Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 83
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater Noise of Two Operational Tidal Stream Turbines: A Comparison Risch, D., Marmo, B., van Geel, N. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Managing human activity and marine mammals: A biologically based, relativistic risk assessment framework Southall, B., Tollit, D., Amaral, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I., Gillespie, D., Gkikopoulou, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evaluation of a coastal acoustic buoy for cetacean detections, bearing accuracy and exclusion zone monitoring Palmer, K. , Tabbutt, S., Gillespie, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind 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. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) presence is reduced during tidal turbine operation Palmer, L., Gillespie, D., Macaulay, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Evaluation of the Coastal Acoustic Buoy for offshore wind for real time mitigation of North Atlantic right whales Palmer, K. , Turner, J., Tabbutt, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Harbour porpoises exhibit localized evasion of a tidal turbine Gillespie, D., Palmer, L., Macaulay, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Behavioural reactions of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena to startle-eliciting stimuli: movement responses and practical applications Hiley, H., Janik, V., Götz, T. Journal Article Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Acoustic risk balancing by marine mammals: anthropogenic noise can influence the foraging decisions by seals Hastie, G., Lepper, P., McKnight, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Collision Risk for Animals around Turbines Sparling, C., Seitz, A., Masden, E. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Passive acoustic methods for tracking the 3D movements of small cetaceans around marine structures Gillespie, D., Palmer, L., Macauley, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Characterisation of underwater operational sound of a tidal stream turbine Risch, D., van Geel, N., Gillespie, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Changing distribution of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population and the challenges of area‐based management Civil, M., Quick, N., Cheney, B. Journal Article Marine Spatial Planning, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Cetaceans
A review of unmanned vehicles for the detection and monitoring of marine fauna Verfuss, U., Aniceto, A., Harris, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Empirical measures of harbor seal behavior and avoidance of an operational tidal turbine Joy, R., Wood, J., Sparling, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Understanding the population consequences of disturbance Pirotta, E., Booth, C., Costa, D. Journal Article Marine Mammals
Marine Mammal Behavioral Response to Tidal Turbine Sound Robertson, F., Wood, J., Joslin, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Harbour Seals Avoid Tidal Turbine Noise: Implications for Collision Risk Hastie, G., Russell, D., Lepper, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
First in situ Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Marine Mammals during Operation of a Tidal Turbine in Ramsey Sound, Wales Malinka, C., Gillespie, D., Macaulay, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Report to Scottish Government Hastie, G., Evers, C., Gillespie, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Comparing methods suitable for monitoring marine mammals in low visibility conditions during seismic surveys Verfuss, U., Gillespie, D., Gordon, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals
Determining the Water Column Usage by Seals in the Brims Lease Site Evers, C., Blight, C., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Harbour Porpoise Distribution can Vary at Small Spatiotemporal Scales in Energetic Habitats Benjamins, S., van Geel, N., Hastie, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Developing an essential ocean variable for the acoustic environment Tyack, P. Journal Article Noise
A Simulation Approach to Assessing Environmental Risk of Sound Exposure to Marine Mammals Donovan, C., Harris, C., Milazzo, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Passive Acoustic Methods for Fine-Scale Tracking of Harbour Porpoises in Tidal Rapids Macaulay, J., Gordon, J., Gillespie, D. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Fine-scale harbour seal at-sea usage mapping around Orkney and the North coast of Scotland Jones, E., Smout, S., Blight, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Dynamic habitat corridors for marine predators; intensive use of a coastal channel by harbour seals is modulated by tidal currents Hastie, G., Russell, D., Benjamins, S. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Scottish Government Demonstration Strategy: Trialling Methods for Tracking the Fine Scale Underwater Movements of Marine Mammals in Areas of Marine Renewable Energy Development Sparling, C., Gillespie, D., Hastie, G. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Non‐lethal management of carnivore predation: long‐term tests with a startle reflex‐based deterrence system on a fish farm Götz, T., Janik, V. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Refining Estimates of Collision Risk for Harbour Seals and Tidal Turbines Band, B., Sparling, C., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
NERC Knowledge Exchange: An Autonomous Device to Track Porpoise Movements in Tidal Rapids Macaulay, J., Gordon, J., Gillespie, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Marine Life: Publication Patterns, New Discoveries, and Future Directions in Research and Management Williams, R., Wright, A., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Fish
The use of Acoustic Deterrents for the mitigation of injury to marine mammals during pile driving for offshore wind farm construction Sparling, C., Sams, C., Stephenson, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Noise Marine Mammals
An Interim Framework for Assessing the Population Consequences of Disturbance King, S., Schick, R., Donovan, C. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes
Confusion Reigns? A Review of Marine Megafauna Interactions with Tidal-Stream Environments Benjamins, S., Dale, A., Hastie, G. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Birds
Guidance to Inform Marine Mammal Site Characterisation Requirements at Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Sites in Wales Sparling, C., Smith, K., Benjamins, S. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
MR6.2 Definition of 'Range' in the Context of Marine Renewable Energy Development and Marine Mammal Conservation Northridge, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans