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- Research Study:
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Fox
… project aims to address long term environmental concerns around the development of the marine renewable industry’s emerging technology, through targeted environmental monitoring … and engagement. The potential environmental impacts that can be associated with the marine energy sector are generally site specific making it difficult to draw conclusions about a … around the deployment locations. Marine acoustic sensors will be used to assess fish distribution and abundance near the devices and gain an understanding of fish attraction to …
- Report:
Leopold et al.
… This report presents the final results of a four-year study of seabird distribution patterns in and around the first offshore wind farm in Dutch North Sea waters. This … birds within the wind farm and in the surrounding area, while taking into account the general distribution patterns in the general area. The latter were modelled as a function of distance to … strata OWEZ, PAWP, Anchorage, and the remaining Reference area. Total numbers of all birds and marine mammals observed per survey are given in Appendix 2. … 2011-01-01 …
- Report:
Mackenzie et al.
… CREEM were commissioned to review statistical modelling methods currently used in the marine renewables industry. We also compared the performance of these methods and appropriate … out using simulated scenarios based on off-shore and near-shore data collected from existing marine renewable developments. In particular, off-shore and near-shore data were each generated … showed fidelity to the simulated animal distributions. Uncertainty in the predicted spatial distribution of animals was close to its nominal (95% coverage) level. This document contains a …
- Thesis:
O'Brien
… hope for a low-carbon electric grid, this climate solution may simultaneously threaten marine wildlife and ecosystems in ways that are not fully understood. In this analysis, I support … gull. Additionally, I leverage geospatial tools to assess the representativeness of marine wildlife abundance levels in project WOW field sites (Vineyard Wind and Empire Wind) … in other wind energy lease sites. To conduct this analysis, I acquired species-specific distribution products from the OBISSEAMAP model repository. After processing these distribution …
- Report:
Menza et al.
… This report supports Washington-led marine spatial planning and responsible stewardship of natural and cultural resources by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Washington state agencies and the sanctuary continually seek the best available science to improve management of marine uses and stewardship of resources (Etheridge et al., 2010; Washington Department of Fish …
- Journal Article:
Grigg et al.
… interactions with fisheries. We assessed the spatial relationship between the seasonal distribution of Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) outfitted with satellite … on areas with high abundances of prey species that were strongly correlated with harbor seal distribution. With comparable local data inputs, this approach has potential application to pinniped management in other areas, and to decisions about the location of marine reserves designed to protect these species. … 2009-07-01 …
- Report:
Donovan and Caneco
… In order to understand how marine planning impacts seabirds at sea, it is important to collect key pieces of information …
- Journal Article:
Zhang et al.
… farm datasets are commercially available via energy industries, records of the exact spatial distribution of individual wind turbines and their construction trajectories are rather … threshold algorithm in the Google Earth Engine platform to identify the spatiotemporal distribution of global OWTs. By 2019, 6,924 wind turbines were constructed in 14 coastal nations. … could further our understanding of the environmental impact of OWTs and support effective marine spatial planning for sustainable development. … 2021-07-27 …
- Journal Article:
Suberg et al.
… economic, technological and policy drivers is behind a recent upsurge in the use of marine autonomous systems (and accompanying miniaturized sensors) for environmental mapping and … equipped with a single-frequency echosounder to collect information on zooplankton and fish distribution. The other glider carried a Passive Acoustic Monitoring system to detect and record … fish/cetacean detections within the water column. The broader implications of this study for marine ecosystem monitoring with submarine gliders are discussed. … 2014-09-01 …
- Report:
Piet et al.
… of offshore wind energy. The objectives of this study are to evaluate for the North Sea marine ecosystem the knowledge base to assess the cumulative impacts of all the main human … we discuss the possibilities to apply CIA in the context of an ecosystem-based approach to marine spatial planning aimed at achieving existing environmental marine policy goals. This report provides an overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge to assess …
- Journal Article:
Skov et al.
… Data on the distribution of cetaceans and seabirds in the Northeast Atlantic sampled in late summer of 1987 and 1989 were analysed. The distribution of ten species of cataceans and eleven species of seabirds could be summarized into … as reflections of habitat entities, but rather as a first insight into common features to the distribution of cetaceans and birds in the study area. A clearer distribution overlap between …
- Journal Article:
Serpetti et al.
… Aquaculture and marine renewable energy are two expanding sectors of the Blue Economy in Europe. Assessing the … of eutrophication and noise is a priority for both the EU Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and cumulative impacts will be important for the Maritime … evaluated the following specific ecosystem responses: (i) top-down control pathways due to distribution changes among top-predators (harbor porpoise, gadoids and seabirds) driven by …
- Conference Paper:
Li et al.
… is known as clean, renewable energy in the global energy field with broad prospects. Its wide distribution, enormous content and high quality enable the wave energy to possess tremendous …
- Report:
Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP)
… collaborate to evaluate scientific evidence on the potential environmental effects of marine renewable energy development, to assist with permitting, and allow increased and … It presents the best available scientific evidence on the potential environmental effects of marine renewable energy development. This document complements and builds on the Forward Look and … interactions between mobile species and tidal stream turbines. Occupancy patterns, fine-scale distribution and behaviour of mobile species in wave and tidal stream habitats. Far-field …
- Report:
Arundale et al.
… observations recorded during the surveys are presented here as well as information on species distribution and flight direction. … 2021-04-08 …
- Report:
Degraer et al.
… Insights into the nature and magnitude of the impact of offshore wind on the marine ecosystem are becoming ever more pressing given the anticipated tenfold expansion of … zone for offshore renewable energy – the Princess Elisabeth Zone – has been designated in the marine spatial plan 2020-2026 and is anticipating an installed capacity ranging between 3.15 and … expansion in the Belgian part of the North Sea, by touching upon new insights into (1) spatial distribution patterns (epibenthos, hyperbenthos and fish of sandy bottoms) and the identification …
- Journal Article:
Verreycken et al.
Microphone arrays are an essential tool in the field of bioacoustics as they provide a nonintrusive way to study animal vocalizations and monitor their movement and behavior. Microphone arrays can be used for passive localization and tracking of sound sources while analyzing beamforming or spatial filtering of the emitted sound. Studying free roaming animals usually requires setting up…
- Report:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
… Cited Appendix L : Glossary Appendix M : List of Preparers and Reviewers Appendix N : Distribution List Appendix O : Public Comments and Responses on the Draft Environmental Impact …
- Report:
New York Department of State
New York State’s Department of State (DOS) has completed a two-year study to generate and assemble the most comprehensive dataset of physical, biological, geographic, and socioeconomic information available for the Atlantic Ocean waters offshore New York State. New Yorkers rely on the ocean for a wide range of economic activities. Over two-thirds of all New Yorkers live in counties that…
- Report:
California State Lands Commission
… transmission line connecting the proposed new substation to Substation N for electricity distribution to VSFB. IDEOL also proposes to connect to the CAISO power grid; additional … Gas Emissions Hydrology, Water Quality, and Coastal Processes Biological Resources – Marine Land Use and Planning Biological Resources – Terrestrial Noise Cultural Resources …
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