6bc07e6d-3112-4929-9a09-79b936a97b8d eng series ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd 02380711840 Medina Chambers, Town Quay Medina Chambers, Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ United Kingdom enquiries@abpmer.co.uk http://www.abpmer.co.uk pointOfContact 2018-04-05 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2010, COWRIE Ltd., Options and opportunities for marine fisheries mitigation associated with windfarms 2007-10-01 publication 2007-01-01 creation 3225 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ Government has committed to the UK generating 30% of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2020 in order to reduce carbon emissions, combat climate change and secure the UK energy supply. A significant proportion of this renewable energy will come from windfarms sited off the UK coast. The establishment of windfarms at sea has the potential to cause disruption to commercial fishing activities, including through the loss of access to some fishing grounds for the operational life of the windfarm. In light of the potential for fishermen to lose access to significant sea areas within offshore windfarms, this project was focused on supporting commercial fishermen and dependent fishing communities ashore over the long term by investigating options and opportunities for marine fisheries mitigation associated with windfarms. The overall aim of the project was to develop a menu of possible mitigation options which would be of use to fishermen, developers, regulatory and statutory bodies and marine resource managers in discussions related to current and future windfarm developments, as well as in other offshore industry developments and in any future consideration of marine spatial planning issues. In brief, the aim of this project can be summarised as "Identifying ways to keep fishermen fishing". The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX United Kingdom enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk custodian COWRIE Ltd +44 (0)1635 550380 c/o 36 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road Newbury RG14 5SJ United Kingdom cowrie@offshorewind.co.uk a.diederichs@bioconsult-sh.de www.offshorewind.co.uk originator notPlanned pdf Research Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision Fish behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Fish SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups 2017-05-03 revision 24 Fish abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Fishery characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Fisheries SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups 2017-05-03 revision 24 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply eng biota environment -9.33312855790775 2.68743327033997 49.0399981037863 60.7672028638749 2010-07 2010-07 dataset This project was focused on supporting commercial fishermen and fishing communities over the long term by investigating options and opportunities for marine fisheries mitigation associated with windfarms. In brief, the aim of this project can be summarised as "Identifying ways to keep fishermen fishing". The project had national scope, although the diversity of environmental conditions and fishing techniques that are found around the UK mean that not all mitigation options will be relevant to all situations where windfarms and commercial fisheries interact. It is important to note that the results of the project are in no way intended to eliminate or constrain discussions between windfarm developers and the fishing industry, or amongst other stakeholders including fisheries management, science and statutory bodies. Instead, it is intended that the work is used to support and enhance discussions between the parties associated with any UK offshore windfarm development. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/269/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.