Assessment of Technologies Used to Characterize Wildlife Populations in the Offshore Environment

Duberstein, Corey A. ; Tagestad, Jerry D. ; Larson, Kyle B.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Wind Energy, Redar, Thermal Imaging, Acoustic Monitoring;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1076728
RP-ID  :  PNNL-20984
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  1076728

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Wind energy development in the offshore environment can have both direct and indirect effects on wildlife, yet little is known about most species that use near-shore and offshore waters due in part to the difficulty involved in studying animals in remote, challenging environments. Traditional methods to characterize offshore wildlife populations include shipboard observations. Technological advances have provided researches with an array of technologies to gather information about fauna from afar. This report describes the use and application of radar, thermal and optical imagery, and acoustic detection technologies for monitoring birds, bats, and marine mammals in offshore environments.