New porpoise energetics papers!
We’re excited to see two new papers published in Aquatic Mammals journal, furthering our knowledge of porpoise health, energetics and the effects of exposure to pile-driving noise. […]
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01, 2018
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11, 2017
Scottish East Coast bottlenose dolphins
An important predator in Scottish coastal waters, the east coast bottlenose dolphin has been studied for almost 30 years. In that time the marine landscape has changed dramatically with marine industrial activities and the construction and operation of offshore windfarms. […]
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06, 2017
Impacts of offshore wind construction on harbour porpoises
We’re delighted to announce the release of a new report, where we used the Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance (iPCoD) model to investigate the potential ‘aggregate effects’ that could arise from the currently planned 12 years of English wind farm construction on the North Sea harbour porpoise population. […]
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05, 2016
How does pile-driving impact seals?
A really interesting study from our colleagues at the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) has explored how tagged seals react to offshore wind farms. This follows on from another study by the same group, published last year, exploring how seal hearing might be affected by pile driving. […]
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03, 2016
Acronyms abound! JNCC release JCPIII
Excited to see that the Joint Nature Conservation Committee has released the Joint Cetacean Protocol (JCP)! […]