Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea
Relatively little is known about the distribution and diversity of marine mammals around offshore anthropogenic structures. Wepresentresultsobtainedfromincidentalsightings ofmarinemammalsaroundoilandgasinstallationslocated200 kmoff the Danish coast. A total of 131 sightings corresponding to about 28...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/517ffa48-3681-4010-8a22-9e9c232a2a60 2023-12-17T10:27:40+01:00 Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea Delefosse, Matthieu Rahbek, Malene Louise Roesen, Lars Clausen, Karin Tubbert 2018 application/pdf https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/marine-mammal-sightings-around-oil-and-gas-installations-in-the-central-north-sea(517ffa48-3681-4010-8a22-9e9c232a2a60).html https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000406 https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/118499311/marine_mammal_sightings_around_oil_and_gas_installations_in_the_central_north_sea.pdf eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/marine-mammal-sightings-around-oil-and-gas-installations-in-the-central-north-sea(517ffa48-3681-4010-8a22-9e9c232a2a60).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Delefosse , M , Rahbek , M L , Roesen , L & Clausen , K T 2018 , ' Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea ' , Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol. 98 , no. 5 , pp. 993-1001 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000406 Anthropogenic Cetacean Diversity Harbour porpoise Minke whale Offshore Pinniped Platform Volunteer programme article 2018 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000406 2023-11-22T23:59:52Z Relatively little is known about the distribution and diversity of marine mammals around offshore anthropogenic structures. Wepresentresultsobtainedfromincidentalsightings ofmarinemammalsaroundoilandgasinstallationslocated200 kmoff the Danish coast. A total of 131 sightings corresponding to about 288 animals were reported between May 2013 and May 2016. A total of seven marine mammal species were identified, five cetaceans: harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), killer whale (Orcinus orca), pilot whales (Globicephala spp.) and two species of pinnipeds: harbour (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). The most sighted species were harbour porpoise (41%) and minke whale (31%). Relative counts and biodiversity of marine mammals observed around installations corresponded well with the expected distribution in the central North Sea. Several taxon-specific correlations were identified between number of sightings and environmental parameters (depth and latitude) or installation characteristics (installation aerial footprint). Furthermore, 85% of sightings were made during spring and summer and it is unclear whether the pattern observed reflected a natural seasonal occurrence ofmarine mammalsintheareaoraneffect ofreducedeffort during autumnandwinter. Despitethe potentialcaveats,results obtained during this programme provide an insight into the relationship between marine mammals and oil and gas offshore installations in the North Sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata Harbour porpoise Killer Whale Lagenorhynchus albirostris minke whale Orca Orcinus orca Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena White-beaked dolphin Killer whale Aarhus University: Research Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 98 5 993 1001 |
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Anthropogenic Cetacean Diversity Harbour porpoise Minke whale Offshore Pinniped Platform Volunteer programme Delefosse, Matthieu Rahbek, Malene Louise Roesen, Lars Clausen, Karin Tubbert Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea |
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Relatively little is known about the distribution and diversity of marine mammals around offshore anthropogenic structures. Wepresentresultsobtainedfromincidentalsightings ofmarinemammalsaroundoilandgasinstallationslocated200 kmoff the Danish coast. A total of 131 sightings corresponding to about 288 animals were reported between May 2013 and May 2016. A total of seven marine mammal species were identified, five cetaceans: harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), killer whale (Orcinus orca), pilot whales (Globicephala spp.) and two species of pinnipeds: harbour (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). The most sighted species were harbour porpoise (41%) and minke whale (31%). Relative counts and biodiversity of marine mammals observed around installations corresponded well with the expected distribution in the central North Sea. Several taxon-specific correlations were identified between number of sightings and environmental parameters (depth and latitude) or installation characteristics (installation aerial footprint). Furthermore, 85% of sightings were made during spring and summer and it is unclear whether the pattern observed reflected a natural seasonal occurrence ofmarine mammalsintheareaoraneffect ofreducedeffort during autumnandwinter. Despitethe potentialcaveats,results obtained during this programme provide an insight into the relationship between marine mammals and oil and gas offshore installations in the North Sea. |
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Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea |
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Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea |
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Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea |
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marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central north sea |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Harbour porpoise Killer Whale Lagenorhynchus albirostris minke whale Orca Orcinus orca Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena White-beaked dolphin Killer whale |
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Delefosse , M , Rahbek , M L , Roesen , L & Clausen , K T 2018 , ' Marine mammal sightings around oil and gas installations in the central North Sea ' , Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol. 98 , no. 5 , pp. 993-1001 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000406 |
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