Quantifying benefits and impacts of fishing exclusion zones around Marine Renewable Energy Installations
Lead Research Organisation:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Department Name: CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory
People |
ORCID iD |
| Julian Metcalfe (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | We have reported on the movements and space use of over 300 fish (cod, plaice and thornback rays) each equipped with an electronic tag, in the North Sea in relation to current and planned wind-farm development sites. |
| Exploitation Route | Understanding the movements and space use of fish in the North Sea prior to the development of planned wind-farms will provide critical information to planning post-construction studies of movement and space use that are needed to identify impacts of wind-farm development. |
| Sectors | Electronics Energy Environment Government Democracy and Justice |
| Description | The movement information will be used in two Oil and Gas UK funded projects under the INSITE programme |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Presentation to COCONET workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk initiated discussion of how field methods being used in this project might be applied in similar studies related to the biotic impacts of offshore wind farms. Nothing notable |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |