c6be91450884551288ffd92ee2c22e1f English series RPS Project Manager RPS Willow Mere House Compass Point Business Park Stocks Bridge Way St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5JL pointOfContact 2009-05-06 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2007, COWRIE, Workshop on the cumulative impact of offshore windfarms on birds 2007-05-03 publication 2007-01-01 creation 3201 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ This report outlines recommendations for improving the delivery and effectiveness of Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) of the potential effects of offshore windfarms on bird populations. A key source of information for the development of this process was a workshop held in May 2007 involving a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in assessing the potential effects of windfarms on birds. Tim Norman, Roger Buisson and Nick Askew RPS Group 44 (0) 1480 466 335 44 (0) 1480 466 911 Willow Mere House, Compass Point Business Park Cambridge PE27 5JL United Kingdom ayoung@rpsgroup.com http://www.rpsgroup.com/ originator 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 notPlanned pdf Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Metadata record availability 2012-01-11T07:46:54 revision Research The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Bird counts Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-10-18 revision 104 no conditions apply eng biota environment -9.33312855790775 2.68743327033997 49.0399981037863 60.7672028638749 2007-05-03 2007-08 Origin: RPS http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amdecowrie1024 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/258/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset There was an excellent attendance at the workshop (56 people from 36 organisations) with representation from all the sectors with an interest in the development of offshore windfarms and their potential impacts on birds. As well as people and organisations with an interest in UK waters, attendees also came from countries surrounding the North Sea basin, bringing a wider experience of developments and regulatory environments. The workshop was run with a mix of plenary and parallel sessions and structured to give both breadth and depth in its considerations. There was emphasis on focusing on key issues and concerns and turning these into solutions. The key tests that were applied to assess the merit of the conclusions were: Compliance with Directives Scientific rigour Commercial viability Practicality Timescale