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Review of PAM studies in the Coastal Waters West of Taiwan during 2013–2022

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Hu, W.C., Chen, C.F., Lee, P.Y.P.

Passive acoustic monitoring widely used in Taiwan noise and biodiversity monitoring. Paper reviews PAM studies encompassing pre-construction, construction, and operational phases of the first offshore wind...
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Keywords: Biodiversity, Passive acoustic monitoring, Soundscapes, Taiwan

How loud is the underwater noise from operating offshore wind turbines

2021
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

JOMOPANS

Tougaard, J., Hermannsen, L., Madsen, P.T.

Assessment of low frequency turbine noise impacting marine ecosystems. Noise levels reviewed to differentiate from ship noise. Noise levels could remain elevated up to 10km from...
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Keywords: Acoustics, Impacts, Offshore wind, Wind energy

Assessing the influence of offshore wind turbine noise on seasonal fish chorusing

2024
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Siddagangaiah, S., Chen, C.F., Hu, W.C., Akamatsu, T., Pieretti N.

Soundscape assessed 10m from turbine in Taiwan for 2 years. Seasonal variation shown with turbine noise much higher in winter/autumn. Single turbine noise shown not to...
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Keywords: Chorusing, Fish, Offshore wind, Seasonal

Acoustic presence and demographics of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) off southern New England and near a US offshore wind energy area

2024
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Westell, A., Rowell, T.J., Posdaljian, N., Solsona-Berga, A., Van Parijs, S.M., DeAngelis, A.I.

Presence of Sperm whales monitored year-round in proximity of large-scale offshore wind farm in New England. Majority of presence (78%) recorded between May-August. Results provide baseline...
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Keywords: Cetaceans, Offshore wind, Population, Sperm whales

Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Van Parijs, S.M., DeAngelis, A. I., Aldrich, T. Gordon, R., Holdman, A., McCordic, J.A., Mouy, X., Rowell, T.J., Tennant, S., Westell, A., Davis, G.E.

Baseline Soundscape developed near offshore wind farm in New England along with accompanying population variation over calendar year....
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Keywords: Baseline, New England, Offshore wind, Soundscape

Acoustic ecology of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) between two U.S. offshore wind energy areas

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Holdman, A.K., Tregenza, N., Van Parijs, S.M., DeAngelis, A.I.

Porpoise population monitored in vicinity of Offshore Wind Farm in New England. Seasonality, time of day, lunar illumination, and temperature contribute significantly to presence/absence. Behavioural disruption...
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Keywords: New England, Offshore wind, Population Study, Porpoises

Answering the key stakeholder questions about the impact of offshore wind farms on marine life using hypothesis testing to inform targeted monitoring

2024
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Cresci, A.,Degraer, S., Zhang, G., Dannheim, J., Browman, H.I.

Hypothesis testing framework proposed to answer key Offshore stakeholder questions regarding conservation near proposed sites....
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Keywords: Hypothesis testing., Impact assessment, Offshore wind, Spatial Planning