Baleen whale vocalisations
White, P., and Todd, V.L.G. Noisy oceans: monitoring seismic and acoustic signals in the marine environment. AGU Books. In press. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119750925.ch11 Many baleen (mysticete) whales produce high-intensity calls, the frequency content of which resides primarily in a band below 1 kHz. Consequently, there is a reasonable probability of vocalising animals being detected on hydrophones designed to […]
Spatial impact of wind farm construction on harbor porpoise detectability
Van Geel, N.C.F., Benjamins, S., Marmo, B., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Wittich, A., Risch, D., Nameson, D., Todd, V.L.G., Todd, I.B., Cox, S.E., and Wilson, B. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10417-6_14-1 To combat impacts of climate change, offshore wind farm construction is accelerating globally. Accompanying increases in construction activity have raised concerns about associated noise impacts on acoustically sensitive species, including harbor porpoises […]
Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: Research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure
Sarah M. Watson, Dianne L. McLean, Brian J. Balcom, Silvana N.R. Birchenough, Alison M. Brand, Elodie C.M. Camprasse, Jeremy T. Claisse, Joop W.P. Coolen, Tom Cresswell, Bert Fokkema, Susan Gourvenec, Lea-Anne Henry, Chad L. Hewitt, Milton S. Love, Amy E. MacIntosh, Michael Marnane, Emma McKinley, Shannon Micallef, Deborah Morgan, Joseph Nicolette, Kristen Ounanian, John Patterson, […]
Editorial: Seafloor heterogeneity: Artificial structures and marine ecosystem dynamics – recent advances
Toyonobu Fujii, Daniel J. Pondella II, Victoria L. G. Todd and Andrew J. Guerin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1181568/full During the past several centuries, marine coastal ecosystems have been altered at alarming rates as a result of ever increasing anthropogenic influences (McCauley et al., 2015; Halpern et al., 2019; Duarte et al., 2020). While impacts of anthropogenic climate change have already […]
A framework for net environmental benefit analysis-based comparative assessment of decommissioning options for anthropogenic subsea structures: a North Sea case study
Nicolette, J.J., Nelson, N.A., Rockel, M.K., Rockel, M.L., Testoff, A.N., Johnson, L.J., Williamson, L.D., and Todd, V.L.G. A framework for net environmental benefit analysis-based comparative assessment of decommissioning options for anthropogenic subsea structures: a North Sea case study. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1020334 Taxpayers and operators worldwide have significant current liabilities associated with decommissioning of offshore Oil & Gas (O&G) […]
