Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals.
During the construction of a gas pipeline from an offshore gas field in northwest Ire- land, a year-round shore-based marine mammal monitoring programme was undertaken. Using 6 yr of data, generalised estimating equations-generalised additive models (GEE-GAMs) were used to investigate if constructio...
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ftqueensubelpubl:oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:publications/b07de7ec-9039-43fa-944b-31f1c6fdd688 2024-05-19T07:41:37+00:00 Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals. Culloch, Ross M. Anderwald, Pia Brandecker, Anja Haberlin, Damien McGovern, Barry Pinfield, Róisín Visser, Fleur Jessopp, Mark Cronin, Michelle 2016-05-10 application/pdf https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/b07de7ec-9039-43fa-944b-31f1c6fdd688 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11686 https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/121674731/Culloch_et_al_2016.pdf eng eng https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/b07de7ec-9039-43fa-944b-31f1c6fdd688 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Culloch , R M , Anderwald , P , Brandecker , A , Haberlin , D , McGovern , B , Pinfield , R , Visser , F , Jessopp , M & Cronin , M 2016 , ' Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals. ' , Marine Ecology: Progress Series , vol. 549 , pp. 231-242 . https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11686 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2016 ftqueensubelpubl https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11686 2024-05-02T00:24:02Z During the construction of a gas pipeline from an offshore gas field in northwest Ire- land, a year-round shore-based marine mammal monitoring programme was undertaken. Using 6 yr of data, generalised estimating equations-generalised additive models (GEE-GAMs) were used to investigate if construction-related activity and vessel traffic influenced the occurrence of common dolphin, minke whale, harbour porpoise and grey seal within the area where the pipeline made landfall. Construction-related activity reduced harbour porpoise and minke whale presence, whilst an increase in vessel numbers (independent of construction-related activity) reduced common dolphin presence. All species showed some degree of annual and seasonal variation in occurrence. For common dolphins and harbour porpoises, we found similar seasonal patterns to those reported in broader Irish waters, which tentatively suggests that seasonal patterns persisted irrespective of construction-related activity or vessel traffic, indicating that any impact might have been only short-term. Multiple construction-related activities occurred simultaneously in different areas, and the inter-annual variation may, in part, be an indication of variation in species’ response to particular activities, their intensity and their location. However, the precise location of the activities was not regularly recorded, limiting our ability to investigate the fine-scale spatio−temporal impact of the diverse range of construction-related activities. Improved communication and coordination between developers, regulators and scientists will help ensure that monitoring programmes are effective and efficient, to better inform our understanding of potential impacts and to mitigate effectively against them for future developments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Harbour porpoise Marine Mammal Monitoring minke whale Queen's University Belfast Research Portal Marine Ecology Progress Series 549 231 242 |
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During the construction of a gas pipeline from an offshore gas field in northwest Ire- land, a year-round shore-based marine mammal monitoring programme was undertaken. Using 6 yr of data, generalised estimating equations-generalised additive models (GEE-GAMs) were used to investigate if construction-related activity and vessel traffic influenced the occurrence of common dolphin, minke whale, harbour porpoise and grey seal within the area where the pipeline made landfall. Construction-related activity reduced harbour porpoise and minke whale presence, whilst an increase in vessel numbers (independent of construction-related activity) reduced common dolphin presence. All species showed some degree of annual and seasonal variation in occurrence. For common dolphins and harbour porpoises, we found similar seasonal patterns to those reported in broader Irish waters, which tentatively suggests that seasonal patterns persisted irrespective of construction-related activity or vessel traffic, indicating that any impact might have been only short-term. Multiple construction-related activities occurred simultaneously in different areas, and the inter-annual variation may, in part, be an indication of variation in species’ response to particular activities, their intensity and their location. However, the precise location of the activities was not regularly recorded, limiting our ability to investigate the fine-scale spatio−temporal impact of the diverse range of construction-related activities. Improved communication and coordination between developers, regulators and scientists will help ensure that monitoring programmes are effective and efficient, to better inform our understanding of potential impacts and to mitigate effectively against them for future developments. |
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Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals. |
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Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals. |
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Culloch , R M , Anderwald , P , Brandecker , A , Haberlin , D , McGovern , B , Pinfield , R , Visser , F , Jessopp , M & Cronin , M 2016 , ' Effect of construction-related activities on marine mammals. ' , Marine Ecology: Progress Series , vol. 549 , pp. 231-242 . https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11686 |
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