Quantifying benefits and impacts of fishing exclusion zones around Marine Renewable Energy Installations
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Department Name: Plymouth Marine Lab
Organisations
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (Lead Research Organisation)
- South West Marine Energy Park (Collaboration)
- University of Bath (Collaboration)
- MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (Collaboration)
- Wave Hub Ltd (Collaboration)
- UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- University of Plymouth (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
Publications
Börger T
(2015)
Valuation of ecological and amenity impacts of an offshore windfarm as a factor in marine planning
in Environmental Science & Policy
Börger T
(2016)
Assessing Costs and Benefits of Measures to Achieve Good Environmental Status in European Regional Seas: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learnt
in Frontiers in Marine Science
Börger T
(2014)
Valuing conservation benefits of an offshore marine protected area
in Ecological Economics
Ekins P
(2015)
Global Energy - Issues, Potentials, and Policy Implications
Fernandes J
(2016)
Costs and benefits to European shipping of ballast-water and hull-fouling treatment: Impacts of native and non-indigenous species
in Marine Policy
Holland R
(2016)
Bridging the gap between energy and the environment
in Energy Policy
Holland R
(2018)
Incorporating ecosystem services into the design of future energy systems
in Applied Energy
Hooper T
(2017)
Recreational use of offshore wind farms: Experiences and opinions of sea anglers in the UK
in Marine Policy
Hooper T
(2015)
Perceptions of fishers and developers on the co-location of offshore wind farms and decapod fisheries in the UK
in Marine Policy
| Description | work is still in progress |
| Exploitation Route | Findings will be of interest in understanding conflicts between the energy and fisheries sectors in development of offshore renewable energy. This will be of use by policy makers and regulators as well as the industries in developing, planning and licensing offshore marine energy |
| Sectors | Energy Environment |
| Description | The findings have been used to inform Marine paper submitted by the Natural Capital Committee to the government |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Marine Board Working Group on environmental valuation, Chair 2013-2019 |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Defra Invitation to Tender on Natural Capital Approach to the Marine Environment to Aid Decision Making Kick off |
| Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | Marine Biological Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | South West Marine Energy Park |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | University of Plymouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy - PRIMaRE |
| Organisation | Wave Hub Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Member of Steering Committee: The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) is a network of world-class research institutions based in the west, south, and south west of England who undertake research and development to address challenges facing the marine renewable energy industry at the regional, national and international level. |
| Impact | Annual meeting Workshops Production of a Research Strategy |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | UKERC research |
| Organisation | UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PML led the Energy and Environment Theme and participated in collaborative research |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research on: impacts on ecosystem services of marine renewable energy, on global impacts of energy on ecosystem services |
| Impact | stakeholder meeting with policy makers and industry; working paper synthesising result aimed at stakeholders; publications |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | 'Resources for energy systems: Environmental considerations'. UKERC Annual Conference, Oxford University, March |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to mixed audience of academics, policy makers, industry representatives across whole energy system as an introduction to a discussion session on Resources for Energy Systems. This created increased awareness of the complex interactions between environmental and energy policy drivers in the coasts and seas |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Bridging the gap between energy and the environment: A synthesis of research conducted within the UKERC Energy & Environment theme. Hinton, E., Holland, R., Austen, M., Taylor, G. (eds.) (2014) UKERC Working Paper series, UKERC/WP/EE/2014/001 pp57 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Wide interest from policy and industry stakeholders continued interest in energy and environment related research via SPLiCE (Defra) and UKERC phase 3. Email discussions on the interplay of solar panel deployment and agriculture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/support/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=3685 |
