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- Workshop Article:
Brown-Saracino et al.
… Energy hosted a two-day workshop on July 24-25, 2012 with scientists and regulators engaged in marine ecological survey, modeling, and database efforts pertaining to the waters of the … compatible databases. The meeting primarily focused on efforts to establish and predict marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle abundance, density, and distributions extending from the … second day was comprised of two additional sessions, one focused on current data storage and distribution systems, data accessibility, and potential avenues for data sharing, and the other …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high–resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA … others. Black-capped petrels and Audubon’s shearwaters showed no substantial differences in distribution among the seasons, but both species clustered near the shelf break and in the … followed by 1% whales and 1% seals; unidentified mammals consisted of 2% of the total mammal observations and based on size, most of these animals were dolphins or seals. Dolphins …
- Journal Article:
Ma et al.
… effects assessment (CEA) should be conducted at ecologically meaningful scales such as large marine ecosystems to halt further ocean degradation caused by anthropogenic pressures and facilitate ecosystem-based management such as transboundary marine spatial planning (MSP). However, few studies exist at large marine ecosystems scale, … Ecosystem (YSLME), aiming to understand the most influential cause-effect pathways and risk distribution pattern. The results showed that (1) seven human activities including port, …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA … others. Black-capped petrels and Audubon’s shearwaters showed no substantial differences in distribution among the seasons, but both species clustered near the shelf break and in the … followed by 1% whales and 1% seals; unidentified mammals consisted of 1.5% of the total mammal observations and based on size, these animals were dolphins or seals. Dolphins were …
- Report:
Costa and Kendall
… energy projects in federal waters, and is required to evaluate potential human, coastal and marine impacts from these projects. BOEM partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Islands (MHI). The complexity of products from this assessment range from simple animal distribution maps to mathematical models depicting the predicted distributions of animals. … information on the physical and biological environment, benthic habitats, fishes, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds. The assessment focused on federal waters and taxa that were: (1) …
- Report:
Murray et al.
… a programme of Mapping of Environmental Considerations to support the spatial approach to marine planning. The aim of the work is to compile and present environmental evidence to support … in exploring potential future opportunities for sustainable use and management of the Welsh marine area. The objective of this initial phase of work was to produce maps of environmental … score, and potential impact score. To date, this work has brought together evidence on the distribution of around 170 habitats, species, and protected sites in Welsh waters. The evidence …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA … Black-capped petrels and Audubon’s shearwaters did not show any substantial differences in distribution among the seasons, but both species clustered near the shelf break and in the … followed by 1% whales and 0.5% seals; unidentified mammals consisted of 2% of the total mammal observations and based on size, these animals were either dolphins or seals. Dolphins were …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA … followed by 1% seals and 1% whales; unidentified mammals consisted of 2% of the total mammal observations and these animals were either dolphins or seals. Dolphins were abundant in … minke, and north Atlantic right whales were also found elsewhere in the OPA. No spatial distribution patterns by season were evident. Whales were most frequently traveling in an ESE to …
- Journal Article:
Wilding et al.
… Marine renewable energy developments (MREDs) are rapidly expanding in size and number as society … not reduce current or future delivery of ecosystem services. The benthos underpins crucial marine ecosystem services yet, in relation to MREDs, is currently poorly monitored: current … particularly in terms of fisheries and biodiversity and, via trophic linkages, change the distribution of fish, birds and mammals. The production of DRIPy data should be eliminated and …
- Report:
Horne et al.
… study will inform the choice, deployment, and data analyses of acoustic instrumentation use at marine hydrokinetic (MHK) sites. Objectives Research objectives include evaluation of acoustic … through monitoring and characterization of animal densities and distributions at a proposed marine hydrokinetic site in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA. More specifically, to describe spatio-temporal distributions of macro-invertebrate, fish, seabird, and marine mammal populations at the study site through a combination of efforts including: collecting …
- Report:
Jervis et al.
… 0512. The aims and objectives of the work required by NYSERDA were to assess the abundance and distribution of primarily birds present in the WEA, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles. Equinor further contracted APEM to report on the …
- Report:
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
… 20:00hrs during summertime. The study area will be scanned and the time and location of any marine mammal or seabird sightings will be recorded. Where possible, the geographic location of each … Excel spreadsheet. Data from the land-based study described here will provide information on distribution and 'relative' abundance of animals in and around the study area. To inform the …
- Research Study:
Mackenzie et al.
The project considered the potential to improve the quality of wildlife surveys through making use of modern statistical modelling methods, particularly density surface modelling techniques (DSM) and developed a ‘best practice’ guidance document and a modelling software package (and associated training) for use in environmental assessments at the project level of proposed offshore energy…
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2, (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The … followed by 1% seals and 1% whales; unidentified mammals consisted of 3% of the total mammal observations. Dolphins were abundant in all seasons, particularly in Spring. With the … minke, and north Atlantic right whales were also found elsewhere in the OPA. No spatial distribution patterns by season were evident. Whales were most frequently traveling in an ESE to …
- Report:
Jervis et al.
… The aims and objectives of the work required by Equinor were to assess the abundance and distribution, primarily of birds, present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0512 offshore wind lease area, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles for site characterization. NYSERDA contracted …
- Report:
Jervis
… The aims and objectives of the work required by NYSERDA were to assess the abundance and distribution of primarily birds present in the WEA, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles. Equinor further contracted APEM to report on the …
- Report:
Scott-Hayward et al.
… analysing data that was collected for assessing potential impacts of renewable developments on marine wildlife, al- though the methods are applicable to other studies as well. This user guide …
- Conference Paper:
Long
… There is a regulatory need to understand the potential for marine renewable energy developments to significantly impact the marine environment and a site’s integrity. To increase certainty, it is necessary to identify whether marine renewable energy devices have any impact on the abundance and distribution on wildlife in the vicinity. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in Orkney, …
- Report:
Jervis et al.
… 2018. The aims and objectives of the work required by Equinor were to assess the abundance and distribution of primarily birds present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0512, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles. These surveys will provide the baseline information …
- Report:
Williams
… permitting and siting process.” To address this goal, we are studying bird, sea turtle, and marine mammal distributions, densities, and movements on the mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), … for offshore wind energy development in the mid-Atlantic. Data on bird, sea turtle, and marine mammal abundance and movements will be collected and analyzed in scientifically sound …
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