44b1c9ed-9c30-477e-8ef8-29bbdff5d080 English series series 2026-02-09T10:01:17 MEDIN 3.1.2 economy Fishing effort SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Fishing by-catch SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Fishery characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 revision Research The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Sea regions GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision unknown 2021-12-02T00:00:00 2023-01-20T00:00:00 -16 4 47 64 TCE-3664 Marine Data Exchange 2021-2023, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), Virtual Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Project Virtual Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Project 2023-01-23T09:19:21 publication English As offshore renewable energy continues to develop in order to meet Government targets and contribute to Net Zero, there is the potential for overlap between areas of interest for development and areas used for fishing. In order to avert this potential conflict there has been agreement, between stakeholders from both the fishing and offshore renewables industries, that dialogue is needed to share information (both ways) in order to promote and strive for an approach where the shared goal is co-existence. Recognising the importance of co-existence, The Crown Estate, through its Offshore Wind Evidence and Change (OWEC) programme, has therefore supported the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) to undertake a series of workshops to facilitate such dialogue, the outputs and recommendations from which are contained within this report. The aim of the project was to take positive, practical steps to support the drive for co-existence between the offshore renewable industry and UK fishing industry. The project enabled evidence supported dialogue and knowledge sharing with the aim of improving the planning process and development of offshore wind through greater co-operation and mutual understanding of sector needs of the fishing industry and the offshore wind sector. It is hoped that the results of this exercise will in turn foster greater understanding among industry stakeholders and Floating windfarm developers and technology developers, and planners , informed by physical, operational, and environmental constraints, and in what ways and by what means they may be optimized to reduce potential conflict and facilitate co-existence with fisheries. Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. otherRestrictions Once published, there will be no constraints on access and use. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. otherRestrictions The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3664/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series NFFO identified that, to determine methods to enable fisheries involvement in site selection and project design and maximise the potential for co-existence would require a pilot exercise at a pre-commercial / competitive stage outwith current offshore wind leasing rounds aimed at informing the planning of a virtual windfarmfree from commercial influence, and hard red lines on charts. This would allow all stakeholders to explore each others principles, specialist technical knowledge and problem-solving capabilities in a more co-operative fashion than would be possible in a live planning exercise, but with the lessons from the exercise then being used in the actual planning processes as they advance. The project enabled evidence supported dialogue and knowledge sharing with the aim of improving the planning process and development of offshore wind through greater co-operation and mutual understanding of sector needs of the fishing industry and the offshore wind sector. To achieve this a collaborative pilot project was developed, that through a series of three evidence-led, expert workshops explored ‘real life’ constraints in the planning of a virtualoffshore wind energy planning exercise with fishing industry and offshore wind energy stakeholders. The virtual site considered would theoretically be capable of producing 100MW of power. The key benefits were agreed as follows: i. Minimise economic disruption to both industries ii. Optimise timeline for planning approvals iii. Provide possible opportunities for win-win outcome Katy Cawkell The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-11-29 revision WGS 84