Short Science Summary: Harbor Porpoises and Offshore Wind Energy

Harbor Porpoise

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Cumulative impacts of offshore wind and commercial vessels on harbour porpoise populations in Danish waters Gallagher, C., Frankish, C., Teilmann, J., Cordier, A., Weller, F., Nabe-Nielsen, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Technical brief – update of harbour porpoise summer distribution in the Belt Sea Gilles, A., Pigeault, R., Benoit, V., Ramirez-Martinez, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A Porpoise-Driven Approach: Using Agent-Based Models to Predict Population Consequences of Offshore Wind Noises on Gulf of Maine Harbor Porpoises Pridonoff, B. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: impact piling Brown, A., Majewska, K., Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Sinclair, R., Haber, I., Ogilvy, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Updated Effective Deterrent Ranges (EDRs) for assessing the significance of noise disturbance in harbour porpoise Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evidence review of harbour porpoise disturbance ranges in the context of the assessment and management of impulsive noise in Special Areas of Conservation: unexploded ordnance clearance, explosives for decommissioning, seismic (airgun) survey, etc. Majewska, K., Brown, A., Charish, R., Quinn, M., Matei, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Predicted and observed responses of harbour porpoises to pile driving noise at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Thompson, P., Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Lee, R., Stephenson, S., Mason, T., Abad Oliva, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Suitability of assessing population-level impacts from construction of a single wind farm – a case study on North Sea harbour porpoises van Geel, N., Benjamins, S., Marmo, B., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Wittich, A., Risch, D., Todd, V., Wilson, B. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Harbour porpoise trends and offshore wind farm effects in the German Bight North Sea Rose, A., Braasch, A., Diederichs, A., Freund, A., Michalik, A., Moick, M., Schubert, A., Schultz, M., Vob, J., Wahl, V. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Spatial models of cetacean density in European Atlantic waters based on SCANS-IV summer 2022 survey data Gilles, A., Authier, M., Pigeault, R., Ramirez-Martinez, N., Benoit, V., Carlström, J., Eira, C., Geelhoed, S., Laran, S., Sequeira, M., Sveegaard, S., Taylor, N., Saavedra, C., Vázquez-Bonales, J., Hammond, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater Noise Conflict Resolution: Framework Report Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Evaluating Tools and Technologies for Monitoring Baleen Whales During Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Szesciorka, A., Severy, M., Ampela, K., Hein, C., Richlen, M., Haxel, J., Clerc, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A deep learning model for detecting and classifying multiple marine mammal species from passive acoustic data Hamard, Q., Pham, M-T., Cazau, D., Heerah, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Methodology for Combining Digital Aerial Survey Data and Passive Acoustic Baseline Data Harris, D., Chudzinska, M., Jacobson, E., Brown, A., Burt, L., Macleod, K., Marques, T., Marshall, L., Oedekoven, C., Scott-Hayward, L., Thomas, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Analysis of the effects on harbour porpoises from the underwater sound during the construction of the Borssele and Gemini offshore wind farms de Jong, C., Lam, F., von Benda-Beckmann, A., Oud, T., Geelhoed, S., Vallina, T., Wilkes, T., Brinkkemper, J., Snoek, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Adapting the iPCoD Framework for Harbour Porpoises to Utilise a Dynamic Energy Budget Model in Modelling the Effects of Disturbance – Final Report Harwood, J., Chudzinska, M., Hin, V., Wilder, F., Marwood, E., Booth, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Spatial Impact of Wind Farm Construction on Harbor Porpoise Detectability van Geel, N., Benjamins, S., Marmo, B., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Wittich, A., Risch, D., Jameson, D., Todd, V., Todd, I., Cox, S., Wilson, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Cetacean passive acoustic network in the Belgian part of the North sea Calonge, A., Gonzalez, P., Mortelmans, J., Deneudt, K., Hernandez, F., Debusschere, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Harbour porpoise responses to the installation of XXL monopiles without noise abatement; implications for noise management in the Southern North Sea Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Hastie, G., Brown, A., Booth, C., Graham, I.M., Fernandez-Betelu, O., Iorio-Merlo, V., Bashford, R., Swanson, H., Cheney, B.J., Abad Oliva, N., Thompson, P.M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wildlife Survey Design and Analysis Palka, D., Macleod, K., Sigourney, D., Williams, K., Stepanuk, J. Presentation Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Observations of harbour porpoises in offshore wind farms Final report Leemans, J., Fijn, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
How bubble curtains protect porpoises from wind farm noise Hardach, S. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour porpoises from potential injury zones Gall, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N., Graham, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement, Noise 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., DeAngelis, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area Van Parijs, S., DeAngelis, A., Aldrich, T., Gordon, R., Holdman, A., McCordic, J., Mouy, X., Rowell, T., Tennant, S., Westell, A., Davis, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Estimates of cetacean abundance in European Atlantic waters in summer 2022 from the SCANS-IV aerial and shipboard surveys Gilles, A., Authier, M., Ramirez-Martinez, N., Araújo, H., Blanchard, A., Carlström, J., Eira, C., Doremus, G., Fernández-Maldonado, C., Geelhoed, S., Kyhn, L., Laran, S., Nachtsheim, D., Panigada, S., Pigeault, R., Sequeira, M., Sveegaard, S., Taylor, N., Owen, K., Saavedra, C., Vázquez-Bonales, J., Unger, B., Hammond, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Indo-Pacific finless porpoises presence in response to pile driving on the Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm, China Fang, L., Li, M., Wang, X., Chen, Y., Chen, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise Potlock, K., Temple, A., Berggren, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Response of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) to different types of acoustic harassment devices and subsequent piling during the construction of offshore wind farms Voß, J., Rose, A., Kosarev, V., Vilela, R., van Opzeeland, I., Diederichs, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wozep Ecological Programme: Update Wozep 2023 Offshore Wind Ecological Programme (Wozep) Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I., Gillespie, D., Gkikopoulou, K., Hastie, G., Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Progressive Insights in Changing Species Distribution Patterns Informing Marine Management Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B., Vigin, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B., Vigin, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
High definition bird and marine mammal aerial survey image collection in Borssele Collier, M., Middelveld, R., van Bemmelen, R., Weiß, F., Irwin, C., Fijn, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises Fernandez-Betelu, O., Graham, I., Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation Williamson, L., Scott, B., Laxton, M., Illian, J., Todd, V., Miller, P., Brookes, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Thames Estuary Harbour Porpoise Survey Report 2022 Zoological Society of London, Marine Conservation Research Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Masking release at 4 kHz in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) associated with sinusoidal amplitude-modulated masking noise Kastelein, R., Helder-Hoek, L., Covi, J., Terhune, J., Klump, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater sound measurements During the installation of the Borssele OWF Brinkkemper, J., Geelhoed, S., Berges, B., Noort, C., Nieuwendijk, D., Verdaat, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Broad-Scale Responses of Harbor Porpoises to Pile-Driving and Vessel Activities During Offshore Windfarm Construction Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Graham, I., Merchant, N., Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions