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- Research Study:
Wallace et al.
… The United Kingdom Centre for Marine Renewable Energy (UKCMER) is a virtual centre, funded under the Engineering and Physical … activities of four additional Grand Challenge projects looking at specific challenges for the marine energy sector: All Electrical Drive Train for Marine Energy Converters (EDRIVE-MEC); FloWTurb: Response of Tidal Energy Converters to Combined …
- 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 …
- Report:
Wood et al.
… Environments in Welsh waters ’ 1 , suggested merit in gathering strategic evidence for key marine features (marine mammals, birds and fish) to support the tidal stream sector. In response, … Strategic evidence in this case is defined as information on the presence, abundance, distribution, and also behaviour of the animals in and around tidal energy resource areas (RAs). … it is not recommended to carry out eDNA studies on their own, combining the work with marine mammal and or seabird surveys could be cost-effective. The next steps from this project would be …
- Report:
Williams et al.
… agencies, foundations, and private companies came together to study bird, sea turtle, and marine mammal distributions, densities, and movements on the mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf … for the Mid-Atlantic Baseline Studies Project, click here: Mid-Atlantic Wildlife Studies: Distribution and Abundance of Wildlife along the Eastern Seaboard 2012-2014 . Below are the …
- Report:
Welsh Government
… The purpose of marine planning under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA) is to help achieve sustainable development of the … to do so, it has commissioned this Wales' Marine Evidence Report (WMER) to assess the spatial distribution of natural resources and human activities within Wales’s marine area and to …
- Journal Article:
Slingsby et al.
… seconds). There is now global recognition of the importance of tidal stream environments for marine megafauna. Such areas are also key to the development of marine renewable energy due to the reliable and predictable nature of tidally driven flows. … collected within the Pentland Firth, UK. Resulting imagery was used to quantify the density distribution of pursuit-diving seabirds, called auks (of the family Alcidae), distribution in …
- Report:
APEM Ltd
… 2) was surveyed with the same frequency over the same period, to meet the requirements of the Marine Licence. Surveys were conducted on a systematic grid of 500 m separation, with images at 3 … Reasons for this variation could include effects of weather, natural variation, diurnal distribution, effects of construction in Phase 1 in the London Array OWF, etc. Distribution of … during 2011 / 12. In Zone 2 numbers also peaked in February during both survey years. Marine mammal abundance was relatively low across all other survey months during 2010 / 11 and 2011 / 12 …
- Report:
Arundale et al.
… through December 2019. 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 0512 over the course of … NM) buffer surrounding it. The data in this report represent the total number of birds, other marine megafauna, and incidental occurrences recorded across all collected images. Images were …
- Report:
Arundale et al.
… (Sterna dougallii). The aims and objectives of the work were 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; …
- Report:
Scott-Hayward et al.
… Examines animal survey data for signs of changes in animal abundance and distribution following marine renewables development. The functions of this package can be used … Environmental Modelling (CREEM) at the University of St. Andrews, performed under contract for Marine Scotland … 2013-10-04 …
- Journal Article:
Camphuysen and Garthe
… European waters, collected using standard methods. The emphasis has always been on mapping distribution patterns and variations in relative abundance, from which seabird abundance … surface pollutants. Later studies put more emphasis on ecological aspects underlying seabird distribution and from this work a growing need for more adequate, but still standardised, coding … manual, a coding system is introduced that allows specific coding of associations of birds and marine mammals with certain surface phenomena (including land), coding of multi-species feeding …
- Journal Article:
Mclean et al.
… before permission for development can be granted by any Determining Authority. The effects on marine top predators from displacement from important habitat are key concerns during offshore … operational phases of the development. Changes in guillemot and harbor porpoise abundance and distribution in response to offshore wind farm construction and operation were estimated using … regarding the magnitude of effect is needed. The empirical data presented here for two marine top predators provide a valuable addition to the evidence base, allowing future decision …
- 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, turtles, sharks, and rays 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 …
- Journal Article:
Piet et al.
… and effect components that can be quantified using known ecological information, e.g. spatial distribution of pressures or species, pressure-state relationships and population dynamics models … and how they impact the ecosystem and its components, i.e. seabirds, seabed habitats and marine mammals through various pressures. The results provide a “proof of concept” for this …
- Website:
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
… We conduct surveys and develop abundance and distribution models to better understand how protected species such as whales, dolphins, and sea …
- Report:
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
… US Wind applied to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for an incidental take authorization in the form of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for Incidental Take Regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), for incidental take of … Cited Appendix L: Glossary Appendix M: List of Preparers and Reviewers Appendix N: Distribution List … 2023-09-29 …
- Report:
APEM Ltd
… control zone (‘zone 2’) was surveyed with the same frequency over the same period, to satisfy Marine Licence conditions. An additional four control zones (zone 3, 5, 6 & 7) were also surveyed … January 2013 and peaked in February 2013 with 5,004 (3,940 – 6,359) estimated divers present. Distribution of divers appeared to reflect shallow water areas. Approximately 97% of all divers … auks and puffins). Gulls were the most abundant species group after divers. The majority of marine mammals recorded across all zones during the 2012 / 13 aerial survey were cetaceans (77% …
- Journal Article:
Best and Halpin
… and construction activities to be conducted in times of the year when sensitive migratory marine mammals are least present. We developed a novel spatiotemporal decision support framework …
- 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, turtles, sharks, and rays 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 …
- 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 …
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