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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: 1650

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The Sensitivity of UK Marine Mammal Populations to Marine Renewables Developments Harwood, J., King, S. Report Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
U.S. West Coast Large Whale Entanglement Information Sharing Workshop Report NOAA Fisheries Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm - Decision Letter & Conditions McKie, J. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Seismic Surveys Negatively Affect Humpback Whale Singing Activity off Northern Angola Cerchio, S., Strindberg, S., Collins, T. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Etude d’Impact Acoustique du Parc Eolien Offshore du Banc de Guérande, Saint-Nazaire, France Clorennec, D., Folegot, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
MERiFIC 3.3.2: Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Small Cetaceans in the Isles of Scilly Pikesley, S., Godley, B., Witt, M. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Dogger Bank Environmental Statement Dogger Bank Wind Farm Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Seal at-sea distribution, movements and behaviour Russell, D., McConnell, B. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA) Greenwood, C., Morrison, J., Murray, A. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Pacific Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment (PaCSEA): Aerial Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys off Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, 2011-2012 Adams, J., Felis, J., Mason, J. Report Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Data integration for conservation: Leveraging multiple data types to advance ecological assessments and habitat modeling for marine megavertebrates using OBIS–SEAMAP Fujioka, E., Kot, C., Wallace, B. Journal Article Marine Mammals
Study and Application of Underwater Noise Impact in Coastal Region off Western Taiwan Cheng, Y., Lin, S., Chang, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Dogger Bank Environmental Statement - Chapter 14: Marine Mammals Mackey, B., Keenan, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf Henkel, S., Suryan, R., Lagerquist, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Tracking Technologies for Quantifying Marine Mammal Interactions with Tidal Turbines: Pitfalls and Possibilities Hastie, G., Gillespie, D., Gordon, J. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Acoustic Monitoring of Beluga Whale Interactions with Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project Worthington, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. Report Marine Energy Noise Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Offshore Test Site Alpha Ventus Expert Report: Marine Mammals (Final Report: from baseline to windfarm operation) Diederichs, A., Rose, A., Nehls, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Marine Mammals
Tidal Energy: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Update for the Bay of Fundy AECOM Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Studies of Harbour Seal Behaviour in Areas of High Tidal Energy: Part 1. Movements and Diving Behaviour of Harbour Seals in Kyle Rhea Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Effects of Noise and By-Catch on a Danish Harbour Porpoise Population Nabe-Nielsen, J., Sibly, R., Tougaard, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Monitoring ship noise to assess the impact of coastal developments on marine mammals Merchant, N., Pirotta, E., Barton, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Marine habitat modelling for harbour porpoises in the German Bight Skov, H., Arreborg-Hansen, D., Ladage, F. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Enhancing the Visibility of Fishing Ropes to Reduce Right Whale Entanglements Kraus, S., Fasick, J., Werner, T. Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Assessment of Strike of Adult Killer Whales by an OpenHydro Tidal Turbine Blade Carlson, T., Grear, M., Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Environmental Effects Monitoring Report 2011-2013 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Underwater construction and operational noise at alpha ventus Betke, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Marine Mammals
Marine mammals and windfarms: Effects of alpha ventus on harbour porpoises Dähne, M., Peschko, V., Gilles, A. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Marine Mammals
Modelling Harbour Seal Habitat by Combining Data from Multiple Tracking Bailey, H., Hammond, P., Thompson, P. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Power Production in the North Sea Draget, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Noise mitigation systems and low-noise installation technologies Verfuß, T. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Guidance to Manage the Risk to Marine Mammals from Man-made Sound Sources in Irish Waters Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding the Potential for Marine Megafauna Entanglement Risk from Marine Renewable Energy Developments Benjamins, S., Harnois, V., Smith, H. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2013 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals: Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Noise Marine Mammals
Underwater Active Acoustic Monitoring Network For Marine And Hydrokinetic Energy Projects Stein, P., Edson, P. Report Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Field Surveys of Whales and Sea Turtles For Offshore Wind Energy Planning in Massachusetts 2011-2012 Kraus, S., Taylor, J., Wikgren, B. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Using Drifting Passive Echolocation Loggers to Study Harbour Porpoises in Tidal-Stream Habitats Wilson, B., Benjamins, S., Elliot, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Fairhead Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document McGrath, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
MaRVEN Research Study - Noise, Vibrations and Electromagnetic Emissions Thomsen, F. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles

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