Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. An Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy

   • Mark A. Shields

   Pages 1-3

3. The Physics and Hydrodynamic Setting of Marine Renewable Energy

   • David K. Woolf, Matthew C. Easton, Peter A. Bowyer, Jason McIlvenny

   Pages 5-20

4. Baselines and Monitoring Methods for Detecting Impacts of Hydrodynamic Energy Extraction on Intertidal Communities of Rocky Shores

   • Andrew Want, Robert A. Beharie, Michael C. Bell, Jon C. Side

   Pages 21-38

5. Assessing the Impact of Windfarms in Subtidal, Exposed Marine Areas

   • Thomas G. Dahlgren, Marie-Lise Schläppy, Aleksej Šaškov, Mathias H. Andersson, Yuri Rzhanov, Ilker Fer

   Pages 39-48

6. The Influence of Fisheries Exclusion and Addition of Hard Substrata on Fish and Crustaceans

   • Dan Wilhelmsson, Olivia Langhamer

   Pages 49-60

7. Marine Renewable Energy, Electromagnetic (EM) Fields and EM-Sensitive Animals

   • Andrew B. Gill, Ian Gloyne-Philips, Joel Kimber, Peter Sigray

   Pages 61-79

8. Seabirds and Marine Renewables: Are we Asking the Right Questions?

   • Beth E. Scott, Rebecca Langton, Evelyn Philpott, James J. Waggitt

   Pages 81-92

9. Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf

   • Sarah K. Henkel, Robert M. Suryan, Barbara A. Lagerquist

   Pages 93-110

10. Rethinking Underwater Sound-Recording Methods to Work at Tidal-Stream and Wave-Energy Sites

    • Ben Wilson, Paul A. Lepper, Caroline Carter, Stephen P. Robinson

    Pages 111-126

11. Tracking Technologies for Quantifying Marine Mammal Interactions with Tidal Turbines: Pitfalls and Possibilities

    • Gordon D. Hastie, Douglas M. Gillespie, Jonathan C. D. Gordon, Jamie D. J. Macaulay, Bernie J. McConnell, Carol E. Sparling

    Pages 127-139

12. Strategic Sectoral Planning for Offshore Renewable Energy in Scotland

    • Ian M. Davies, David Pratt

    Pages 141-152

13. Strangford Lough and the SeaGen Tidal Turbine

    • Graham Savidge, David Ainsworth, Stuart Bearhop, Nadja Christen, Bjoern Elsaesser, Frank Fortune et al.

    Pages 153-172

14. Back Matter

    Pages 173-176

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It is now widely recognized that there is a need for long-term secure and suitable sustainable forms of energy. Renewable energy from the marine environment, in particular renewable energy from tidal currents, wave and wind, can help achieve a sustainable energy future. Our understanding of environmental impacts and suitable mitigation methods associated with extracting renewable energy from the marine environment is improving all the time and it is essential that we be able to distinguish between natural and anthropocentric drivers and impacts. An overview of current understanding of the environmental implications of marine renewable energy technology is provided.

• Environmental impacts
• Marine renewable energy
• Tidal energy
• Wave energy
• Wind energy
• marine and freshwater sciences

• University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, United Kingdom

  Mark A. Shields

• A&B Word Ltd, Halesworth, United Kingdom

  Andrew I.L. Payne

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