| Description | Challenges and opportunities for co-location of offshore wind farms and fisheries in the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This presentation was given at Offshore Wind Energy 2017, a large international industry conference. The presentation generated many questions and discussion as well as requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Challenges and opportunities for co-location of offshore wind farms with commercial and recreational fisheries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I presented the outcomes of the QBEX research on co-location opportunities and challenges, which led to a lively question and answer session. A copy of the questionnaire used in our interviews with recreational fishers was requested to support a student in her work on recreational angling and offshore aquaculture, with the potential for a future collaborative publication on anglers and artificial structures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Ecosystem Services presentation to the Oil Spill Response (OSR) Industry Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | key note presentation to the Oil Spill Response (OSR) Industry Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) raising awareness of opportunities to prioritise oil spill response measures by considering ecosystem services |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Invited presentation 'Natural Capital: Can it be operationalised for the marine environment?'at Coastal Futures Conference, Royal Geographic Society, London. 23-24 Jan 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Austen was invited to give a platform presentation at the Coastal Future conference, at the Royal Geographical Society, London (23-24 January 2019). The presentation was entitled 'Natural Capital: Can it be operationalised for the marine environment?'. The audience was able to ask questions and engage in discussions afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://coastal-futures.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Austen-Natural-Capital-Can-it-be-operationlise... |
| Description | Marine Ecosystem Valuation Policy Brief invited presentation to British Irish Parliamentary Meeting, Co. Wicklow, Ireland May 13th |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation made on the European Marine Board Marine Ecosystem Valuation Policy Brief to Parliamentarians from the UK and the Republic of Ireland at their bilateral meeting. Questions afterwards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Marine Law Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker and panellist to talk about Marine Net Gain at Marine Law Symposium: Can Offshore Wind Development Have a Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity? Regulatory and Scientific Perspectives and Considerations co-organised by The Nature Conservancy, Roger Williams University School of Law Marine Affairs Institute and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, Rhode Island, USA, April |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://docs.rwu.edu/law_pubs_conf/179/ |
| Description | Marine Management Organisation MMO Science Alignment Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | MMO Science Alignment Workshop to align UK marine science research to the evidence needs of the MMO |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Marine science and policy: match and mismatch Opening Keynote presentation at North Sea Science Conference, Ostend, November |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An international audience of policy makers, Belgian and EU politicians and academics attended my opening keynote presentation to the North Sea Open Science Conference in Ostend, Belgium, 7th November 2016. I set the theme for the conference which was reflected in further discussion after my presentation and during the remainder of the conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Natural Capital Initiative Dialogue - integrating the management of catchments, coast and the sea |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Natural Capital Initiative Dialogue - Natural Capital without boundaries: integrating the management of catchments, coast and the sea through partnership at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - invited workshop participant. Report produced |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Offshore wind co-location workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms, with wide-ranging questions, requests for further information and discussion on opportunities for further collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Plymouth and Brexit: Perspective of Marine Research Organization |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Appearances on local/national television (ITV, BBC) associated with presentation given at Plymouth and Brexit conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | SPLiCE Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited attendee to co-develop SPLiCE programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Stakeholder perceptions on co-locating commercial and recreational fishing at offshore wind farms |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation to describe the findings of the QBEX project to an audience including representatives in the policy, consultancy and industry fields, as well as academics including PhD students. The talk stimulated questions, further discussions and requests for information, and also fed into an associated workshop activity later in the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | The Natural Capital Approach and its use in coastal and marine management' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation at South West Marine Natural Capital conference, Exeter, July to set the scene on marine natural capital. Much discussion afterwards. Follow up from conference to implement marine natural capital accounting in the region |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.northdevonbiosphere.org.uk/uploads/1/5/4/4/15448192/workshop_report_natural_capital.pdf |
| Description | Women in STEM - presentation at National Marine Aquarium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk about my research career at local meeting of 'Women in STEM' - at National Marine Aquarium |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | visit of Mr. Xu JIN, head of commercial section of the Chinese Embassy in London, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presented PML marine renewables research to Chinese delegates including Mr. Xu JIN, head of commercial section of the Chinese Embassy in London, at a meeting to discuss Chinese involvement in marine renewable energy development in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |