CSD 6 Harbour seal decline workshop II, 24th April, 2014 [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] The persistent decline in the abundance of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in some regions of Scotland continues to be of concern.…
CSD 5 Changes in at-sea foraging trips of harbour seals and grey seals in south-east Scotland [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] In many areas of Scotland including Orkney, Shetland and south-east Scotland, the harbour…
CSD 4 Harbour seal decline: population modelling [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] A baseline model was developed to estimate harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) demographic rates, such as fecundity and survival for different…
MR 8.2 Sound Exposure Explorer Tool Manual [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] The purpose of the Sound Exposure Explorer (SEE) is to provide a simple interactive utility which can be used to explore simple sound…
MR 8.1 Tests of acoustic signals for aversive sound mitigation with harbour seals [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] Some anthropogenic activities that produce intense sound in the marine environment present a risk of…
MR 7.2.3 Collision risk and impact study: Field tests of turbine blade-seal carcass collisions [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] In the absence of any field data, collision risk models currently assume that all…
MR 7.2.2 Collision risk and impact study: Examination of models for estimating the risk of collisions between seals and tidal turbines [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] The rate at which collisions can be expected to…
MR 7.1.2 The density and behaviour of marine mammals in tidal rapids [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are one of Europe’s most common cetaceans and they are protected under European…
MR 7.1.1 Quantifying porpoise depth distributions and underwater behaviour in tidal rapids areas [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] A vertical hydrophone array has been developed to provide new insights into harbour…
MR 6.2 Definition of “range” in the context of marine renewable energy development and marine mammal conservation [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] There are a number of potential issues affecting the populations of…