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21 Nov 2016

Refining Estimates of Collision Risk for Harbour Seals and Tidal Turbines

It seems strange that it seems to be NGOs and consultants who are increasingly publicising Government’s projects. Natalie Frost ABPmer ‘By 2020, the Scottish Government would like 100% of its electricity demand to be met from renewables by creating a balanced portfolio of both onshore and offshore technologies. Tidal stream energy has significant potential to […]

24 Aug 2015

Image of the week – Serenading Seals – and the ZSL Thames marine mammal survey

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Bob Earll ‘We were watching the grey seals hauled out at Great Sleadon rocks, near Start Point, in Devon last Sunday. About 15 animals were hauled out and basking on several rocks. It was a sunny day and this site next to the coastal path attracts lots of different visitors. In the hour or […]

30 Jul 2015

Seals and Underwater noise from pile driving

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Gordon Hastie, SMRU: Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, researchers have found. They say more research is needed on how noise affects marine mammals’ hearing and into engineering solutions to reduce noise levels. The study is published today in the British […]