Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind and marine renewable energy, supporting the OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Underwater Noise Conflict Resolution: Framework Report Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Tidal Stream Energy Project: Collision Risk Data and Evidence Summary Phillips, E.; Wren, S.; King, G.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Harbour and grey seals: distribution maps for Scotland Carter, M.; Bivins, M.; Duck, C.; et al. Report Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines Montabaranom, J.; Gillespie, D.; Longden, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report July 2023 to June 2024 Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Methodology for Combining Digital Aerial Survey Data and Passive Acoustic Baseline Data Harris, D.; Chudzinska, M.; Jacobson, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Adapting the iPCoD Framework for Harbour Porpoises to Utilise a Dynamic Energy Budget Model in Modelling the Effects of Disturbance – Final Report Harwood, J.; Chudzinska, M.; Hin, V.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater Sound Emissions from the Moorings of Floating Wind Turbines: HYWIND Scotland Case Study Pace, F.; Burns, R.; Martin, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Collaboration for Environmental Mitigation and Nature Inclusive Design (CEMNID) Xodus Group; The Rich North Sea - De Rijke Noordzee Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Harbour porpoise responses to the installation of XXL monopiles without noise abatement; implications for noise management in the Southern North Sea Benhemma-Le Gall, A.; Hastie, G.; Brown, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment Ouro, P.; Fernandez, R.; Armstrong, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Shetland Tidal Array Project Environmental Monitoring Plan (PEMP) Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Chemicals, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas Trifonova, N.; Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
How bubble curtains protect porpoises from wind farm noise Hardach, S. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Automated Detection and Tracking of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines Using Multibeam Sonar Gillespie, D.; Hastie, G.; Montabaranom, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report April 2022 to July 2023 Nova Innovation Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise Potlock, K.; Temple, A.; Berggren, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Mapping Environmental Considerations for Marine Spatial Planning in Wales: Methodology Murray, L.; Bloomfield, H.; Skates, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Information to support Environmental Assessment of tidal lagoon developments in Wales Natural Resource Wales Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Characterisation of underwater operational noise of two types of floating offshore wind turbines Risch, D.; Favill, G.; Marmo, B.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2022 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I.; Gillespie, D.; Gkikopoulou, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2023 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Land based bird and mammal surveys Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species Wilkinson, D.; Quinn, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises Fernandez-Betelu, O.; Graham, I.; Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation Williamson, L.; Scott, B.; Laxton, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Sympatric Seals, Satellite Tracking and Protected Areas: Habitat-Based Distribution Estimates for Conservation and Management Carter, M.; Boehme, L.; Cronin, M.; et al. Journal Article Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Hywind Scotland Floating Offshore Wind Farm: Sound Source Characterisation of Operational Floating Turbines Burns, R.; Martin, S.; Wood, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Marine Mammal HiCUP: A High Current Underwater Platform for the Long-Term Monitoring of Fine-Scale Marine Mammal Behavior Around Tidal Turbines Gillespie, D.; Oswald, M.; Hastie, G.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
ORJIP Ocean Energy Information Note: Underwater Noise Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Report Marine Energy Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
A bibliometric review on the implications of renewable offshore marine energy development on marine species Kulkarni, S.; Edwards, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Passive acoustic tracking of the three-dimensional movements and acoustic behaviour of toothed whales in close proximity to static nets Macaulay, G.; Kingston, A.; Coram, A.; et al. Journal Article Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Sector Locational Guidance: Enabling Evidence for Sustainable Development Tidal Stream Energy Welsh Government Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Sector Locational Guidance: Enabling Evidence for Sustainable Development Wave Energy Welsh Government Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2021 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) presence is reduced during tidal turbine operation Palmer, L.; Gillespie, D.; Macaulay, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Quantifying the effects of tidal turbine array operations on the distribution of marine mammals: Implications for collision risk Onoufriou, J.; Russell, D.; Thompson, D.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Marine Mammal Collision Risk Modelling Vallejo, G.; McCarthy, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Bayesian network modelling provides spatial and temporal understanding of ecosystem dynamics within shallow shelf seas Trifonova, N.; Scott, B.; De Dominicis, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Subsea video monitoring Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Vantage point surveys Smith, K.; Date, H.; Waggitt, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Adopting a Wider Ecosystem Approach for Fisheries Management Hawkins, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Understanding seabird and marine mammal occupancy of tidal stream environments at annual and seasonal scales Brown, K. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Displacement Birds, Marine Mammals
Fast & Flexible: streamlining a simulation- based approach to collision risk assessments Horne, N.; Schmitt, P.; Culloch, R.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Harbour porpoises exhibit localized evasion of a tidal turbine Gillespie, D.; Palmer, L.; Macaulay, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents predicted for harbour porpoises in a marine protected area Findlay, C.; Aleynik, D.; Farcas, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Far-Field Effects of Impulsive Noise on Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins Fernandez-Betelu, O.; Graham, I.; Brookes, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Broad-Scale Responses of Harbor Porpoises to Pile-Driving and Vessel Activities During Offshore Windfarm Construction Benhemma-Le Gall, A.; Graham, I.; Merchant, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions
Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals Hastie, G.; Lepper, P.; McKnight, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds

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