Webinar #4 in DOE MHK Webinar Series
December 14, 2011
Summary
Anthropogenic noise production in the marine environment is a known stressor to many different aquatic species. However, the impacts of MHK generated noise to marine life are uncertain and whether this noise will result in harmful effects has yet to be determined. This webinar focused on current research efforts to determine the potential impacts of MHK-produced noise to aquatic animals.
Speaker Presentation Materials
- Opening Remarks (Simon Geerlofs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
- Noise Feedback from 8 Years of Ocean Energy Experience in Scotland (Gareth Davies, Aquatera)
- Assessing the Population Level Impacts of Acoustic Disturbance Associated with Marine Energy Devices on Marine Organisms (John Harwood, University of St. Andrews)
- Estimating the Marine Mammal Response to Noise from a Tidal Energy Project (Brian Polagye, University of Washington)
- Association Between Underwater Noise Exposure and Tissue Damage Assessment in Fish (Michele Halvorsen, Pacific Northwest National Lab)
- Underwater Noise Measurements of a 1/7th Scale Wave Energy Converter (Chris Bassett, University of Washington)
- Closing Remarks (Anna Coffey, US Department of Energy)
A video recording of the webinar has been posted below:
Past Events
- DOE MHK Webinar #3: Monitoring Technologies and Strategies Webinar, Online, 14 September 2011 16:00-18:00 UTC
- DOE MHK Webinar #2: Aquatic Animal Interaction with Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices Webinar, Online, 29 August 2011 16:00-18:00 UTC
- DOE MHK Webinar #1: Environmental Data Management, Cumulative Impacts and Risk Assessment Webinar, Online, 27 July 2011 16:00-17:30 UTC