Decision bias in marine spatial planning of offshore wind farms: Problems of singular versus cumulative assessments of economic impacts on fisheries |
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Authors: | Jö rg Berkenhagen,Ralf Dö ring,Heino O. Fock,Matthias H.F. Kloppmann,Sø ren A. Pedersen,Torsten Schulze |
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Affiliation: | 1. Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI), Institute of Sea Fisheries, Palmaille 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany;2. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46, DK-1553 Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Abstract: | The current approval procedure for wind farm proposals in the German EEZ only considers site specific conflict analysis between the wind farm and fisheries. Due to the relatively small spatial coverage of the sites potential opportunity losses to the fisheries are always considered as low or negligible. Cumulative effects on fisheries that will occur once all proposed wind farms are in place are not yet considered adequately. However, those cumulative effects will be quite substantial because, in particular, opportunities to catch such valuable species as flatfish will be considerably reduced. |
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Keywords: | Wind farms Cumulative effects on fisheries |
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