The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ghent University, Department Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium;2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Marine Ecology and Management, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;1. Department of Engineering, University Parthenope, Naples, Italy;2. National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark;3. Centre for the Ocean Life, Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund, Denmark;1. Plymouth University, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Portland Square Building A503, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA, UK;2. Plymouth University, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Room 614 Davy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK;3. Plymouth University, Marine Institute, Marine Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK;4. Plymouth University, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Room 123 Reynolds Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK;1. Institute of Estuarine & Coastal Studies (IECS), University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK;2. The Law School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK;3. The Business School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK;1. Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, Biologie des ORganismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques BOREA (MNHN, UPMC, UCBN, CNRS-7208, IRD-207) CS 14032, 14000 Caen, France;2. Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, UMR M2C (UCBN, UR, CNRS-6143), 24 rue des Tilleuls, 14000 Caen Cedex, France;3. IRSTEA, UR EABX (Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Changes), 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France;4. IFREMER, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62321 Boulogne sur Mer, France;5. Laboratoire des Sciences de l''Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 LEMAR (CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer), Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Rue Dumont d''Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France;6. Centre Henri Becquerel, Unité de recherche clinique, Rue d''Amiens, CS 11517, 76038 Rouen Cedex 1, France;7. Normandie Université UNICAEN, UMR 6139, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Nicolas Oresme, BP 5186, 14032 Caen, France |
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| Abstract: | The offshore wind sector in the UK is expanding rapidly and is set to occupy significant areas of the coastal zone, making it necessary to explore the potential for co-location with other economic activities. The presence of turbine foundations introduces hard substrates into areas previously dominated by soft sediments, implying that artificial reef effects may occur, with potential benefits for fisheries. This review focuses on the possibilities for locating fisheries for two commercially important decapods, the brown crab Cancer pagurus and the European lobster Homarus gammarus, within offshore wind farms.Existing understanding of habitat use by C. pagurus and H. gammarus suggests that turbine foundations have the potential to act as artificial reefs, although the responses of these species to noise and electromagnetic fields are poorly understood. Offshore wind farm monitoring programmes provide very limited information, but do suggest that adult C. pagurus associate with turbine foundations, which may also serve as nursery areas. There was insufficient deployment and monitoring of rock armouring to draw conclusions about the association of H. gammarus with offshore wind farm foundations. The limited information currently available demonstrates the need for further research into the ecological and socio-economic issues surrounding fishery co-location potential. |
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| Keywords: | Artificial reef effects Co-location Offshore wind energy |
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