7ac8f8511fc0fb5205143248e4fa1734 English series series The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact 2025-03-21 MEDIN 3.1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-01-06 revision Unknown datum based upon the WGS 84 ellipsoid 2024, JNCC, ProcBe, Best Practise Guidelines (WP5) 2025-03-21 publication MDE-TCE-100-4140 This report forms the Year 1 Annual Report for the ProcBe Project. The ProcBe Project is a three-year project, which commenced in November 2023 and will complete in December 2026. The project was funded by The Crown Estate through the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change programme, which aims to expand offshore wind sustainably whilst supporting the marine environment. The project is divided into four principal work packages (WPs), led by four different organisations. There is also a fifth work package (WP5) which focuses on the project management and dissemination of results. This report focuses on the four main delivery WPs, as Years 1 and 2 predominantly focus on data collection. Within each year of the project, however, are numerous Deliverables which will be available on the Marine Data Exchange. The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk owner Marine data JNCC The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office +44 (0)1224 266550 Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk owner The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Marine data JNCC The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - Aberdeen Office +44 (0)1224 266550 Oliver.Crawford-Avis@jncc.gov.uk originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor annually Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2025-03-21 revision Habitats and biotopes Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision Bird behaviour Habitat extent SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use otherRestrictions Publicly Available English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota environment -8.9208984375 4.3505859375 49.332281984738 61.611620215499 SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation Celtic Sea SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation English Channel SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation Irish Sea SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation North Sea 2023-11-01 2024-08-30 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision atmosphere Documents 1 https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4140/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series MEDIN data guideline for navigation and positioning data 2012-04-30 publication See the referenced specification true 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 2010-12-08 publication Not Evaluated Offshore wind farms (OWFs) have the potential to impact seabirds through collision, displacement and barrier effects. Interactions of shearwater and petrel species with OWFs have not previously been the focus of targeted research. In comparison with other species, relatively little is known about at-sea behaviour (e.g., flight height, flight speed, nocturnal activity) and demographic rates of shearwaters and petrels. This is mainly because these species are difficult to study and are not thought to have been the primary species interacting with recent developments in UK waters, which predominantly have focussed on the North Sea. However, this is set to change with the proposed developments in Round 4 in the Irish and Celtic Seas, especially floating wind. This project will focus primarily on Manx shearwater (MSW; Puffinus puffinus), European storm petrel (ESP; Hydrobates pelagicus) and Leachs storm petrel (LSP; Hydrobates leucorhous). The aim of this project is to fill critical evidence gaps around how Manx shearwaters and storm petrels interact with OWFs (impact pathways) and improve demographic rates and population modelling approaches to allow adequate assessment of potential impacts. This will be achieved by a combination of strategic tracking of birds, behavioural observations, and population modelling, as well as the use of novel technologies and techniques. The project will build on existing efforts to improve baseline data, provide critical evidence around impact pathways and reduce uncertainty in required impact assessment parameters. The project is divided into four principal work packages (WPs), led by four different organisations. There is also a fifth work package (WP5) which focuses on the project management and dissemination of results. This report focuses on the four main delivery WPs, as Years 1 and 2 predominantly focus on data collection. Within each year of the project,