Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm
Abstract
The development of hydrokinetic energy technologies (e.g., tidal turbines) has raised concern over the potential impacts of underwater sound produced by hydrokinetic turbines on fish species likely to encounter these turbines. To assess the potential for behavioral impacts, we exposed four species of fish to varying intensities of recorded hydrokinetic turbine sound in a semi-natural environment. Although we tested freshwater species (redhorse suckers [Moxostoma spp], freshwater drum [Aplondinotus grunniens], largemouth bass [Micropterus salmoides], and rainbow trout [Oncorhynchus mykiss]), these species are also representative of the hearing physiology and sensitivity of estuarine species that would be affected at tidal energy sites. Here, we evaluated changes in fish position relative to different intensities of turbine sound as well as trends in location over time with linear mixed-effects and generalized additive mixed models. We also evaluated changes in the proportion of near-source detections relative to sound intensity and exposure time with generalized linear mixed models and generalized additive models. Models indicated that redhorse suckers may respond to sustained turbine sound by increasing distance from the sound source. Freshwater drum models suggested a mixed response to turbine sound, and largemouth bass and rainbow trout models did not indicate any likely responses to turbine sound.more »
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Sciences Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1376295
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1419344
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Fisheries research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 190; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0165-7836
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Hydrokinetic turbine; Underwater sound; Renewable energy; Fish behavior
Citation Formats
Schramm, Michael P., Bevelhimer, Mark, and Scherelis, Constantin. Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2017.01.012.
Schramm, Michael P., Bevelhimer, Mark, & Scherelis, Constantin. Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.01.012
Schramm, Michael P., Bevelhimer, Mark, and Scherelis, Constantin. Sat .
"Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.01.012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376295.
@article{osti_1376295,
title = {Effects of hydrokinetic turbine sound on the behavior of four species of fish within an experimental mesocosm},
author = {Schramm, Michael P. and Bevelhimer, Mark and Scherelis, Constantin},
abstractNote = {The development of hydrokinetic energy technologies (e.g., tidal turbines) has raised concern over the potential impacts of underwater sound produced by hydrokinetic turbines on fish species likely to encounter these turbines. To assess the potential for behavioral impacts, we exposed four species of fish to varying intensities of recorded hydrokinetic turbine sound in a semi-natural environment. Although we tested freshwater species (redhorse suckers [Moxostoma spp], freshwater drum [Aplondinotus grunniens], largemouth bass [Micropterus salmoides], and rainbow trout [Oncorhynchus mykiss]), these species are also representative of the hearing physiology and sensitivity of estuarine species that would be affected at tidal energy sites. Here, we evaluated changes in fish position relative to different intensities of turbine sound as well as trends in location over time with linear mixed-effects and generalized additive mixed models. We also evaluated changes in the proportion of near-source detections relative to sound intensity and exposure time with generalized linear mixed models and generalized additive models. Models indicated that redhorse suckers may respond to sustained turbine sound by increasing distance from the sound source. Freshwater drum models suggested a mixed response to turbine sound, and largemouth bass and rainbow trout models did not indicate any likely responses to turbine sound. Lastly, findings highlight the importance for future research to utilize accurate localization systems, different species, validated sound transmission distances, and to consider different types of behavioral responses to different turbine designs and to the cumulative sound of arrays of multiple turbines.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fishres.2017.01.012},
journal = {Fisheries research},
number = C,
volume = 190,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Sat Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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