts, G., Meesters, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Assessing Wave Energy Effects on Biodiversity: The Wave Hub Experience Witt, M., Sheehan, E., Broderick, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Towards an Environmentally Sound Offshore Wind Energy Deployment Verfuß, U. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Monitoring and Research Shortlist Offshore Wind - Knowledge advancements and follow up Boon, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
Changes in Humpback Whale Song Occurrence in Response to an Acoustic Source 200 km Away Risch, D., Corkeron, P., Ellison, W. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Aquamarine Power Marine Mammal Observation Report Richardson, M. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise Marine Mammals
Scientific Advice on Matters Related to the Management of Seal Populations Special Committee on Seals Website Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Popper, A., Hawkins, A. Book Noise Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Quantifying Benefits and Impacts of Fishing Exclusion Zones on Bio-Resources around Marine Renewable Energy Installations (QBEX) Blondel, P., Bryden, I., Conley, D. Research Study Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Collision, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Analysis of Bird and Marine Mammal Data for Billia Croo Wave Test Site, Orkney Robbins, A. Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Research into the noise reduction measure "Little Bubble Curtain" in the Alpha Ventus Test Field Raimund, R., Rustemeier, J., Grießmann, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Behavioral Responses and Habituation of Pinnipeds and Small Cetaceans to Novel Objects and Simulated Fishing Gear With and Without a Pinger Bowles, A., Anderson, C. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
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