The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities

The offshore wind sector in the UK is expanding rapidly and is set to occupy significant areas of the coastal zone, making it necessary to explore the potential for co-location with other economic activities. The presence of turbine foundations introduces hard substrates into areas previously domina...

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Main Authors: Hooper, Tara, Austen, Melanie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
European lobster
Homarus gammarus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13001371
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:marpol:v:43:y:2014:i:c:p:295-300 2024-04-14T08:11:15+00:00 The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities Hooper, Tara Austen, Melanie http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13001371 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13001371 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:27:34Z The offshore wind sector in the UK is expanding rapidly and is set to occupy significant areas of the coastal zone, making it necessary to explore the potential for co-location with other economic activities. The presence of turbine foundations introduces hard substrates into areas previously dominated by soft sediments, implying that artificial reef effects may occur, with potential benefits for fisheries. This review focuses on the possibilities for locating fisheries for two commercially important decapods, the brown crab Cancer pagurus and the European lobster Homarus gammarus, within offshore wind farms. Artificial reef effects; Cancer pagurus; Co-location; Homarus gammarus; Offshore wind energy; Article in Journal/Newspaper European lobster Homarus gammarus RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
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description The offshore wind sector in the UK is expanding rapidly and is set to occupy significant areas of the coastal zone, making it necessary to explore the potential for co-location with other economic activities. The presence of turbine foundations introduces hard substrates into areas previously dominated by soft sediments, implying that artificial reef effects may occur, with potential benefits for fisheries. This review focuses on the possibilities for locating fisheries for two commercially important decapods, the brown crab Cancer pagurus and the European lobster Homarus gammarus, within offshore wind farms. Artificial reef effects; Cancer pagurus; Co-location; Homarus gammarus; Offshore wind energy;
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Hooper, Tara
Austen, Melanie
spellingShingle Hooper, Tara
Austen, Melanie
The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
author_facet Hooper, Tara
Austen, Melanie
author_sort Hooper, Tara
title The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
title_short The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
title_full The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
title_fullStr The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed The co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the UK: Constraints and opportunities
title_sort co-location of offshore windfarms and decapod fisheries in the uk: constraints and opportunities
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13001371
genre European lobster
Homarus gammarus
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Homarus gammarus
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