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Publication - Research and analysis

Passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for offshore wind farm biodiversity assessments: a pilot study

Published
14 September 2026
From
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy, +2 more … Director of Marine, Director of Offshore Wind
Directorate
Offshore Wind Directorate, +1 more … Marine Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, +1 more … Programme for Government
ISBN
9781807753979

Pilot study on the use of underwater passive acoustic recordings to monitor changes in biodiversity on the East Coast of Scotland. The focus of this study was to assess fish’s and crustacean’s active and passive sounds.

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Passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for offshore wind farm biodiversity assessments: a pilot study

Laurence H. De Clippele1, Ross J. Barnett 1, Marta Bolgan3, Flora Kent2, Kirsty Wright2, Alexander Gilliland4

1. School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, laurence.declippele@glasgow.ac.uk

2. Marine Directorate, Scottish Government

3. Fugro, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh

4. Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) Programme Offshore Wind Directorate, Scottish Government

Contact

Email: ScotMER@gov.scot

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