Short Science Summary: Harbor Porpoises and Offshore Wind Energy

Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are a small and abundant cetacean species. Found throughout the temperate and subarctic waters of the northern hemisphere, they prefer shallow, coastal waters, and feed near the bottom on small fish, squid, and crustaceans. Most concerns about offshore wind energy and Harbor porpoises are associated with construction activities, particularly if pile driving is required to install turbine foundations. This summary represents a general overview of the research, produced by WREN under IEA Wind.

Harbor Porpoise Short Science Summary

Title	Author	Date Sort ascending	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Harbour Seals at Horns Reef Before, During and After Construction of Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm	Tougaard, J., Tougaard, S., Jensen, R., Jensen, T., Teilmann, J., Adelung, D., Liebsch, N., Müller, G.	October 2006	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Habitat Change	Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Final Report on the Effect of Nysted Offshore Wind Farm on Harbour Porpoises	Tougaard, J., Carstensen, J., Bech, N., Teilmann, J.	July 2006	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind		Marine Mammals
The MINOS Project: Ecological Assessments of Possible Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Projects	Kellermann, A., Eskildsen, K., Frank, B.	January 2006	Book Chapter	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind		Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Birds
Impacts of Offshore Wind Farm Construction on Harbour Porpoises: Acoustic Monitoring of Echolocation Activity using Porpoise Detectors (T-PODs)	Carstensen, J., Henriksen, O., Teilmann, J.	January 2006	Journal Article	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Habitat Change, Noise	Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm: Marine Mammal Survey Report	Shepherd, B.	December 2005	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind		Marine Mammals
Effects of the Nysted Offshore Wind Farm on Harbour Porpoises	Tougaard, J., Carstensen, J., Teilmann, J., Bech, N.	July 2005	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind		Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Behavioural Reactions of Free-Ranging Porpoises and Seals to the Noise of a Simulated 2 MW Windpower Generator	Koschinski, S., Culik, B., Henriksen, O., Tregenza, N., Ellis, G., Jansen, C., Kathe, G.	December 2003	Journal Article	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Noise	Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Effects of Marine Windfarms on the Distribution of Fish, Shellfish and Marine Mammals in the Horns Rev Area	Hoffmann, E., Astrup, J., Larsen, F., Munch-Petersen, S., Støttrup, J.	May 2000	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Noise, Habitat Change, EMF, Avoidance, Attraction	Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
Co-Occurrence of Cetaceans and Seabirds in the Northeast Atlantic	Skov, H., Durinck, J., Danielsen, F., Bloch, D.	January 1995	Journal Article	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind		Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans