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- Report:
Conley et al.
… environment (morphology, waves and current etc.) and flora and fauna as represented by marine mammals, seabirds, benthos and fish and shellfish. There is a concern that removal of energy from waves and currents in the marine environment may result in significant environmental impact, whether to the marine … species are subject to various levels of regulatory protection and monitoring of seabird distribution and behaviour is a universal component of wave energy EIA. A special and key feature …
- 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 …
- 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:
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:
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
… Water Properties, Currents, and Waves by David S. Ullman and Daniel L. Codiga Benthic Habitat Distribution and Subsurface Geology in Selected Sites from the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area … Island Sounds by Scott Nixon, Stephen Granger, Candace Oviatt, Lindsey Fields, Jeff Mercer Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and … R. Grilli, Tania Lado, and Malcolm Spaulding The Nature Conservancy’s Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment: Implications for the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP Region by Kevin …
- 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:
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:
Degraer et al.
… wind farm project. This imposes a monitoring programme to assess the potential impacts on the marine environment. These assessments enable the authorities to impose mitigation measures or even halt the activities in case of extreme damage to the marine ecosystem. The monitoring programme equally allows understanding and evaluating the … will aid a future accurate bird mortality assessment. Future monitoring of the local seabird distribution will further increase the likelihood of displacement effect detection and will allow …
- 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:
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 …
- Thesis:
Evert
… The human presence in the worlds’ oceans is increasing, in response to the growing demand for marine resources. This expansion of human activities will increase pressure on marine ecosystems and demands a responsible ocean management, to ensure the sustainable use of … We found that areas of high impact were strongly influenced by seasonal variations in the distribution of cetaceans. In this case study, we identified an area of high impact in the …
- 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:
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:
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:
Berman-Kowalewski et al.
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are distributed worldwide, and although severely depleted by commercial whaling, their abundance off the California coast now appears to be increasing. Little is known about natural causes of mortality of blue whales, but human-related mortality continues despite legal protection. Ship strikes are a significant mortality factor for other species of…
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