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Offshore-Windenergie: Gefahr für Schweinswale und andere Meerestiere?
Author: Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine (Dolphin Rescue Society)
[Offshore wind energy: Threat to porpoises and other marine animals?] Klimaschutz | Offshore-Windenergie: Bundesumweltministerium verabschiedet sich vom Schutz der Schweinswale +++ Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung +++ 08.10.2008; Neumünster | München | Quickborn – Die Naturschutzverbände Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine (GRD), Gesellschaft zum Schutz der Meeressäugetiere (GSM) und NABU Schleswig-Holstein erneuern ihre Forderung nach einem effektiven Schallschutz bei allen schallintensiven Arbeiten im Meer. Zur Gründung von Offshore-Anlagen sollten zudem bevorzugt Schwerkraftfundamente zum Einsatz kommen, um Lärm weitgehend zu vermeiden. Explosionen, Rammarbeiten, Sonar . . .
More »Wind farm worries (cetaceans and noise)
Author: Williams, Nigel
Current Biology, Vol 17, No 18, pages R780–R781 Britain’s cetaceans need more support from the increasing exploitation of the marine environment, according to a new report, writes Nigel Williams. The ‘functional extinction’ of one of the world’s cetaceans (see pages R783–R784) is a sober reminder of the threats facing the many other members of this group of aquatic mammals. And in a new report published last month, Britain, which has some of the strongest legislation protecting these mammals in principle, . . .
More »Conservation of British Cetaceans
Author: Parsons, E.C.M.; Clark, J.; and Ross, A.
The Conservation of British Cetaceans: A Review of the Threats and Protection Afforded to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises in UK Waters (EXTRACT) 1.3.2.1.7. Windfarms In order to provide a source of renewable energy for the UK, there has been considerable investment in the development of alternative technologies and, in particular, windfarms. Due to competition over land use, land-based windfarms are becoming harder to site, therefore attention has become focused on marine windfarms. Although, on the one hand, being a renewable . . .
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