The effects of temporary exclusion of activity due to wind farm construction on a lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery suggests a potential management approach

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Roach, Michael, Cohen, Mike, Forster, Rodney, Revill, Andrew S, Johnson, Magnus
• Other Authors: Degraer, Steven, DONG Energy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2018
• Subjects: Fishing Ground; European lobster; Homarus gammarus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy006; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/75/4/1416/31237520/fsy006.pdf

Abstract Offshore wind farms (OWF) form an important part of many countries strategy for responding to the threat of climate change, their development can conflict with other offshore activities. Static gear fisheries targeting sedentary benthic species are particularly affected by spatial managemen...