Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada
Obtaining useful information on marine birds that can aid in oil spill (and other hydrocarbon release) risk and damage assessments in offshore environments is challenging. Technological innovations in miniaturization have allowed archival data loggers to be deployed successfully on marine birds vuln...
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Obtaining useful information on marine birds that can aid in oil spill (and other hydrocarbon release) risk and damage assessments in offshore environments is challenging. Technological innovations in miniaturization have allowed archival data loggers to be deployed successfully on marine birds vulnerable to hydrocarbons on water. A number of species, including murres (both Common, Uria aalge, and Thick-billed, U. lomvia) have been tracked using geolocation devices in eastern Canada, increasing our knowledge of the seasonality and colony-specific nature of their susceptibility to oil on water in offshore hydrocarbon production areas and major shipping lanes. Archival data tags are starting to resolve questions around behaviour of vulnerable seabirds at small spatial scales relevant to oil spill impact modelling, specifically to determine the duration and frequency at which birds fly at sea. Advances in data capture methods using voice activated software have eased the burden on seabird observers who are collecting increasingly more detailed information on seabirds during ship-board and aerial transects. Computer programs that integrate seabird density and bird behaviour have been constructed, all with a goal of creating more credible seabird oil spill risk and damage assessments. In this paper, we discuss how each of these technological and computing innovations can help define critical inputs into seabird risk and damage assessments, and when combined, can provide a more realistic understanding of the impacts to seabirds from any hydrocarbon release. |
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Montevecchi, William A. Robertson, Gregory J. Fifield, David A. Gaston, A. J. Burke, Chantelle M. Byrne, R. Elliott, K. H. Gjerdrum, C. Gilchrist, H. G. Hedd, April Mallory, M. L. McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura Regular, Paul M. Smith, P. A. Wilhelm, Sabina I. |
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Montevecchi, William A. Robertson, Gregory J. Fifield, David A. Gaston, A. J. Burke, Chantelle M. Byrne, R. Elliott, K. H. Gjerdrum, C. Gilchrist, H. G. Hedd, April Mallory, M. L. McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura Regular, Paul M. Smith, P. A. Wilhelm, Sabina I. Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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Montevecchi, William A. Robertson, Gregory J. Fifield, David A. Gaston, A. J. Burke, Chantelle M. Byrne, R. Elliott, K. H. Gjerdrum, C. Gilchrist, H. G. Hedd, April Mallory, M. L. McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura Regular, Paul M. Smith, P. A. Wilhelm, Sabina I. |
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Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada |
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miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in atlantic canada |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Centre for Applied Ocean Technology |
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:1937 2023-10-01T03:59:58+02:00 Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada Montevecchi, William A. Robertson, Gregory J. Fifield, David A. Gaston, A. J. Burke, Chantelle M. Byrne, R. Elliott, K. H. Gjerdrum, C. Gilchrist, H. G. Hedd, April Mallory, M. L. McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura Regular, Paul M. Smith, P. A. Wilhelm, Sabina I. 2012-01 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1937/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1937/1/Miniaturized_data_loggers_and_computer_programming_improve_seabird_risk_and_damage_assessments_for_marine_oil_spills_in_Atlantic_Canada.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1937/3/Miniaturized_data_loggers_and_computer_programming_improve_seabird_risk_and_damage_assessments_for_marine_oil_spills_in_Atlantic_Canada.pdf http://www.journalofoceantechnology.com/?page_id=73&id=34 en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Centre for Applied Ocean Technology https://research.library.mun.ca/1937/1/Miniaturized_data_loggers_and_computer_programming_improve_seabird_risk_and_damage_assessments_for_marine_oil_spills_in_Atlantic_Canada.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1937/3/Miniaturized_data_loggers_and_computer_programming_improve_seabird_risk_and_damage_assessments_for_marine_oil_spills_in_Atlantic_Canada.pdf Montevecchi, William A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Montevecchi=3AWilliam_A=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Robertson, Gregory J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Robertson=3AGregory_J=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Fifield, David A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Fifield=3ADavid_A=2E=3A=3A.html> and Gaston, A. J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Gaston=3AA=2E_J=2E=3A=3A.html> and Burke, Chantelle M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Burke=3AChantelle_M=2E=3A=3A.html> and Byrne, R. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Byrne=3AR=2E=3A=3A.html> and Elliott, K. H. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Elliott=3AK=2E_H=2E=3A=3A.html> and Gjerdrum, C. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Gjerdrum=3AC=2E=3A=3A.html> and Gilchrist, H. G. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Gilchrist=3AH=2E_G=2E=3A=3A.html> and Hedd, April <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hedd=3AApril=3A=3A.html> and Mallory, M. L. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mallory=3AM=2E_L=2E=3A=3A.html> and McFarlane Tranquilla, Laura <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/McFarlane_Tranquilla=3ALaura=3A=3A.html> and Regular, Paul M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Regular=3APaul_M=2E=3A=3A.html> and Smith, P. A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Smith=3AP=2E_A=2E=3A=3A.html> and Wilhelm, Sabina I. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wilhelm=3ASabina_I=2E=3A=3A.html> (2012) Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in Atlantic Canada. Journal of Ocean Technology, 7 (4). pp. 41-58. ISSN 1718-3200 cc_by_nc Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:44:38Z Obtaining useful information on marine birds that can aid in oil spill (and other hydrocarbon release) risk and damage assessments in offshore environments is challenging. Technological innovations in miniaturization have allowed archival data loggers to be deployed successfully on marine birds vulnerable to hydrocarbons on water. A number of species, including murres (both Common, Uria aalge, and Thick-billed, U. lomvia) have been tracked using geolocation devices in eastern Canada, increasing our knowledge of the seasonality and colony-specific nature of their susceptibility to oil on water in offshore hydrocarbon production areas and major shipping lanes. Archival data tags are starting to resolve questions around behaviour of vulnerable seabirds at small spatial scales relevant to oil spill impact modelling, specifically to determine the duration and frequency at which birds fly at sea. Advances in data capture methods using voice activated software have eased the burden on seabird observers who are collecting increasingly more detailed information on seabirds during ship-board and aerial transects. Computer programs that integrate seabird density and bird behaviour have been constructed, all with a goal of creating more credible seabird oil spill risk and damage assessments. In this paper, we discuss how each of these technological and computing innovations can help define critical inputs into seabird risk and damage assessments, and when combined, can provide a more realistic understanding of the impacts to seabirds from any hydrocarbon release. Article in Journal/Newspaper Uria aalge uria Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada Lanes ENVELOPE(18.933,18.933,69.617,69.617) |