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Passive acoustic monitoring devices were deployed at FaBTest in Falmouth Bay, UK, a marine renewable energy device testing facility during trials of a wave energy device. The area supports considerable commercial shipping and recreational boating along with diverse marine fauna. Noise monitoring occurred during (1) a baseline period, (2) installation activity, (3) the device in situ with inactive power status, and (4) the device in situ with active power status. This paper discusses the preliminary findings of the sound recording at FabTest during these different activity periods of a wave energy device trial.
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This work was funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), the Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), and Marine Energy in Far Peripheral and Island Communities (MERiFIC; funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg IV-A Programme).
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Garrett, J.K., Witt, M.J., Johanning, L. (2016). Underwater Sound Levels at a Wave Energy Device Testing Facility in Falmouth Bay, UK. In: Popper, A., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 875. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_39
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