4ca880ca-6e57-4199-a025-832d22adc395 eng 10228 series Vattenfall MDE@vattenfall.com pointOfContact 2018-04-25 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4236 2006, EMU Ltd., Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, Kentish Flats Monitoring Programme - Fisheries Surveys, Post Construction Fisheries Survey Report No. 06/J/1/03/0672/0583 2006-05-05 publication 10228 As part of the monitoring programme stipulated within the FEPA Licence for the construction of a 129MW offshore windfarm on the Kentish Flats (Thames Estuary), fish monitoring surveys are required as little is known about the potential effects of wind farms in terms of enhancing or aggregating fish populations. Advice detailed in Annex I of the FEPA Licence (Licence 31780/03/0) for the Kentish Flats Wind Farm states that ‘adequate pre-construction baseline and post-construction surveys of fish populations in the area of the wind farm’ need to be undertaken. Three pre-construction surveys were undertaken. The first of the seasonal post-construction fish monitoring surveys was undertaken on 7th July 2005 (see separate report). The second post-construction survey, was conducted on the 12th October 2005. Subsequent surveys were planned for December/January 2005 and March/April 2006, to encompass the projected first operational year of the wind-farm. The survey planned for December 2005 or January 2006 was unable to take place due to constant problems with the weather. The survey was subsequently delayed by engine problems encountered by the fishing vessel used, ‘Our Sarah Jane’. The current survey was undertaken over one day, 23rd March 2006. The final post construction survey is planned for June and will reflect the pre-construction survey activity. Details of catch composition and subsequent analysis are not included here, as these data will be compiled into an interpretative report following completion of all the field surveys. Vattenfall MDE@vattenfall.com custodian EMU Limited +44 (0) 1489 860 050 44 (0) 1489 860 051 1 Mill Court, The Sawmills marketing@emulimited.com originator asNeeded Renewable Energy Lease area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Post-Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Fishery characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Fish taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Fishing effort SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Fish abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Fish and shellfish catch statistics SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. also refer to the T&Cs on the MDE website: http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx otherRestrictions otherRestrictions None Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. also refer to the T&Cs on the MDE website: http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng biota environment 1.032700 1.142400 51.373278 51.473833 2006-03-23 2006-03-23 series The survey work was performed from the local vessel “Our Sarah Jane” (BM116, registered in Brixham & based in Whitstable), licensed to fish within the Thames Estuary. The gear used was a triple-rig otter trawl comprising a main 8 fathom net with a side net of 6 fathoms on either side. Cod-end mesh was 80mm. This gear is the same as that used in normal commercial operations in the area for the time of year. Tows were conducted through the main windfarm site within four survey target areas running along the tidal axis and between the lines of the turbine array (See Appendix 1 for survey locations). Two reference areas were also sampled, in order to compare the results within the context of natural variability. The six areas are recorded in the data and field book as areas 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21, which refer to the number given to the Olex dGPS position of the upper left hand (NW) corner of each trawl area. Each tow was approximately 2km in length. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/817/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.