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- Report:
Alcock
… The report provides an authoritative review of what is known about the behaviour of marine mammals (seals and cetaceans) around operational offshore wind farms and, in particular, … if necessary. In particular it includes a review of information on degree of displacement of marine mammals by operational wind farms using published and preliminary information from wind … the characterisation of any displacement risk and, the potential consequences for individual marine mammals and larger populations. … 2012-10-25 …
- Report:
Wilson and Carter
… The incidence of marine mammals colliding with man-made objects (such as ships or fishing gear) is well-known and has received much attention in recent years. It is also conceivable that marine mammals will collide with marine renewable energy devices, with tidal-stream energy … the characteristics of tidal-stream sites we selected three straits on the west coast of Scotland of which two are of immediate interest to tidal-energy developers (Sound of Islay and …
- Report:
Wood et al.
… This project was commissioned by Marine Scotland, with the aim to improve the understanding of the Energy Conversion Factor (ECF) method, …
- Report:
MMT Sweden
… This report details the results from the marine environmental survey along the export corridor and within the development site for the Hywind Offshore Windfarm off the coast of east Scotland. Statoil intends to install the Hywind Offshore Windfarm, with five floating wind … 98 m LAT and in the Turbine Site Area 97 to 188 m LAT. MMT was contracted in 2013 to undertake marine geophysical seabed mapping and environmental surveys of the Turbine Site Area and export …
- Report:
Coram et al.
… been used to try to keep animals away from human activities. They have been developed in the marine environment particularly to keep marine mammals away from fishing operations, aquaculture sites and more recently to keep marine mammals away from industrial operations that might be harmful to the animals themselves. …
- Report:
Furness and Wade
… MacArthur Green has been commissioned by Marine Scotland to review the sensitivity of seabirds in Scottish waters to offshore wind farms. The aim … To provide a robust method to inform project scoping, ornithological assessments and wider marine spatial planning. In particular it should assist developers and their consultants in …
- Journal Article:
Langton et al.
Current development plans indicate that during the next decade there will be an increase in tidal stream and wave(TSW) power generation activity in Scottish Waters, together with the designation of additional offshore areas for seabird conservation. This paper summarises how TSW developments could affect seabirds, based on experience from other forms of disturbance, and explores the possible…
- Report:
Marmo et al.
… types is then compared to curves representing the hearing and behavioural response of marine species likely to come into contact with off-shore wind farms in Scottish Waters. The marine species examined are minke whales, harbour porpoise, grey seals, harbour seals, bottlenose … was placed on the three different foundation types and the variation of the sound field in the marine environment around each foundation was modelled to a distance of 40 m from the foundation. …
- Report:
Robinson et al.
… increased need to make in-situ measurements of underwater noise for the assessment of risk to marine life. Although not intended as a standard, these guidelines address the need for a common …
- Workshop Article:
Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland
… implications of offshore renewable energy developments across receptor groups – shaping future marine energy research Purpose: To identify the next steps in research required to understand the … to focus on to have useful outputs for estimating and monitoring the ecological impacts of marine renewables across receptor groups? Where are the key linkages between high priority …
- Journal Article:
Bailey et al.
… recent literature and our experience with assessing impacts of offshore wind developments on marine mammals and seabirds, and make recommendations for future monitoring and assessment as … to consider the population level consequences and cumulative impacts of these activities on marine species. Strategically targeted data collection and modeling aimed at answering questions …
- Journal Article:
Brookes et al.
… Marine construction projects, such as offshore wind farms and port developments often use … techniques that produce significant levels of noise underwater, which could have effects on marine wildlife. Marine Scotland is the government body responsible for regulating these activities in Scottish waters …
- Journal Article:
Harding et al.
Anthropogenic noise is a recognized global pollutant, affecting a wide range of nonhuman animals. However, most research considers only whether noise pollution has an impact, ignoring that individuals within a species or population exhibit substantial variation in responses to stress. Here, we first outline how intrinsic characteristics (e.g., body size, condition, sex, and…
- Journal Article:
Schmitt et al.
This paper presents the first noise measurements of a quarter-scale subsea tidal kite (anchored to the sea floor by a tether and flying in a figure-eight configuration in the water column) operating in field conditions. Challenges in the measurement and post-processing of the data are detailed. Results are presented for three operating conditions of the kite: (1) varying turbine rotations per…
- Book Chapter:
Risch et al.
… turbines (Atlantis AR1500 and Andritz AHH1500) at the MeyGen project site, Pentland Firth, Scotland, UK. Underwater turbine noise may be important for acoustically sensitive marine mammals to detect turbines and avoid collision, but it may also negatively affect them, as … recorded from the Atlantis turbine. The results show that harbor seals (and probably other marine mammal species) will be able to detect operating tidal turbines at distances that are …
- Guidance:
Embling et al.
… This guidance document provides advice aimed at developers of marine renewable energy installations (MREIs) on the use of static passive acoustic monitoring …
- Conference Paper:
Williamson et al.
Top predators are known to forage in tidal stream sites. High flow speeds, upwelling or shear may enhance prey availability and foraging efficiency. We need to measure the distribution of animals to understand potential animal interactions with tidal stream energy developments. Our studies have focused on the MeyGen tidal energy site in the Pentland Firth, UK. The FLOWBEC seabed…
- Journal Article:
Slingsby et al.
… seconds). There is now global recognition of the importance of tidal stream environments for marine megafauna. Such areas are also key to the development of marine renewable energy due to the reliable and predictable nature of tidally driven flows. … material to the surface and may increase the availability of prey species (fish) for foraging marine megafauna (seabirds and marine mammals). Quantification of animal association and …
- Journal Article:
Couto et al.
… environments for power generation. However, these areas can act as foraging hotspots for marine top predators, such as seabirds. Thus, it is important to understand the ecological … and distribution in these areas, to determine the potential ecological implications of marine renewable devices. This study used concurrent observations of foraging seabirds, physical … before and after the installation of a commercial turbine array close to the island of Stroma, Scotland. There were three main findings: First, benthic foraging seabirds showed a clear …
- Workshop Article:
Miller and Loxton
… Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewable Technologies (EIMR) is an international conference held at different sites … of parallel, one-day, invite-only workshops on the 22nd February 2016 at Victoria Quay, Marine Scotland, Edinburgh. The workshops aimed to bring together science and science stakeholders to explore critical questions for monitoring and mitigation …
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