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- Tethys Story:
… to demonstrate that their project will cause minimal harm to biological components of the marine ecosystem. Specifically, the regulatory review process for in-stream tidal energy projects … data that is relevant for understanding their relative frequency of occurrence, abundance, and distribution within 100 meters of an individual tidal energy turbine or platform; Reduce the … to regulators. To build and sustain regulatory confidence, it is critical that fish and marine mammal interactions with tidal energy turbines are reported in a timely manner. In terms of …
- Report:
Guernsey Renewable Energy Team
… sources by 2020. GREC has undertaken investigations into the feasibility and promotion of marine renewable energy developments within the Territorial Waters (within three Nautical Miles) … and tidal power production. The REA is a strategic study that will underpin the development of marine environmental planning policy and will inform subsequent project specific Environmental … generation. Although there is a general understanding of the sea bed geology and sediment distribution in these areas, the specific relationships between this and the deployment of energy …
- Conference Paper:
Long
… There is a regulatory need to understand the potential for marine renewable energy developments to significantly impact the marine environment and a site’s integrity. To increase certainty, it is necessary to identify whether marine renewable energy devices have any impact on the abundance and distribution on wildlife in the vicinity. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in Orkney, …
- Report:
Mate and Ortega-Ortiz
… have been proposed. The objective of this study is to generate accurate, up to date data on distribution (distance to shore, travel path) and behavior (travel speed, migration timing) of …
- Journal Article:
Wright et al.
… than during other activities. Maximum foraging dive depths reflected the deeper vertical distribution of Chinook (compared to other salmonids) and the tendency of Pacific salmon to …
- Journal Article:
Wilson et al.
… acoustic detectors (e.g. C-PODs) are widely used to study harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena distribution and relative abundance, but their use in tidal-stream habitats is complicated by the … the use of a new method aimed at tidal-stream habitats, which are of increasing interest for marine renewable energy generation. Porpoise detectors (C-PODs) were attached to multiple … behaviour in tidal-stream habitats, and should be considered as part of a comprehensive marine mammal monitoring approach of these energetic environments in the context of marine renewable …
- Report:
Wilson et al.
… renewable energy from the sea is an attractive alternative to burning fossil fuels. Like any marine industry, obtaining energy from wind, waves or tidal-streams could have impacts on the … drogue systems. These proved highly successful and rapidly revealed patterns of porpoise distribution similar to the more intensive boat-based surveys. That said, because the recorders … to be substantially rarer than if turbines had been deployed in other habitats. Other marine mammal species were seen on the surveys. Most abundant were harbour and grey seals which were …
- Report:
Worthington
… and realized effects of the physical presence and sound footprint of tidal turbines on the distribution, relative abundance, and behavior of Cook Inlet beluga whales. ORPC Alaska, working … (P-13821). The Project collected baseline data to characterize pre-deployment patterns of marine mammal distribution, relative abundance, and behavior in ORPC’s proposed deployment area at East …
- Report:
Horne et al.
… Marine renewable energy (MRE) devices potentially impact dynamics of aquatic organisms including macroinvertebrates, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Understanding potential impacts of MRE technologies on biological communities … were used to map fish and macrozooplankton densities during day, dusk, and night surveys. Marine mammals and seabirds were identified and counted during surveys. The primary objective of …
- Research Study:
Thompson et al.
… The RESPONSE project is a multi‐disciplinary study focusing on causal links between marine renewable devices (MRD) and changes in the fine‐scale distribution and behaviour of marine vertebrates. The overall aim of the project is to identify and quantify actual risk of …
- Report:
Davison and Mallows
… Marine Current Turbines Ltd have constructed the first tidal power turbine in the UK off the … as a result of tidal flows. This Environmental Statement has been prepared in support of Marine Current Turbine Ltd’s application to construct Seagen under the Food and Environment … the potential impacts of the turbine construction, operation and removal on water speed, the distribution of fine particles and the removal of energy as a result of Seagen. This information …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Dahl et al.
… part by basic questions concerning the relation between anthropogenic noise and the ecology of marine mammals. For example, there is concern about the degree to which marine mammals are possibly habituating to, or otherwise being affected by increasing … allude to the noise field’s variation in time, space and angle of arrival (angular intensity distribution). The major anthropogenic and natural constituents of the spectrum are itemized, and …
- Book:
Popper and Hawkins
… of life, and even the survival, of aquatic organisms. While the original concern focused on marine mammals, this has changed in more recent years to the point where equal emphasis is now … in Brazilian Waters Detection and Classification of Vocalizations for the Study of Marine Mammal Distributions in the Chukchi Sea Acoustic Ecology and Behavior of Minke Whales in the … Power Detection and Tracking of Whales Using a Shipborne, 360° Thermal-Imaging System Distribution of Bowhead Whale Calls Near an Oil Production Island With Fluctuating Underwater …
- Book Chapter:
Donovan et al.
… typically produces large amounts of far-reaching noise, potentially disturbing many marine mammals. The potential to affect the favorable conservation status of many species means …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Tyack and Thomas
… by a stressor typically involves combining a dose–response function with information about the distribution of animals and of the stressor. Regulators often prefer a single threshold to a full … calculate the number of animals impacted must draw from the dose–response function, the actual distribution of the animals, and a model mapping how the stressor intensity declines with … of the area and numbers of animals affected. This paper focuses on behavioural responses of marine mammals to anthropogenic sound and demonstrates that a common approach of selecting the …
- Report:
Benjamins et al.
… The global marine renewable energy (MRE) industry (including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy) is … concerns have been raised over potential environmental impacts. One such potential impact of marine renewable energy development is the risk of whales, basking sharks and other large animals … and within Environmental Statements. Further investigations are needed to clarify the distribution and abundance of derelict fishing gear in Scottish waters, and the extent to which …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Lieber et al.
… Whilst the development of the tidal stream industry will help meet marine renewable energy (MRE) targets, the potential impacts on mobile marine predators using … of marine predators. Therefore, understanding how fine-scale hydrodynamics influence animal distribution patterns could inform the placing of devices to reduce collision and displacement … vessel-mounted ADCP (Acoustic Doppler current profiler) transects in combination with marine mammal surveys to collect high-resolution and concurrent hydrodynamic data in relation to …
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