Symposium
announcement:
The
AMPOD-project SYMPOSIUM
In
the expansion of regenerative energy the offshore-wind farms take up a special
relevance. Locations at sea benefit from a unique availability of wind energy,
making them an attractive platform for the installation of wind energy farms.
However, construction and operation of a wind farm has an influence on the
marine environment. Therefore applicants for wind farm constructions in German
waters are committed by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
(BSH) to conduct an environmental impact study by regulations outlined in the
standard investigation concept (StUK). Amongst others, the StUK is describing
how to investigate the habitat use of harbour porpoises with the help of
acoustic data loggers, the porpoise detectors (PODs). These devices register
echolocation click sounds of porpoises, which are used for orientation and
foraging as well as for communication.
The
AMPOD-project “Application and analysis methods for the deployment of T-PODs in
environmental impact studies for wind farms: Comparability and development of
standard methods” aimed for developing standard methods and guidelines for the
application of PODs in static acoustic monitoring (SAM) programs in
environmental impact studies (EIS) for wind farms. The influences of technical
as well as environmental parameters on the data gained were investigated with
calibration and field trials. Furthermore, different analysis methods were
compared. This knowledge helps for a better interpretability and comparability
of results obtained in SAM studies. Cooperation with Danish, British and German
institutes involved in SAM studies, mainly with regards to offshore wind farm
EIS, gave a great opportunity to establish standard methods for conducting
static acoustic monitoring.
The
symposium presents the results of the AMPOD-project and of recent
POD-applications in SAM projects. Furthermore a draft version of a brochure
will be presented, giving guidelines on how to conduct SAM with PODs and
proposing a standard procedure for POD application and data analysis. The
proposals given in the draft brochure will be discussed with the symposium
participants to approve the suggested guidelines.
The
AMPOD-project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
conservation and Nuclear Safety due to a decision of the German Bundestag.
Dates:
28.10. – 29.10.2009
Location:
OZEANEUM, Stralsund, Germany
Organizer:
German Oceanographic Museum
Registration
fee: 80 Euro
Registration
deadline: 04.10.2009
Contact:
Dr. Ursula Verfuss
E-Mail:
ursula.verfuss@meeresmuseum.de
Phone:
+49 (0)3831/2650-390
Programme
Wednesday
28.10.2009
13:45
– 14:30 Registration
14:30
Opening remarks
Dr.
Harald Benke, Director
German
Oceanographic Museum, Germany
14:40
The StUK and its evaluation
Dr.
Klaus Lucke
FTZ
Westküste, University of Kiel, Germany
15:20
The AMPOD-project - aims and outcomes
Dr.
Ursula Verfuß
German
Oceanographic Museum, Germany
16:00
Coffee break
16:30
AMPOD-outcome: Acoustic properties of SAM-devices
Michael Dähne
German
Oceanographic Museum, Germany
17:10 AMPOD-outcome:
Statistical advice &
tools
Sven
Adler
German
Oceanographic Museum,Germany
17:50
Monitoring abundance by acoustic methods
Dr.
Jakob Tougaard
National
Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark
20:00 Buffet
Thursday
29.10.2009
09:00 Effects
of pile driving activities measured with SAM
Ansgar
Diederichs
BioConsult-SH,
Germany
09:40 Using
SAM to monitor the effect of human activities
Line
Kyhn
National
Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark
10:20
Porpoises and PODS, investigating
anthropogenic
activities in Dutch waters
Dr.
Tamara van Polanen Petel
Institute
for Marine Resources & Ecosystem, The Netherlands
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Presentation and discussion of the draft guidelines-brochure
Dr.
Ursula Verfuß
German
Oceanographic Museum
13:00 Closing remarks
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Ursula
Verfuß
Mit
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im
Auftrag
Dr.
Ursula Verfuß
Wiss.
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