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Thaxter and Burton
… protocols and standards on the use of high definition imagery technology for seabird and mammal surveys. Information on the trials of high definition imagery technology for survey were … to investigate what species assemblages are present, allowing population estimation and distribution, e.g. of a Round 3 development zone prior to collection of project-specific … detailed distribution data and accurate species identification to determine loss of habitat in marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs), or likely effect on onshore SPAs. Common Standards …
- Journal Article:
Southall et al.
… a several year period. The purpose of this panel was to review the expanding literature on marine mammal hearing and on physiological and behavioral responses to anthropogenic sound, and to … direction, and/or dive profile but no avoidance of sound source Brief, minor shift in group distribution Moderate cessation or modification of vocal behavior (duration ~duration of source …
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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. …
- Journal Article:
Leeney et al.
… We document patterns of distribution and relative abundance of marine megavertebrate fauna around Cornwall and the Isles … scope of this study, it has provided valuable baseline data, and possible insights into the marine biodiversity of the region. … 2012-12-01 …
- 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 …
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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 …
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Macaulay et al.
… may pose. One key metric that needs to be measured to inform on this risk is the depth distribution of animals, for example, if harbour porpoises spend the majority of their time at … However, in order to achieve the accurate underwater tracking required to determine a depth distribution, a large dispersed array of multiple underwater receivers (hydrophones) is required. … rather than entire dive profiles, are detected. For the purposes of determining a depth distribution this information is adequate. However, it makes studies on the fine scale behaviour …
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Adams et al.
… Marine birds and mammals comprise an important community of meso- and upper-trophic-level … world’s four major eastern boundary currents and is characterized by an abundant and diverse marine ecosystem fuelled seasonally by wind-driven upwelling which supplies nutrient-rich water … inter-annual, and decadal cycles. Such oceanographic variability can influence patterns in the distribution, abundance, and habitat use among marine birds and mammals. Although there are an …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Sadykova et al.
… Identifying and quantifying the effects of climate change that alter the habitat overlap of marine predators and their prey population distributions is of great importance for the … worst‐case” climate change scenario. This was done for combinations of six mobile marine predator species (gray seal, harbor seal, harbor porpoise, common guillemot, black‐legged … of five explanatory variables that cover both physical and biological aspects of critical marine habitat were used as follows: bottom temperature, stratification, depth‐averaged speed, …
- 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:
Long
… The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) was established, in Orkney, in 2003 to enable the deployment and … requirements for development there, but also to help understand potential interactions between marine renewables related activity and wildlife. This study provides a comprehensive review of … influence of device installation, operation and related activity, upon marine wildlife distribution and abundance. Spatial and temporal variations in relation to wider environmental …
- 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 …
- Journal Article:
Whitt et al.
… of plans to develop offshore renewable energy requires more information about this species’ distribution and occurrence in this region. We present findings from the first year-round study dedicated to marine mammals in New Jersey’s nearshore waters using line transect surveys and passive acoustic …
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
… impacts from offshore renewable energy development on protected species, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA), is restricted by a lack of ambient … Current Ecosystem to gain comprehensive spatial and temporal insight into the occurrence and distribution of protected cetacean species, while simultaneously collecting ambient soundscape …
- Report:
Mills
… Information on winter marine bird and mammal distributions in Oregon coastal waters has been identified as a data need for marine spatial planning of ocean energy development. As part of the annual marine mammal surveys …
- Journal Article:
Goyert et al.
… energy development on the US Atlantic Continental Shelf has brought attention to the need for marine spatial planning efforts to reduce potential conflict between wind turbines and marine animals, including seabirds. We evaluated the effects of marine mammals, fishes, and habitat characteristics on the distribution and relative abundance of marine birds off the coast of Delaware, Maryland, and …
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