Marine Protected Areas and Offshore Wind Farms

Sanders, Natalie A.; Haynes, T.A.; Goriup, Paul

doi:10.1002/9781119075806.ch14

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“…Knowledge about the long-term effects of OWPs on the marine environment has not been fully developed yet as the technology is so new. 118 Nevertheless, post-construction monitoring data reveals vital information on the recovery of marine lives that have been affected by OWPs. 119 Although the effects of OWPs during their construction phase are predominantly negative, their operation phase may have both positive and negative impacts.…”

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“…118 Nevertheless, post-construction monitoring data reveals vital information on the recovery of marine lives that have been affected by OWPs. 119 Although the effects of OWPs during their construction phase are predominantly negative, their operation phase may have both positive and negative impacts. 120 Some commentators argue that once the construction is over, the interaction between OWPs and fisheries is restricted to occupying ocean spaces that were previously accessible by fishers for fishing activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Offshore Wind Projects: Spatial and Temporal Considerations in Light of Fisheries Sustainability amid Climate Change

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A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal

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A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry

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Harman

et al. 2023

ICES Journal of Marine Science

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Offshore wind is one of the major fast-growing renewable energy industries, and sustainable implementation of offshore wind farms (OWF) is desired. Nature positive approaches have been proposed to promote biodiversity gain and improve ecosystem resilience. At the same time, coexistence has been considered a way to mitigate the race for ocean space and better integrate the development of the OWF industry. Here, we provide a systematic narrative synthesis review on nature positive approaches and coexistence in OWFs. We observed an increased interest in the topics over the last 5 years, with most of the documents coming from the northern hemisphere, in particular Europe and the North Sea. Literature is mostly related to bottom-fixed turbines, with relatively fewer documents available regarding floating offshore wind, which is a nascent industry. There is a lack of long-term in situ assessments of the impact of nature positive approaches. Whilst there are various biodiversity impacts of OWFs, the literature highlights the artificial reef effect and biodiversity protection and gain (diversity and abundance) for ecological and economically relevant groups. Coexistence strategies with OWF, such as fisheries, aquaculture, and marine-protected areas, bring positive and negative outcomes for the environment, and further investigation on their integration should be explored.

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Marine Protected Areas and Offshore Wind Farms

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Offshore Wind Projects: Spatial and Temporal Considerations in Light of Fisheries Sustainability amid Climate Change

Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Offshore Wind Projects: Spatial and Temporal Considerations in Light of Fisheries Sustainability amid Climate Change

A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal

A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry

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