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Pile driving noise impacts behavioral patterns of important East Asian juvenile marine fishes

2024
Open Access Research Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Kim, B., Jin, G., Y., Byeon, Park, S.Y., Lee, C., Lee, J., Noh, J., Khim, J.S.

Assessment of pile driving noise impact on 3 sensitive species local to Korea. Pile driving noise playback induced rapid changes in L. japonicus and A. schlegelii...
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Keywords: Behavioural response, Kora, Pile driving, Playback, Single species

Noise pollution causes parental stress on marine invertebrates, the Giant scallop example

2024
Open Access Research Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Gigot, M., Tremblay, R., Bonnel, J., Mathias, D., Meziane, T., Chauvaud, L., Olivier, F.

Investigation on cross generational effects of underwater noise, using pile driving noise. Adults exposed to increasing levels during gametogenesis. Offspring also exposed. Noise reduced reproductive investment...
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Keywords: Adaptive response, Cross generational, Invertebrates, Larval response, Metamorphosis, Pelagic., Pile driving

Review on Existing Data on Underwater Sounds from Pile Driving Activities

2020
Open Access Project Report

Seiche Ltd.

Jiménez-Arranz, G., Banda, N., Cook, S., Wyatt, R.

Review of published acoustic data from pile driving activity. Majority come from wind farm operations. Very little public data available from Oil & Gas sector....
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Keywords: Anthropogenic sound, Industrial, Noise, Pile driving, Soundscape, Underwater sound

A noise-reduced impact hammer for offshore pile driving

2021
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

Klages, E., Lippert, S. and von Erstoff, O.

In order to reduce propagation of underwater noise ‘pile and hammer’ construction method has become of interest. This paper presents a hammer designed to cause less...
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Keywords: Hammer, Pile driving, Sound reduction

Scaling offshore pile driving noise: examples for scenarios with and without a big bubble curtain

2022
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

von Pein, J., Lippert, T., Lippert, S. and von Estorff, O.

Assessment of sound level predictions in relation to of mitigation measures for offshore piling to comply with pressure thresholds. Complex numerical models often applied for precise...
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Keywords: Bubble curtains, Mitigation, Pile driving, Sound pressure levels

Likely sensitivity of bottlenose dolphins to pile-driving noise

2006
Pay-walled Journal Article

Water and Environment Journal

David, J. A.

Pile driver-generated noise has the potential to affect dolphin populations adversely as it is detectable up to 40 km from the source. At 9 kHz, this...
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Keywords: Bottlenose dolphin, Mitigation, Pile driving

Agreement in Principal for Interim Criteria for Injury to Fish from Pile Driving Activities.

2008
Open Access Meeting documents, Notices

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

FHWG (Fisheries Hydroacoustics Working Group)

A letter to discuss the agreement of interim criteria for injury to fish from pile driving activities....
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Keywords: Fish, Injury, Pile driving

Avoidance of wind farms by harbour seals is limited to pile driving activities.

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of Applied Ecology

Russell, D. J.F., Hastie, G. D., Thompson, D., Janik, V. M., Hammond, P. S., Scott-Hayward, L. A.S., Matthiopoulos, J., Jones, E. L. and McConnell, B. J.

As part of global efforts to reduce dependence on carbon-based energy sources there has been a rapid increase in the installation of renewable energy devices. The...
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Keywords: Harbour seals, Pile driving, Wind farms

Effects of Pile-driving on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the First Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

2013
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Environmental Research Letters

Dahne, M., Gilles, A., Lucke, K., Peschko, V., Adler, S., Krugel, K., Sundermayer, J. and Siebert, U.

The first offshore wind farm ‘alpha ventus’ in the German North Sea was constructed north east of Borkum Reef Ground approximately 45 km north off the...
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Keywords: Aerial surveys, Behavioural reactions, C-PODs, Harbour porpoise, North Sea, Offshore wind farm, Pile driving, Static acoustic monitoring, Underwater noise effects

Effects of Pile-driving Noise on the Behaviour of Marine Fish

2010
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

COWRIE

Mueller-Blenkle, C., McGregor, P. K., Gill, A. B., Andersson, M. H., Metcalfe, J., Bendall, V., Sigray, P., Wood, D. T. and Thomsen, F.

Studies on the effects of offshore wind farm construction on marine life have so far focused on behavioural reactions in porpoises and seals. The effects on...
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Keywords: Behaviour, Marine fish, Noise, Pile driving

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