The implications of developments on the Atlantic frontier for marine mammals
We review the available information on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the Atlantic Frontier area, and the literature on the potential effects of oil exploration and extraction on these species. Reliable estimates of seal abundance are only available for two species (grey and har...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/31fcee2e-4686-4d97-a8e3-47aca31081ed 2023-05-15T16:10:56+02:00 The implications of developments on the Atlantic frontier for marine mammals Harwood, John Wilson, B 2001-05 https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/the-implications-of-developments-on-the-atlantic-frontier-for-marine-mammals(31fcee2e-4686-4d97-a8e3-47aca31081ed).html https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00125-4 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034970154&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Harwood , J & Wilson , B 2001 , ' The implications of developments on the Atlantic frontier for marine mammals ' , Continental Shelf Research , vol. 21 , no. 8-10 , pp. 1073-1093 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00125-4 oil exploration risk assessment abudance distribution cetaceans pinnipeds BOTTLE-NOSED WHALE MEGAPTERA-NOVAEANGLIAE NORTH-ATLANTIC FAROE ISLANDS POPULATIONS ABUNDANCE ZIPHIIDAE CETACEA article 2001 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00125-4 2021-12-26T14:10:34Z We review the available information on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the Atlantic Frontier area, and the literature on the potential effects of oil exploration and extraction on these species. Reliable estimates of seal abundance are only available for two species (grey and harbour seals). For grey seals and hooded seals there is also information from telemetry studies on their distribution at sea. Data on cetaceans comes from a variety of sources including whaling statistics, dedicated surveys, observers placed on vessels of opportunity, and from bottom-mounted hydrophone arrays. These indicate that the Atlantic Frontier region is of national, and possibly international, importance for a number of cetacean species. The most abundant small cetacean is likely to be the white-sided dolphin; however, smaller numbers of large whales, including endangered blue, right, fin and sei whales, and vulnerable humpback and sperm whales are also likely to be present in summer. There is growing evidence that a number of marine mammal species respond to the acoustic and physical disturbance associated with exploration for oil and gas resources, although the ecological impact of these responses is unclear. We describe how risk assessment frameworks, initially developed for evaluating the environmental impacts of hazardous chemicals, can be used to address this problem. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Megaptera novaeangliae North Atlantic University of St Andrews: Research Portal Faroe Islands Continental Shelf Research 21 8-10 1073 1093 |
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We review the available information on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the Atlantic Frontier area, and the literature on the potential effects of oil exploration and extraction on these species. Reliable estimates of seal abundance are only available for two species (grey and harbour seals). For grey seals and hooded seals there is also information from telemetry studies on their distribution at sea. Data on cetaceans comes from a variety of sources including whaling statistics, dedicated surveys, observers placed on vessels of opportunity, and from bottom-mounted hydrophone arrays. These indicate that the Atlantic Frontier region is of national, and possibly international, importance for a number of cetacean species. The most abundant small cetacean is likely to be the white-sided dolphin; however, smaller numbers of large whales, including endangered blue, right, fin and sei whales, and vulnerable humpback and sperm whales are also likely to be present in summer. There is growing evidence that a number of marine mammal species respond to the acoustic and physical disturbance associated with exploration for oil and gas resources, although the ecological impact of these responses is unclear. We describe how risk assessment frameworks, initially developed for evaluating the environmental impacts of hazardous chemicals, can be used to address this problem. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. |
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The implications of developments on the Atlantic frontier for marine mammals |
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Harwood , J & Wilson , B 2001 , ' The implications of developments on the Atlantic frontier for marine mammals ' , Continental Shelf Research , vol. 21 , no. 8-10 , pp. 1073-1093 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00125-4 |
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