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• 2018

  Evaluating the potential of photo-identification as a monitoring tool for flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)

  Benjamins, S., Dodd, J., Thorburn, J., Milway, V. A., Campbell, R. & Bailey, D., 18 Dec 2018, In : Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 28, 6, p. 1360-1373 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Rajidae
  • monitoring
  • photograph
  • protected area
  • angling
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  196 Downloads (Pure)

• Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) avoid tidal turbine noise: implications for collision risk

  Hastie, G., Russell, D. J., Lepper, P. A., Elliott, J., Wilson, B., Benjamins, S. & Thompson, D., Mar 2018, In : Journal of Applied Ecology. 55, 2, p. 684-693 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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  • Phoca vitulina
  • turbines
  • turbine
  • harbor
  • collision
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  149 Downloads (Pure)

• Impacts of sectoral marine and land-based activities - Mariculture

  Wilding, T., Black, K., Benjamins, S. & Campbell, I., May 2018, Handbook on Marine Environment Protection: Science, Impacts and Sustainable Management. Salomon, M. & Markus, T. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 1 and 2. p. 97-114 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

  • land-based activity
  • mariculture
  • genetic modification
  • nontarget organism
  • food quality

• Individual identification of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) using a baited camera lander

  Benjamins, S., Fox, C., Last, K. & McCarty, C., 28 Sep 2018, In : Endangered Species Research. 37, p. 37-44 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Rajidae
  • cameras
  • video
  • marine protected areas
  • protected area
  156 Downloads (Pure)

• Mapping widespread and increasing underwater noise pollution from acoustic deterrent devices

  Findlay, C., Ripple, H., Coomber, F., Froud, K., Harries, O., van Geel, C. F., Calderan, S., Benjamins, S., Risch, D. & Wilson, B., Oct 2018, In : Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135, p. 1042-1050 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Acoustic devices
  • noise pollution
  • underwater noise
  • Noise pollution
  • deterrent
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Review of the environmental impacts of salmon farming in Scotland

  Tett, P., Benjamins, S., Black, K., Coulson, M., Davidson, K., Fernandes, T. F., Fox, C., Hart, M., Hicks, N., Hughes, A., Hunter, D. C., Nickell, T., Risch, D., Tocher, D., Vare, L., Verspoor, E., Wilding, T., Wilson, B. & Wittich, A., 5 Mar 2018, 196 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

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  • environmental impact
  • land reform
  • rural economy
  • aquaculture industry
  • parliament
  396 Downloads (Pure)

• SARF112 - Influences of lower-frequency Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) on cetaceans in Scottish coastal waters: A study commissioned by the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF). http://www.sarf.org.uk/

  Benjamins, S., Risch, D., Lepper, P. & Wilson, B., Jun 2018, Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum. 139 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access
• 2017

  Challenges and opportunities in monitoring the impacts of tidal-stream energy devices on marine vertebrates

  Fox, C., Benjamins, S., Masden, E. & Miller, R., 1 Nov 2017, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews . 81, 2, p. 1926-1938 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Monitoring
  • Environmental impact assessments
  • Mammals
  • Fish
  • Ecosystems
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  192 Downloads (Pure)

• Good noise, bad noise: A tricky case of balancing risk of physical injury against acoustic disturbance for marine mammals and tidal energy devices

  Wilson, B., Marmo, B., Lepper, P. A., Risch, D., Benjamins, S., Hastie, G. & Carter, C., 1 Jun 2017, p. 3921-3921. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  Open Access

  • marine mammal
  • turbine
  • acoustics
  • disturbance
  • energy

• Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME), 6–9 February 2017, St Andrews, Scotland, UK: ICES CM 2017/ACOM:27

  Benjamins, S., 16 Aug 2017, Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME), 6–9 February 2017, St Andrews, Scotland, UK: ICES CM 2017/ACOM:27. Copenhagen, Denmark: International Council for Exploration of the Sea, 102 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access

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  • marine mammals
  • marine mammal
  • Scotland
  • ecology
  • cetacean
  12 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Dynamic habitat corridors for marine predators; intensive use of a coastal channel by harbour seals is modulated by tidal currents

  Hastie, G., Russell, D. J., Benjamins, S., Moss, S., Wilson, B. & Thompson, D., 14 Oct 2016, In : Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70, 12, p. 2161–2174 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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  • habitat corridor
  • biological corridors
  • Phoca vitulina
  • tides
  • tidal current
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  133 Downloads (Pure)

• Harbour porpoise distribution can vary at small spatiotemporal scales in energetic habitats

  Benjamins, S., van Geel, N., Hastie, G., Elliott, J. & Wilson, B., 10 Aug 2016, In : Deep-Sea Research Part II - Topical Studies in Oceanography. 141, p. 191-202 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Phocoena phocoena
  • Phocoenidae
  • porpoise
  • energetics
  • harbor
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  155 Downloads (Pure)

• Riding the tide: use of a moving tidal-stream habitat by harbour porpoises

  Benjamins, S., Dale, A., van Geel, N. & Wilson, B., 10 May 2016, In : Marine Ecology-Progress Series. 549, p. 275-288 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Phocoena phocoena
  • Phocoenidae
  • porpoise
  • tides
  • harbor
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  117 Downloads (Pure)