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- Report:
Reid et al.
… oceans remain places of mystery; the ecological processes that underlie observable patterns in marine communities are largely unknown and seem almost arcane. Compared with many terrestrial … known of cetacean natural history. This Atlas aims to provide an account and snapshot of the distribution of all 28 cetacean species that are known certainly to have occurred in the waters … inasmuch as such information is known.There follows some details of the species' worldwide distribution and its status in the north Atlantic, and then a description of its occurrence in …
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Normandeau Associates Inc
… contract #M10PC00099, titled “Pilot Study of Aerial High-definition Surveys for Seabirds, Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles.” This project was awarded by BOEM (then Bureau of Ocean Energy … contract, were as follows: to develop and test a methodology for conducting surveys of birds, marine mammals, and sea turtles in the offshore environment using state of the art survey … the shoreline to 30 miles offshore and to test the utility of the technique for surveys of marine mammals and sea turtles, as well as birds.” These objectives were translated into a set of …
- Report:
Wilkinson and Quinn
… The demand for predictive distribution models for marine species has grown dramatically in recent years for the purposes of conservation and marine spatial planning. The aim of this report is to summarise the environmental predictor …
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
… Marine ecosystems are dynamic, with substantial temporal variation in environmental conditions and in wildlife distributions. Many marine areas in the eastern United States are heavily used for transportation, resource … (Halpern et al. 2008, Industrial Economics Inc. 2012). Land-based human activities also impact marine ecosystems, such as coastal development and pollutants that make their way into oceans. …
- Report:
Kuletz and Labunski
… Seabirds are wide-ranging upper trophic level foragers and good indicators of changes in marine ecosystems. Seabirds spend most of the year offshore, yet our data gaps are greatest for … sale areas and adjacent ocean planning areas, to provide current temporal and spatial data on marine birds and mammals, and submit the data to the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database … as at least 12 public outreach and education venues and 7 websites. We have described seasonal distribution patterns of seabirds in offshore waters of Alaska, and identified ‘hotspots’ of …
- Report:
Degraer et al.
… anticipating an installed capacity ranging between 3.15 and 3.5 GW, has been designated in the marine spatial plan 2020-2026. With 523 km² reserved for offshore wind farms in Belgium, 344 km² … through the WinMon.BE environmental monitoring programme focusing on various aspects of the marine ecosystem components. Most environmental monitoring programmes for offshore wind farms are … of macrobenthic communities to the presence of offshore wind farms. Changes in species distribution patterns were identified for demersal fish, as exemplified for plaice Pleuronectes …
- Thesis:
Halpin
… In this dissertation, I build robust species distribution models in two case study areas, US Atlantic (Best et al. 2012) and British Columbia … respectively. Although density is preferred to estimate potential biological removal, per Marine Mammal Protection Act requirements in the U.S., all the necessary parameters, especially distance …
- Report:
Northridge
… affecting the populations of cetaceans living in or using UK waters. Without knowing the distribution and abundance of these animals the ability to assess how any of these issues could … used by each cetacean species is an important factor when looking at issues such as Marine Renewable developments. If a development site falls within the natural range of a cetacean …
- Journal Article:
Wingfield et al.
… windfarms provide renewable energy, but activities during the construction phase can affect marine mammals. To understand how the construction of an offshore windfarm in the Maryland Wind … (Phocoena phocoena ), it is essential to determine their poorly understood year-round distribution. Although habitat-based models can help predict the occurrence of species in areas … study provides insight into previously unknown fine-scale spatial and temporal patterns in distribution of harbour porpoises offshore of Maryland. The results can be used to help inform …
- Report:
Salisbury et al.
… Therefore, the risks of noise increases are highest for right whales that have the largest distribution in the WEA, and that further studies or analyses may be warranted to understand the …
- Tethys Story:
… permitting/consenting tidal turbines and wave energy converters is a major challenge to the marine energy industry, as many people envision harm coming to marine animals. With many marine mammals holding endangered species status, this issue can … Science (SAMS), presented an overview of ongoing research about the potential risk of marine mammal injury from a tidal device. He stressed that this is among the most pressing …
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Pembroke and Robinson Willmott
… cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were …
- Report:
Pembroke and Robinson Willmott
… cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were …
- Report:
Pembroke and Robinson Willmott
… cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were …
- Report:
Pembroke and Robinson Willmott
… cm at the sea surface and provides information on spatial and temporal abundances of birds, marine mammals, turtles, rays, sharks, large bony fishes, and fish shoals. Spatial patterns were …
- Workshop Article:
Brown-Saracino et al.
… Energy hosted a two-day workshop on July 24-25, 2012 with scientists and regulators engaged in marine ecological survey, modeling, and database efforts pertaining to the waters of the … compatible databases. The meeting primarily focused on efforts to establish and predict marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle abundance, density, and distributions extending from the … second day was comprised of two additional sessions, one focused on current data storage and distribution systems, data accessibility, and potential avenues for data sharing, and the other …
- Report:
Normandeau Associates Inc
… Authority (NYSERDA) embarked on a multi-year ultra-high–resolution aerial digital survey of marine resources in a 43,745.20 km2 (12,754.06 mi2) offshore planning area (OPA) in 2016. The OPA … others. Black-capped petrels and Audubon’s shearwaters showed no substantial differences in distribution among the seasons, but both species clustered near the shelf break and in the … followed by 1% whales and 1% seals; unidentified mammals consisted of 2% of the total mammal observations and based on size, most of these animals were dolphins or seals. Dolphins …
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Jervis et al.
… 2018. The aims and objectives of the work required by Equinor were to assess the abundance and distribution of primarily birds present in the Empire Wind offshore wind lease area, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles. These surveys will provide the baseline information …
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Hasselman et al.
… The OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World builds on and serves as an update and a … content reflects the most current and pertinent published information about interactions of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and associated infrastructure with the animals and habitats … environments for monitoring purposes and are also used to quantify fish abundance and distribution. Optical cameras are used to monitor the distribution of marine animals in the …
- Report:
Jervis et al.
… 2018. The aims and objectives of the work required by Equinor were to assess the abundance and distribution of primarily birds present in the Lease Area OCS-A 0512, and also to gather information on other marine fauna such as marine mammals, sharks, rays, and turtles. These surveys will provide the baseline information …
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