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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

Swimming Speed of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) During Playbacks of Offshore Pile Driving Sounds.

2018
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Aquatic Mammals

Kastelein, R.A., Van de Voorde, S. and Jennings, N.

The loud sounds produced under water during offshore percussion pile driving for the construction of wind turbines may affect harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Kastelein et al....
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Keywords: Harbour porpoise, Pile driving, Swimming speed

An analysis of potential broad-scale impacts on harbour porpoise from proposed pile driving activities in the North Sea

2015
Open Access Report

Report of an expert group convened under the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives – Marine Evidence Group

Tougaard, J., Buckland, S., Robinson, S. and Southall, B.

An expert group was commissioned by the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives – Marine Evidence Group (co-ordinated by Defra) to provide an objective, scientific assessment of...
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Keywords: Harbour porpoise, North Sea, Pile driving

Anthropogenic noise and the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas: Acoustic considerations for management

2018
Open Access Journal Article

Marine Fisheries Review

Castellote, Manuel, Thayre Bruce, Mahoney Michael, Mondragon Jeffrey, Lammers Marc O., and Small Robert J.

Anthropogenic noise has been identified as a major threat for the recovery of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, population, but little is known about...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Beluga, Cook inlet, Dredging, Fighter jet, Four unidentified noise sources, Helicopter, Jet Aircrafts, Outboard motor, Pile driving, Propeller Aircrafts, Ship, Sub-bottom profiler

Recovery of Barotrauma Injuries in Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha from Exposure to Pile Driving Sound

2012
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

PLOS ONE

Casper , B. M., Popper, A. N., Matthews, F., Carlson, T. J. and Halvorsen, M. B.

Juvenile Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, were exposed to simulated high intensity pile driving signals to evaluate their ability to recover from barotrauma injuries. Fish were exposed...
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Keywords: Chinook salmon, Injury, Pile driving

An analytical model for the underwater sound pressure waveforms radiated when an offshore pile is driven

2015
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Hall, M. V.

An analytical model has been developed for the pile vibration and consequent sound pressure and particle velocity radiated underwater when an offshore cylindrical pile is struck...
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Keywords: Model, Pile driving, Propagation

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