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- Book Chapter:
Henkel et al.
… of the biological resources in the area is needed, and a key information gap is the distribution of both physical substrata and important biological communities. An initial … targeted for Oregon is a mobile Ocean Test Facility developed by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC), led by Oregon State University (OSU), for testing wave … the interactions of concern, and highlighting baseline research projects focused on seabirds, marine mammals and benthic ecology in preparation for siting and deploying the NNMREC Ocean Test …
- Report:
Adams et al.
… We assembled and tabulated information about marine bird and mammal research and monitoring programs that could provide data needed to support environmental … but the catalog for Alaska is not comprehensive. We included programs that assessed the distribution, abundance, or biology of marine birds (seabirds, waterbirds, or sea ducks) and …
- Report:
Wilkinson and Quinn
… The demand for predictive distribution models for marine species has grown dramatically in recent years for the purposes of conservation and marine spatial planning. The aim of this report is to summarise the environmental predictor …
- Report:
Kuletz and Labunski
… Seabirds are wide-ranging upper trophic level foragers and good indicators of changes in marine ecosystems. Seabirds spend most of the year offshore, yet our data gaps are greatest for … sale areas and adjacent ocean planning areas, to provide current temporal and spatial data on marine birds and mammals, and submit the data to the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database … as at least 12 public outreach and education venues and 7 websites. We have described seasonal distribution patterns of seabirds in offshore waters of Alaska, and identified ‘hotspots’ of …
- Report:
Degraer et al.
… anticipating an installed capacity ranging between 3.15 and 3.5 GW, has been designated in the marine spatial plan 2020-2026. With 523 km² reserved for offshore wind farms in Belgium, 344 km² … through the WinMon.BE environmental monitoring programme focusing on various aspects of the marine ecosystem components. Most environmental monitoring programmes for offshore wind farms are … of macrobenthic communities to the presence of offshore wind farms. Changes in species distribution patterns were identified for demersal fish, as exemplified for plaice Pleuronectes …
- Thesis:
Halpin
… In this dissertation, I build robust species distribution models in two case study areas, US Atlantic (Best et al. 2012) and British Columbia … respectively. Although density is preferred to estimate potential biological removal, per Marine Mammal Protection Act requirements in the U.S., all the necessary parameters, especially distance …
- Journal Article:
Goyert et al.
… energy development on the US Atlantic Continental Shelf has brought attention to the need for marine spatial planning efforts to reduce potential conflict between wind turbines and marine animals, including seabirds. We evaluated the effects of marine mammals, fishes, and habitat characteristics on the distribution and relative abundance of marine birds off the coast of Delaware, Maryland, and …
- Report:
Pembroke and Robinson Willmott
… cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were …
- 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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
APEM Ltd
… London Array Ltd. offshore wind farm site, and associated control zones, for birds and marine mammals. Surveys were undertaken between November 2009 and May 2010 by APEM. The aim of … of our aerial method for offshore surveys, and secondly to provide data describing the distribution and association of birds and marine mammals within and around the proposed wind farm site, with particular focus on the …
- Report:
Arundale et al.
… tern (Sterna dougallii). The aims and objectives of the work are to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0520 over the course of … impact assessments and are consistent with the survey guidelines for providing avian, marine mammal, and sea turtle information for renewable energy development on the OCS (BOEM 2017 and …
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