Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices
The deployment of tidal energy arrays is gaining momentum to provide marine renewable energy (MRE) to the global market. However, there are concerns over the potential impacts underwater noise emissions from operational devices may have on marine fauna. Auditory masking (the interference of importan...
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ftqueensubelpubl:oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:publications/ac910617-1443-4295-b676-e8eddc1b8162 2023-05-15T16:33:30+02:00 Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices Pine, Matthew K. Schmitt, Pál Culloch, Ross M. Lieber, Lilian Kregting, Louise T. 2019-04-01 application/pdf https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/providing-ecological-context-to-anthropogenic-subsea-noise-assessing-listening-space-reductions-of-marine-mammals-from-tidal-energy-devices(ac910617-1443-4295-b676-e8eddc1b8162).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.024 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/163739379/Pine_et_al_Revision2_submit_final_clean_002_.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059102463&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Pine , M K , Schmitt , P , Culloch , R M , Lieber , L & Kregting , L T 2019 , ' Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices ' , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , vol. 103 , pp. 49-57 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.024 Acoustics Harbour porpoise Harbour seal Hydrokinetics Masking Renewable energy /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2100/2105 Sustainability and the Environment /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2019 ftqueensubelpubl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.024 2022-02-09T22:29:58Z The deployment of tidal energy arrays is gaining momentum to provide marine renewable energy (MRE) to the global market. However, there are concerns over the potential impacts underwater noise emissions from operational devices may have on marine fauna. Auditory masking (the interference of important biological signals by anthropogenic noise) is a highly pervasive impact to marine fauna. We used a relatively new approach to evaluate the effects of noise from operational tidal energy devices on the listening space of marine mammals. Here, listening space reductions (LSR) for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were assessed in winter and summer for two tidal energy devices of different designs. Results demonstrated that LSR was influenced by type of turbine, species, and season. For instance, LSRs for harbour seals were in excess of 80% within 60 m, whilst for harbour porpoises they were in excess of 55% within 10 m of the devices. For both species, LSRs were highest during winter, characterised by low ambient noise conditions. These findings highlight the importance of assessing masking over seasons, as masking effects are highly influenced by ambient noise conditions. Understanding the natural variation within seasons is also particularly relevant for tidal turbine noise assessments as devices are typically situated in highly dynamic environments. Since masking effects occur at the lower level of behavioural impacts in marine mammals, assessing the spatial extent of masking as part of environmental impact assessments is recommended. The listening space formula, which is largely based on measurable environmental factors (device and ambient noise), is transferable to any MRE device, or arrays, for any species (for which an audiogram can be assumed) and therefore provides an effective method to better inform MRE pre- and post-consenting processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Harbour porpoise harbour seal Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena Queen's University Belfast Research Portal Porpoise Harbour ENVELOPE(-130.304,-130.304,54.231,54.231) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 103 49 57 |
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The deployment of tidal energy arrays is gaining momentum to provide marine renewable energy (MRE) to the global market. However, there are concerns over the potential impacts underwater noise emissions from operational devices may have on marine fauna. Auditory masking (the interference of important biological signals by anthropogenic noise) is a highly pervasive impact to marine fauna. We used a relatively new approach to evaluate the effects of noise from operational tidal energy devices on the listening space of marine mammals. Here, listening space reductions (LSR) for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) were assessed in winter and summer for two tidal energy devices of different designs. Results demonstrated that LSR was influenced by type of turbine, species, and season. For instance, LSRs for harbour seals were in excess of 80% within 60 m, whilst for harbour porpoises they were in excess of 55% within 10 m of the devices. For both species, LSRs were highest during winter, characterised by low ambient noise conditions. These findings highlight the importance of assessing masking over seasons, as masking effects are highly influenced by ambient noise conditions. Understanding the natural variation within seasons is also particularly relevant for tidal turbine noise assessments as devices are typically situated in highly dynamic environments. Since masking effects occur at the lower level of behavioural impacts in marine mammals, assessing the spatial extent of masking as part of environmental impact assessments is recommended. The listening space formula, which is largely based on measurable environmental factors (device and ambient noise), is transferable to any MRE device, or arrays, for any species (for which an audiogram can be assumed) and therefore provides an effective method to better inform MRE pre- and post-consenting processes. |
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Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices |
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https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/providing-ecological-context-to-anthropogenic-subsea-noise-assessing-listening-space-reductions-of-marine-mammals-from-tidal-energy-devices(ac910617-1443-4295-b676-e8eddc1b8162).html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.024 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/163739379/Pine_et_al_Revision2_submit_final_clean_002_.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059102463&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
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Pine , M K , Schmitt , P , Culloch , R M , Lieber , L & Kregting , L T 2019 , ' Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices ' , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , vol. 103 , pp. 49-57 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.024 |
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