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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
Proposed Wave Energy Technology Project Environmental Assessment US Department of the Navy Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism
A Digital Acoustic Recording Tag for Measuring the Response of Wild Marine Mammals to Sound Johnson, M., Tyack, P. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals National Research Council of the National Academies (NRC) Book Noise Marine Mammals
Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the Environment Electromagnetic Field (COWRIE EMF) Research Gill, A., Gloyne-Philips, I., Neal, K. Research Study EMF Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Atlas of Cetacean distribution in north-west European waters Reid, J., Evans, P., Northridge, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey NOAA Fisheries Webpage Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
The Effect of Acoustic Harassment Devices on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada Johnston, D. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Effect of the Sound Generated by an Acoustic Harassment Device on the Relative Abundance and Distribution of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia Olesiuk, P., Nichol, L., Sowden, M. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
Elsam. Offshore Wind Farm. Horns Rev. Annual status report for the environmental monitoring programme 1. January 2001 - 31. December 2001 Tech-Wise A/S Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Burbo Offshore Wind Farm Volume 2: ES Biological Environment University of Liverpool Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Billia Croo Environmental Statement Carl Bro Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Skin Density and Its Influence on Buoyancy in the Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Harbor Porpoise (Phocoenca phocoena), and Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops trucnatus) Kipps, E., McLellan, W., Rommel, S. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Robin Rigg Environmental Statement Natural Power Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Underwater Noise of Whale Watching Boats and Potential Effects on Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), Based on an Acoustic Impact Model Erbe, C. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Temporary Shift in Masked Hearing Thresholds in Odontocetes After Exposure to Single Underwater Impulses from a Seismic Watergun Finneran, J., Schlundt, C., Dear, R. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Low-frequency acoustic pressure, velocity, and intensity thresholds in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Finneran, J., Carder, D., Ridgway, S. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Seal Predation on Salmon and Forage Fish Schools as a Function of Tidal Currents in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA Zamon, J. Journal Article Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Mature Areas of the Offshore North Sea SEA2 UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Report Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Hydrodynamic Trail-Following in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) Dehnhardt, G., Mauck, B., Hanke, W. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Small Cetacean Tag Design and Attachment Durations: A Bioengineering Approach Hanson, M. Thesis Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Assessment Of The Effects Of Noise And Vibration From Offshore Wind Farms On Marine Wildlife Vella, G., Rushforth, I., Mason, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Collisions Between Ships and Whales Laist, D., Knowlton, A., Mead, J. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Masking in Three Pinnipeds: Underwater, Low-Frequency Critical Ratios Southall, B., Schusterman, R., Kastak, D. Journal Article Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Effects of Marine Windfarms on the Distribution of Fish, Shellfish and Marine Mammals in the Horns Rev Area Hoffmann, E., Astrup, J., Larsen, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Habitat Change, EMF, Avoidance, Attraction Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Development of an air bubble curtain to reduce underwater noise of percussive piling Würsig, B., Greene, C., Jefferson, T. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on schooling herring (Clupea harengus) using underwater tail-slaps: Kinematic analyses of field observations Domenici, P., Batty, R., Simila, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Windpower and Grey Seals: An Impact Assessment of Potential Effects by Sea-Based Windpower Plants on a Local Seal Population Sundberg, J., Söderman, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Geographical Variation in Temporal and Spatial Vocalization Patterns of Male Harbour Seals in the Mating Season Van Parijs, S., Hastie, G., Thompson, P. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Variability in Reactions of Pacific Harbor Seals, Phoca vitulina richardsi, to Disturbance Suryan, R., Harvey, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Declining Survival Probability Threatens the North Atlantic Right Whale Caswell, H., Fujiwara, M., Brault, S. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Escape Responses of Hauled out Ringed Seals (Phoca hispida) to Aircraft Disturbance Born, E., Riget, F., Dietz, R. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Evidence for Infanticide in Bottlenose Dolphins: An Explanation for Violent Interactions with Harbour Porpoises? Patterson, I., Reid, R., Wilson, B. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Low-Frequency Amphibious Hearing in Pinnipeds: Methods, Measurements, Noise, and Ecology Schusterman, R., Kastak, D. Journal Article Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
A Survey of Acoustic Harassment Device (AHD) Use in the Bay of Fundy, NB, Canada Johnston, D., Woodley, T. Journal Article Noise, Avoidance Marine Mammals
Calculating Limits to the Allowable Human-Caused Mortality of Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Wade, P. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Habitat use by bottlenose dolphins: seasonal distribution and stratified movement patterns in the Moray Firth, Scotland Wilson, B., Thompson, P.M., Hammond, P.S. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Using Geographic Information Systems to Predict North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Habitat Moses, E., Finn, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Estimating Harbour Seal Abundance and Status in an Estuarine Habitat in North-East Scotland Thompson, P., Tollit, D., Wood, D. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Influences of Man-Made Noise and Other Human Actions on Cetacean Behaviour Richardson, W., Würsig, B. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Locomotor design of dolphin vertebral columns: bending mechanics and morphology of Delphinus delphis Long, J., Pabst, D., Shepherd, W. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

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