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- Report:
Thompson et al.
… This report is designed to fulfil requirements MR1 and MR2 within the Marine Mammal Scientific Support Research Programme MMSS/001/11. The report describes the current state of knowledge of effects of offshore renewable energy generators on marine mammals and then identifies a prioritised list of research gaps. A total of 28 specific …
- Journal Article:
Wilson et al.
… of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus resident in the Moray Firth off north-eastern Scotland. Results add to existing information from studies in tropical areas to provide a better …
- Journal Article:
Thompson et al.
… of coastal cetaceans is required to support regulation of offshore energy developments and marine spatial planning. In particular, the EU Habitats Directive requires an understanding of … of coastal dolphins, but this does not provide information on species identity. In NE Scotland, assessments of proposed offshore energy developments required information on spatial …
- Workshop Article:
Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland
… implications of offshore renewable energy developments across receptor groups – shaping future marine energy research Purpose: To identify the next steps in research required to understand the … to focus on to have useful outputs for estimating and monitoring the ecological impacts of marine renewables across receptor groups? Where are the key linkages between high priority …
- Journal Article:
Bailey et al.
… recent literature and our experience with assessing impacts of offshore wind developments on marine mammals and seabirds, and make recommendations for future monitoring and assessment as … to consider the population level consequences and cumulative impacts of these activities on marine species. Strategically targeted data collection and modeling aimed at answering questions …
- Journal Article:
Brookes et al.
… Marine construction projects, such as offshore wind farms and port developments often use … techniques that produce significant levels of noise underwater, which could have effects on marine wildlife. Marine Scotland is the government body responsible for regulating these activities in Scottish waters …
- Report:
Royal Haskoning
… by Royal Haskoning with input from SMRU Ltd , Natural Research Ltd and Graham Sounders Marine Ecology on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Marine Scotland (MS). They provide guidance, options and detailed protocols for the conduct of site …
- Journal Article:
Thompson et al.
… biomes, and can be applied to infer food web structure and energy flow. Here, we compile a new marine dataset containing 8,092 unique predator–prey interactions from 415,294 fish stomachs. We … called for to inform policy via food web status assessment as part of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the indicator toolkit supporting The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North‐East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention’). … 2020-05-09 …
- Guidance:
Embling et al.
… This guidance document provides advice aimed at developers of marine renewable energy installations (MREIs) on the use of static passive acoustic monitoring …
- Journal Article:
Horne et al.
… The marine renewable energy industry is expanding as countries strive to reach climate targets as set … basis, provides a more tailored tool for assessing a diverse range of interactions between marine renewable energy developments and receptors. In providing a robust and transparent … stakeholders and can contribute to our ability to ensure we achieve sustainable growth in the marine renewable energy industry as part of a global strategy to combat climate change. … …
- Presentation:
Wells and Shenton
… Analysis of MEMP Biological groups Benthic communities Non-migratory & electro-sensitive fish Marine Mammals: (Harbour porpoise & grey seal) Ornithology: (Red-throated diver, Common scoter, …
- Journal Article:
Horne et al.
… Marine renewables could form a significant part of the green energy mix. However, a potential …
- Journal Article:
Williamson et al.
… Phocoena phocoena ) using empirical aerial-video-survey data collected along the east coast of Scotland in August and September 2010 and 2014. Incorporating environmental covariates that cover …
- Report:
Jones et al.
… report describes how fine-scale harbour seal usage maps around Orkney and the north coast of Scotland, UK, can be used and interpreted, the caveats and limitations, and methodology used to … maps and associated confidence intervals were produced around Orkney and the north coast of Scotland at a resolution of 0.6 km x 0.6 km. Seasonal usage was investigated (Appendix B). There …
- Journal Article:
Russell et al.
For a previous Scottish Government funded project (MMSS/001/11), seal telemetry data were combined with haul-out specific population data to generate usage maps for both grey and harbour seals around the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) at a spatial resolution of 5 x 5 km (Jones et al., 2013). These maps provided estimates of seal abundance (and associated confidence intervals…
- Journal Article:
May et al.
The expansion of wind energy poses challenges to policy- and decision-makers to address conflicts with wildlife. Conflicts are associated with impacts of existing and planned projects on wildlife, and associated difficulties of prediction where impacts are subject to considerable uncertainty. Many post-construction studies have demonstrated adverse effects on individuals of various bird and bat…
- Journal Article:
Williamson et al.
… The drive towards sustainable energy has seen rapid development of marine renewable energy devices (MREDs). The NERC/Defra collaboration FLOw, Water column and … energy sites, both in the presence and absence of renewable energy structures at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, U.K. Algorithms for target tracking have been designed and … truth the acoustic data. The depth preference and interactions of birds, fish schools and marine mammals with MREDs can be tracked to assess whether individual animals face collision …
- Journal Article:
Copping et al.
… on the environment, specifically on wildlife, such as birds, bats, and (for offshore wind) marine animals, and the habitats that support them. Communities near wind energy developments are …
- Journal Article:
Sinclair et al.
… which may be missing key findings. The potential for high impacts to avian and bat species and marine mammals have been used by wind project opponents to stop, downsize, or severely delay … wind energy on wildlife. WREN develops products such as white papers, fact sheets, and short science summaries, and is involved in a number of activities including hosting a webinar series …
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