Attitudes of Scottish fishers towards marine renewable energy |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK;2. School of Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK;3. Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich, The Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, UK;1. Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), 27 rue Saint-Guillaume, 75337 Paris Cedex 07 France;2. Australian National University, Australia;1. University of Exeter, United Kingdom;2. Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Cis-IUL, Lisboa, Portugal;3. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway;4. University of Sussex, United Kingdom and Aarhus University, Denmark;5. Central European University, Hungary;1. Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestraße 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany;2. Aalborg University, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark;1. MERIC, Marine Energy Research & Innovation Center, Av. Apoquindo 2827, Santiago, Chile;2. Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES) & Centro de Conservación Marina, Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avd. Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile |
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| Abstract: | Development of the offshore renewable energy sector will have implications for the fishing industry by limiting access and navigation, and potential impacts (both positive and negative) upon commercially fished species. Fishers' attitudes and behaviour have been found to influence the success of fishery management measures, compliance with regulations, and Marine Protected Areas; suggesting they may also affect offshore renewable energy developments. A postal survey was conducted to investigate fishers’ attitudes towards offshore energy extraction and any influential factors in terms of fishing experience and practice, association membership, location, and knowledge of offshore renewable energy installations. The most important factor influencing fishers’ opinions was whether they knew of a nearby offshore development, followed by location (whether they operate from the mainland or the islands); and despite concerns regarding the perceived impacts and mitigation the majority of fishers held either neutral or positive attitudes towards offshore renewable energy extraction. |
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