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The movement of vessels and aircrafts in proximity to a device.

Vessels have traveled waterways throughout history for trade, fishing, transportation, military applications, recreation, and tourism. The installation of offshore wind and marine renewable energy devices may create new constraints for existing vessel routes, increase risk of collision between vessels, and result in limited access to previously navigable areas. Similarly, land-based wind and offshore wind turbines may alter or restrict flight paths for aircrafts flying at low heights. For navigational safety, lighting is currently required on all wind energy turbines, but artificial lighting comes with its own environmental consequences. Coordinated, multisectoral planning (i.e. marine spatial planning) may best balance existing uses of the ocean with the growth of the wind energy and marine renewable energy industries.

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 Navigation.

Total: 89

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) Lorraine, R., Tremlett, C. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Navigation
U.S. COAST GUARD ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO MARINE RADAR AS IT RELATES TO MARINE NAVIGATION SAFETY FROM THE NANTUCKET SOUND WIND FARM Cape Wind Associates Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Navigation
Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Guidance Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Revised Navigational Risk Assessment ESS Group, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Navigation, Human Dimensions
The effect of vessel noise on the vocal behavior of belugas in the St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada Lesage, V., Barrette, C., Kingsley, M. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Guidance on the Assessment of the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms: Methodology for Assessing the Marine Navigational Safety Risks of Offshore Wind Farms UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Navigation
Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREIs) - Guidance on UK Navigational Practice, Safety and Emergency Response Issues Maritime Maritime and Coastguard Agency Report Marine Energy Navigation, Human Dimensions
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
Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference Effects of the Solano Windfarm: Final Report Sengupta, D., Ferris, J., Senior, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind EMF Navigation, Human Dimensions
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