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| Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessing the potential acoustic impact of floating offshore wind farms in the Central Mediterranean Sea | Baldachini, M.; Pace, F.; Buscaino, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs [Booklet] | Severy, M.; Farr, H.; Richlen, M.; et al. | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Floating Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure | Nielsen, K.; Robertson, B.; Sierman, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement | |
| Going digital: challenges in monitoring marine megafauna when comparing results from visual and digital aerial surveys | Quéroué, M.; Authier, M.; Besnard, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| NMFS West Coast Offshore Wind Energy Strategic Science Plan | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | |
| Evaluating the Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on Marine Ecosystems | King, C. | Thesis | Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning | World Bank Group | Guidance | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism | ||
| Offshore Wind Facts: Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles | Special Initiative on Offshore Wind | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Vulnerability Index to Scale Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Off the U.S. West Coast (VIMMS) | Southall, B.; Mazurek, R.; Eriksen, R. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe: Discussion Paper on the Challenges and Potential Opportunities Around the Colocation of Offshore Wind Energy with Marine Protected Areas | Stephenson, P. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
| Monitoring of Marine Life During Offshore Wind Energy Development—Guidelines and Recommendations | Kershaw, F.; Jones, A.; Folsom-O’Keefe, C.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions | ||
| U.S. Pacific Coast Workshop Report on Preconstruction Research Recommendations | Green, R.; Severy, M.; Hein, C.; et al. | Workshop Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions | ||
| Environmental Effects of U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs | SEER; Green, R.; Hein, C.; et al. | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles | |
| Commercial Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Humboldt Wind Energy Area, California | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); BOEM Environmental Studies Program | Report | Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| Presence of Vessels: Effects of Vessel Collision on Marine Life | SEER | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Vessel Strike | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Comments on the March 22, 2022 Study Outcomes from Conservation Biology Institute Project Workshop | Flick, P.; Kelly, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Environmental Data Catalog for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area | Johnson, C.; Currier, C.; Howar, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles | |
| Year 2 Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Quarterly Report: July 2021 to October 2021 | Arundale, M.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Risk to Marine Life from Marine Debris & Floating Offshore Wind Cable Systems | SEER | Summary | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Entanglement | Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| Underwater Noise Effects on Marine Life Associated with Offshore Wind Farms | SEER | Summary | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
| State of Maine Offshore Wind Energy Research Array: Application for an Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Research Lease | State of Maine | Report | Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy: Volume 2: Results (Birds) | Pembroke, A.; Robinson Willmott, J. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Comments on Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Morro Bay, California, East and West Extensions | Flick, P.; Hislop, K.; Humphries, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles | ||
| Year 2 Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report (Year 2): May II 2021 | Arundale, M.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Year 2 Digital Aerial Wildlife Survey of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 520 Monthly Report (Year 2): May I 2021 | Arundale, M.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations (2021 Revision) | Horwath, S.; Hassrick, J.; Grismala, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles | |
| Guidelines for Lighting and Marking of Structures Supporting Renewable Energy Development | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Lighting | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
| Revolution Wind COP Appendix Z1: Assessment of Impacts to Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and ESA-Listed Fish Species | CSA Ocean Sciences Inc | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
| Ongoing Study Plan: Development of Computer Simulations to Assess Entanglement Risk to Whales and Leatherback Sea Turtles in Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Moorings, Cables, and Associated Derelict Fishing Gear Offshore California | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Entanglement | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles | |
| Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Sixth Interim Report | Normandeau Associates Inc | Report | Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
| Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations | Horwath, S.; Hassrick, J.; Grismala, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles | |
| Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Fifth Interim Report | Normandeau Associates Inc | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean 2020–2025 | Crowfoot, W.; Blumenfeld, J.; Yee, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Fish, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| Pile Driving Noise Reduction Approaches | Wochner, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Reptiles | |
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey Results Equinor Wind US, LLC Annex I: Summer 2016 – Spring 2017 | Jervis, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Comments on the Call for Information and Nominations for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore California | Aylesworth, S.; Krop, L.; George, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: September 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Arundale, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: August 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Dominguez Alvarez, N.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: June 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Wilmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: July 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Wilmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: May 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Wilmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey Results of Lease Area OCS-A 0512 Equinor Quarterly Report: February 2018 to April 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: April 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Goddard, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: March 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Goddard, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: February 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Goulding, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey Results of Lease Area OCS-A 0512 Equinor Quarterly Report: November 2017 to January 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Wilmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Lease Area OCSA 0512 Monthly Report: January 2018 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Willmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey of Empire Wind Monthly Report: November 2017 | Jervis, L.; Warford, S.; Wilmott, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Summary Report of the New York Bight Sea Turtle Workshop | Bonacci-Sullivan, L. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Reptiles, Sea Turtles | ||
| Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast | Bates, E.; Gianou, K.; Hennessey, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement |
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