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- 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:
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 …
- Research Study:
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Fox
… project aims to address long term environmental concerns around the development of the marine renewable industry’s emerging technology, through targeted environmental monitoring … and engagement. The potential environmental impacts that can be associated with the marine energy sector are generally site specific making it difficult to draw conclusions about a … around the deployment locations. Marine acoustic sensors will be used to assess fish distribution and abundance near the devices and gain an understanding of fish attraction to …
- Journal Article:
Popescu et al.
The challenge of balancing biodiversity protection with economic growth is epitomized by the development of renewable and unconventional energy, whose adoption is aimed at stemming the impacts of global climate change, yet has outpaced our understanding of biodiversity impacts. We evaluated the potential conflict between biodiversity protection and future electricity generation from renewable…
- Website:
NOAA Fisheries
… data used for stock assessments and groundfish management. We ensure the sustainability of marine fisheries by providing a time series of catch and biological data of groundfish … to stock assessors and fisheries managers. We collect data on the abundance, spatial distribution, sex, length, maturity, weight, and age of groundfish in trawlable shelf and slope …
- Journal Article:
Elmer
… Underwater noise is a severe annoyance and danger to marine life. The innovative HSD (hydro sound damper) leads to an effective general method to … noise. HSD was developed and patented between 2007 and 2010 by the author to reduce general marine noise and especially offshore piling noise. The theory and the acoustical background of … The resonance frequency of the HSD-elements, the optimum damping rate for impact noise, the distribution and the effective frequency range can be fully controlled. Offshore tests and serial …
- 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 …
- Report:
Evans et al.
… context of providing appropriate advice to regulators on potential interactions between these marine animals and renewable devices. Main Findings Nineteen cetacean species have been recorded … patterns. Although areas can be identified where sightings have been concentrated, the uneven distribution of effort limits clear interpretation of distribution patterns. Notwithstanding potential effort biases, some areas (e.g. Scapa Flow and …
- 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 …
- Report:
Exponent Inc.
… found to be below reported threshold levels for effects on the behavior of magnetosensitive marine organisms. Electric fields induced in seawater and in local electrosensitive marine organisms were assessed in the same areas, and were similarly found to be below reported …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Zamon
… This study sought to determine whether harbour seals exhibit tidal patterns in their at-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging success and to discuss how changes in capture rates or prey … interactions among tidal currents, topographic features, and fish play a role in structuring marine predator–prey dynamics. … 2001-12-01 …
- Journal Article:
Lowe et al.
… Understanding the abundance and distribution of fish in tidal energy streams is important for assessing the risks presented by …
- Report:
Arundale et al.
… observations recorded during the surveys are presented here as well as information on species distribution and flight direction. … 2021-04-08 …
- 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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