UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment: research
Final reports for research projects commissioned as part of the UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme.
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The Department has maintained an active SEA research programme; identifying information gaps (some of which are outlined in previous SEA Recommendations) and commissioning new research where appropriate. This has been part of the Department바카라 사이트™s offshore SEA programme since 1999.
Completed studies relating to earlier SEAs are located on the .
Updates to this page
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Upload of the Fugro 2023 report on levels of contaminants in sediment and water following UXO disposal, and the Russel & Moss 2023 report on the dispersal and survival of grey seal pups
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Addition of research report, O'Hanlon et al 2024, Trial of the use of silicone cord leg-loop harnesses on Black-legged Kittiwake during the 2023 breeding season
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Addition of the report, Lacey & Hammond (2023) Distribution and abundance of beaked whales and other deep-diving cetaceans in European Atlantic waters.
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Addition of two NPL reports on the characterisation of acoustic fields from UXO removal
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Addition of, Blake S, Moran C, Perry J and Phillips C (2022). Use of chemicals in Offshore Wind Farm Construction and Operation.
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non-significant update to the SMRU report, Habitat-based predictions of at-sea distribution for grey and harbour seals in the British Isles, with additional notes relating to Figures 6 and 7
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Publication of the NPL report, Protocol for In-Situ Underwater Measurement of Explosive Ordnance Disposal for UXO, and the SMRU report, Habitat-based predictions of at-sea distribution for grey and harbour seals in the British Isles
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Addition of the BTO report on the tracking of migratory Shelduck movements to inform understanding of offshore wind farm interactions
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Addition of the NPL report, Characterisation of Acoustic Fields Generated by UXO Removal
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Update to the White Consultants 2020 Seascape and visual buffer study: change to document cover style only.
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Addition of White Consultants 2020 Seascape and visual buffer study for offshore wind farms
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Addition of SMRU 2019 Aerial survey data for monitoring harbour porpoise population health
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Addition of BTO 2019 review of the migratory movements of Shelduck
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Addition of BTO 2019 report on the potential of seabird colony monitoring to inform monitoring programmes for consented offshore wind farms
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