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- Report:
MarineSpace Ltd
… are attached as appendices to this document. The monitoring report focusses on the delivery of Marine Licence conditions relevant to post-construction monitoring requirements. The report also … effects on fish populations within the London Array OWF. Post-construction aerial bird and mammal surveys were carried out during November 2013-February 2014. The focus of the aerial surveys was to ascertain the density and distribution of Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata within the study area. Red-throated Diver are …
- Journal Article:
Garthe et al.
… the importance of different landscape elements (open sea, tidal flats and inland) by comparing marine and terrestrial foraging behaviours in lesser black-backed gulls breeding along the coast … The flight patterns of lesser black-backed gulls at sea overlapped with fishing-vessel distribution, including small beam trawlers fishing for shrimps in coastal waters close to the … landscape and seascape, indicating that lesser black-backed gulls are not a predominantly marine species during the incubation period. … 2016-08-15 …
- Report:
Willmot et al.
… impacts such development could have on wildlife including birds, bats, sea turtles, fish, and marine mammals. Regional-scale baseline information on wildlife distributions, abundance, and …
- Report:
Sullivan
… Applicant) applied to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for an incidental take authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 USC 1361 et seq.), for incidental take of … Cited Appendix K : Glossary Appendix L : List of Preparers and Reviewers Appendix M : Distribution List Appendix N : Responses to Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact …
- Report:
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
… and other stakeholders. It identifies environmental information gaps and research needs for marine wind energy development offshore of New York State. Specifically, the aim of this report … process unfolds in New York. Baseline data on potential wildlife exposure by season, including distribution and abundance information, was generally identified during this effort as a key gap … include: mapping of benthic habitats and patterns of primary productivity; identifying distribution patterns of focal species such as cetaceans, sea turtles, seabirds, and commercially …
- Workshop Article:
Green et al.
… publicly available resources and with advisory group input. The workshop covered three marine life breakout groups on subsequent days to discuss research recommendations related to 1) marine mammals and sea turtles, 2) fish and invertebrates, and 3) birds and bats. As part of the … Mammals and Sea Turtles Exposure and Risk Analysis. Greater baseline understanding of marine mammal and sea turtle habitat use and residency is needed to inform exposure and risk to the …
- Report:
Leirness
… and mitigating negative impacts of offshore renewable energy activities on human, coastal, and marine communities. Furthermore, BOEM requires up-to-date information to address potential … state waters and adjacent Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) regions (Porter and Phillips 2016). Marine birds (i.e., birds that predominantly feed in marine waters and are well adapted to the … routes or foraging and resting habitats. Therefore, an understanding of marine bird spatial distribution and density becomes important when considering development of offshore renewable …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… species known to be sensitive to displacement. Two factors with the potential to influence the distribution and densities of displacement-sensitive species were also identified: the US Coast …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… species known to be sensitive to displacement. Two factors with the potential to influence the distribution and densities of displacement-sensitive species were also identified: the U.S. Coast …
- Report:
Degraer et al.
… turbine-scale and microhabitat-scale) and across different ecosystem components (i.e., marine mammals, (sea)birds, fish and benthic invertebrates), and demonstrate the benefits of such … undesired impacts. Attraction to and avoidance of offshore wind farms (OWFs) reshuffle species distribution patterns, altering the local expression of ecological functions, and probably are … like red-throated divers Gavia stellata avoid OWFs up to more than ten kilometers, while marine mammals such as harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena avoid areas with excessive sound levels …
- Report:
HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd
… contracted to undertake a monthly series of high resolution digital video aerial surveys of marine mammals and birds around the Kincardine project and an 8km buffer between April 2013 and … present were detected. The detected objects were assessed by expert ornithologists and marine mammal scientists to identify them to species level, following the same quality control process. Robust statistical analysis of the data was used to estimate the abundance and distribution of birds and mammals during the surveys. In addition, assessments were made of the …
- Report:
HT Harvey and Associates
… improvements to the Humboldt Bay port. These improvements would include upgrades to Redwood Marine Terminal 1 and adjacent lands to support project construction and maintenance; potential … operations and maintenance, and decommissioning that would result in effects on the marine and terrestrial environments. The potential short-term effects on the marine environment … vessels; (2) seabird and bat collision/avoidance with rotating turbine blades; (3) marine mammal interactions with underwater structure (e.g., cetacean collision or entanglement with lost …
- Report:
Boon et al.
… Scenarios from PBL1 , aiming for 2050, foresee the construction of 12 to 60 GW of marine offshore wind capacity in the Dutch part of the North Sea. Neighbouring countries have … The possible knock-on effects of such changes on higher trophic levels (e.g. fish, birds, marine mammals) are also likely but are not treated in this report. The following possible … in turn zooplankton densities. - The “stepping-stone” effect of the OWF (increase of spatial distribution of hard-substrate species) may be serious and lead to genetic homogenisation and to …
- Workshop Article:
Green et al.
… and substrate vibration generated during fixed-bottom turbine installation to help protect marine life. Monopiles are currently the main turbine foundation type installed globally and use … noise abatement technologies, would help reduce the potential detrimental effects on sensitive marine species. In addition to noise reduction, there are multiple other reasons to investigate … on wildlife from piling noise (impact and vibratory), including acoustic sound pressure for marine mammals, waterborne acoustic particle motion for fishes, and substrate-borne vibration for …
- Report:
Mellor et al.
… location with each video frame, enabling subsequent statistical analysis of the spatial distribution of birds. The general findings of the trial are as follows: The system provides … subsequent re-use data for other purposes, such as monitoring of non-windfarm human impacts or marine mammal activity; indeed the video provides a complete record of all visible aspects of the …
- Report:
AECOM
… an onshore transformer substation, and buried power lines connecting to the local power distribution system (the Project). This Project is subject to a screening level Environmental … km from shore. The generators (with the possible exception of the Minas Basin Pulp and Power/ Marine Current Turbines unit) will be installed on gravity bases, rather than drilled … is rated to 1 MW and the total diameter is 10 m with a 4 m diameter open centre. The MBP&P/Marine Current Turbine unit is 1.0 - 1.2 MW and will consist of twin axial flow rotors …
- Report:
Ørsted and Eversource
… SFEC will interconnect with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) electric transmission and distribution system in the town of East Hampton, New York. The approximate location of the entire … the Project must also comply with applicable provisions of the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammals Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery … : Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (Updated May 2019) Appendix P1 : Assessment of Impacts to Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Sturgeon (Updated March 2021) Appendix P2 : Animal Exposure …
- 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 …
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