Acoustic Imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments of the FLOWBEC Platform

Conference Paper

Title: Acoustic Imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments of the FLOWBEC Platform

Author:

Williamson, B.; Bondel, P.; Waggitt, J.; Fraser, S.; Bell, P.; Scott, B.

Publication Date:

July 6, 2016

Event Name:

3rd PRIMaRE Conference

Event Location:

Bath, United Kingdom

Pages:

1-2

Publisher:

University of Bath

Affiliation

Bangor University, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), University of Aberdeen, University of Bath

Technology:

Marine Energy

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Williamson, B.; Bondel, P.; Waggitt, J.; Fraser, S.; Bell, P.; Scott, B. (2016). Acoustic Imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field Deployments of the FLOWBEC Platform. Paper presented at 3rd PRIMaRE Conference, Bath, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Rapid development of Marine Renewable Energy Devices (MREDs) strongly focuses on tidal and wave sites, although little is known of impacts on surrounding ecosystems. Quantification of the behavior and distribution of animals around MREDs is crucial to understanding these impacts. The NERC/Defra collaboration FLOw, Water column and Benthic ECology (FLOWBEC) produced an innovative subsea platform [1], which includes an Imagenex multibeam echosounder oriented along the axis of tidal flow, and an EK60 multifrequency echosounder, identifying targets and characterising the morphology of turbulence. Co-registration and tracking [2] will be illustrated with examples from five 2-week deployments at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.