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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
Revolution Wind Vessel Strike Avoidance Plan Revolution Wind, LLC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Vessel Strike Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
In-situ comparison of high-order detonations and low-order deflagration methodologies for underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) disposal Lepper, P., Cheong, S., Robinson, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Anthropogenic underwater noise: A review on physiological and molecular responses of marine biota El-Dairi, R., Outinen, O., Kankaanpää, H. Journal Article Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
NextWind: Advancing Wind Energy Technology Using Real-Time Monitoring Systems in a Digital Twin Application Siddiqi, K., Kramer, S., Schneider, S. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing Kleivane, L., Kvadsheim, P., Vinje, A.V.P. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Bilan annuel 2023 des études environnementales sur le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
BOEM and NOAA North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, US Department of Commerce (DOC), NOAA Fisheries Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Shetland Tidal Array Project Environmental Monitoring Plan (PEMP) Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives Michel, M., Guichard, B., Béesau, J. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Assessment of Technology Gaps for Statistically Robust Data and Integration of Monitoring of Birds and Marine Mammals into Equipment and Operations of Offshore Windfarms Courbis, S., Williams, K., Stepanuk, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals
Bilan environnemental 2022 du parc éolien en mer de Saint-Brieuc Iberdrola Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2023 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment for Marine Energy Systems Deng, Z., Salalila, A., Copping, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Fish, Marine Mammals
Underwater acoustic propagation modeling and utilization for marine hydrokinetic devices Hafla, E. Thesis Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
The Relationship Between Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Wildlife in Rhode Island Lloyd, H., Caputo. A., Foley. B. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals
Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: January (Seasonal) Report – Northern Isles Meza, C., Soares, K., Young, S. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Supplemental North Atlantic Right Whale Monitoring and Mitigation Plan for Pile Driving SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2023 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas Trifonova, N., Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: September-October (Seasonal) Report – Northern Isles Soares, K., Young, S., Warford, S. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Westray Tidal Array Environmental Impact Assessment: Scoping - Scoping Report 2023 Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Exploration of potential collaboration on preventive, mitigation and compensation measures van der Kamp, M., Brekelmans, M., Verweij, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
WP11 Boat Based Seabird and Marine Mammal Survey - 2023 Interim Report Falch, E., Waggitt, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Bats, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
A Probabilistic Methodology for Determining Collision Risk of Marine Animals with Tidal Energy Turbines Copping, A., Hasselman, D., Bangley, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
How bubble curtains protect porpoises from wind farm noise Hardach, S. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Upcalling behaviour and patterns in North Atlantic right whales, implications for monitoring protocols during wind energy development Davis, G., Tennant, S., Van Parijs, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions
Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour porpoises from potential injury zones Gall, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Automated Detection and Tracking of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines Using Multibeam Sonar Gillespie, D., Hastie, G., Montabaranom, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: July-September (Seasonal) Report – South-West Celtic Sea Young, S., Hawkins, L. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: July-September (Seasonal) Report – Central North Sea Young, S., Pereira, D., Player, M. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Report on the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) 2023 Ahola, M., Alves, F., Authier, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Further development of marine mammal dynamic energy budgets models for application to environmental assessments and integration into the iPCoD framework Harwood, J., Chudzinska, M., Booth, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Quick scan of effects from large upscaling of offshore wind (part B) Odinga, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Acoustic ecology of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) between two U.S. offshore wind energy areas Holdman, A., Tregenza, N., Van Parijs, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Oceanographic Effects of Offshore Wind Structures and Their Potential Impacts on the North Atlantic Right Whale and Their Prey Brodie, J., Manhard, R., Krebs, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Digital Survey: First Annual Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
A management-focused population viability analysis for North Atlantic right whales Runge, M., Linden, D., Hostetler, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: April-June (Seasonal) Report – Central North Sea Young, S., Pereira, D., Player, M. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Reducing uncertainty in underwater noise assessments for offshore wind (ReCon) The Carbon Trust Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans

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