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Hoffmann et al.
… A high abundance of the brown shrimp is observed east of the windmill area. The effects of the marine windmills. The effects on fish, shellfish and marine mammals are in the following divided in 1. Effects of the physically presence of the … species for the Wadden Sea. Taking the biology of the species into concern no impact on their distribution is expected in the Wadden Sea due to the windmills at Horns Rev. Artificial reef …
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Lonergan et al.
… Land-based marine mammal surveys of the Fall of Warness were carried out from 15th July 2006 to 13th July 2007, … Risso’s dolphins and basking sharks were all seen during the study period. All species of marine mammal (and basking sharks) observed in the study area are protected under international … and basking sharks are consistent with existing knowledge of these species behaviour and distribution in Orkney waters. The potential effects of tidal stream devices on large-bodied …
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Duck et al.
… The change of observers took place on 22 nd October 2005. Since sighting probabilities of marine mammals would be strongly influenced by sea state, wind speed was used as a proxy to … dolphins and basking sharks were all seen during the study period. All species of marine mammal (and basking sharks) observed in the study area are protected under international … and basking shark are consistent with existing knowledge of these species behaviour and distribution in Orkney waters. The complexity of the patterns observed using GAMs suggests that …
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Murphy et al.
… Marine renewables is a rapidly developing industry. In past meetings, the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME1) looked at the effects of construction and operation of windfarms (ICES … This included an overview of some of the features of renewable energy devices and the distribution and scale of developments in the ICES Area. Further information on these can be …
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Gordon et al.
… The Marine Renewable Energy Strategic Framework for Wales (MRESF) provides for the sustainable development of marine renewable energy in Welsh waters. Phase 2 of the Assessment of Risk to Marine Mammals … that suggest that these can be important areas for them. However, our understanding of marine mammal distributions and behaviours within high tidal energy areas is actually very poor for two …
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Macleod et al.
… This report seeks to address the issues around marine mammal environmental compliance and provide options for the development of a consistent UK-wide … in that this could occur at scales that have better congruence with the natural spatial distribution of marine mammal populations and also with current data resources, as well as the …
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Hastie
… Currently, there is a high level of uncertainty surrounding the environmental impacts of marine renewable energy devices on marine wildlife (particularly seals, whales, and dolphins). The principal concerns derive from … user-friendly, and data efficient. A 4-phase program involved collaborations between marine mammal specialists, marine renewable energy developers, and sonar engineers to develop a sonar …
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Galloper Wind Farm
… Chapter of the Environmental Statement (ES) describes the existing environment with regard to marine mammals, which includes pinnipeds (seals) and cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), … Outer Thames Estuary and southern North Sea. 14.1.2 This Chapter serves to characterise the distribution and abundance of marine mammal species which have been recorded within the study area and wider region through site …
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Hague et al.
… ScotWind launched on 10 June 2020. To inform the spatial development of this leasing round, Marine Scotland, as Planning Authority for Scotland’s Seas, is currently developing the Sectoral … and funded by the Scottish Government and Crown Estate Scotland, consolidates marine mammal abundance and distribution estimates derived from data collected by local, regional, national and international …
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Bain and Williams
… Effects of noise from seismic surveys on marine mammals need to be understood so that they can be appropriately mitigated. This study examined effects of large airgun arrays (79-110 l) on a variety of marine mammal species in the waters of British Columbia and Washington at long distances (1 to > 70 km). … detection, technical constraints limit their usefulness. Scheduling surveys around seasonal distribution of species of concern, limiting periods of exposure, and routing airguns to ensure …
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Robbins
… The purpose of this report is to provide a review of the bird and marine mammal observation data for the EMEC Billia Croo wave test site from 2009 to 2011. The primary … and environmental variables. This report can assist in understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of wildlife at the test site, and specifically enable identification of where and …
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Robbins
… The purpose of this report is to provide a review of the bird and marine mammal observation data for the EMEC Fall of Warness tidal test site from 2005 to 2011. The aims … and environmental variables. This report can assist in understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of wildlife at the test site, and specifically enable identification of where and …
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Geo-Marine Inc
… PREVIOUS STUDIES Marine mammals and sea turtles are important marine resources found in the New Jersey Department … Protection (NJDEP) Study Area (hereafter referred to as Study Area); however, the distribution and abundance of these resources in New Jersey’s nearshore waters are not well … National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other organizations have been conducting marine mammal and sea turtle surveys along the United States (U.S.) east coast for many years. Although …
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Bailey et al.
… is an increasing need for an understanding of potential noise impacts from this development on marine mammals. Pile-driving of offshore wind turbines produces loud, low frequency sound that … first step is to understand the current baseline ambient noise levels and the spatiotemporal distribution of marine species that could potentially be impacted. In this study, the project … for three years to characterize underwater ambient noise levels and identify vocalizing marine mammal species within and around the Maryland Wind Energy Area (WEA). The project partners …
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Kraus et al.
… (NEAq) convened a workshop on 30 and 31 May 2018 that included marine scientists, NGO representatives, regulators, public stakeholders, … designed to collect adequate sample sizes. The workshop informed this marine mammal and wind research framework. The framework identifies options to assess potential … and potential population‐level impacts of windfarm placement and operations on distribution, abundance, behavior, or demography of endangered marine mammals and sea …
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Sparling et al.
… and developers and their environmental consultants that a 'one size fits all' approach to marine mammal site characterisation survey to inform consenting processes for wave and tidal stream … tagging studies for species where this is possible. The options for understanding animal depth distribution are also discussed. For disturbance related impacts, a quantification of animal …
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Adams et al.
… We assembled and tabulated information about marine bird and mammal research and monitoring programs that could provide data needed to support environmental … but the catalog for Alaska is not comprehensive. We included programs that assessed the distribution, abundance, or biology of marine birds (seabirds, waterbirds, or sea ducks) and …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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